Long Island City

25-01 Queens Plaza North Nears Topping Out in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is closing in on the parapet of 25-01 Queens Plaza North, a 26-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Grubb Properties, which purchased the property for $63 million in 2021, the 311-foot-tall structure will yield 417 rental units with 124 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 7,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. 25-01 QPN Consigli Construction is the general contractor, Custom Metalcrafters is supplying the glass façade, DeSimone Consulting Engineering provided structural engineering and facade consulting services, and King Contracting Group will be responsible for installing nearly 125,000 square feet of bricks and CMU blocks for the project, which is located between Crescent and 27th Streets, directly adjacent to the elevated Queensboro Plaza station servicing the 7, N, and W trains.

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Rendering of 39-04 29th Street - Gerald J. Caliendo Architects

Housing Lottery Launches for 39-04 29th Street in Long Island City, Queens

By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Mozart Long Island City, a six-story mixed-use building at 39-04 29th Street in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Gerald Caliendo Architects and developed by Nestor Varela, the structure yields 20 residences, commercial space, and a parking garage. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $105,395 to $198,250.

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Excavation, Foundations Progress at 11-36 45th Road in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Below-grade work is in full swing at 11-36 45th Road, the site of a seven-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Raymond Chan Architect and developed by George Jiapeng Xu of Century Development Group, the 75-foot-tall structure will span 103,481 square feet and yield 119 rental units with an average scope of 676 square feet, as well as 22,965 square feet of community facility space and 52 enclosed parking spaces in the cellar level. Century Construction Group Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by 45th Road to the north, 46th Avenue to the south, and 21st Street to the east.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 37-25 32nd Street in Long Island City, Queens

By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 37-25 32nd Street, a six-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Future Made Architecture and developed by Seagram Properties, the structure yields 15 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are seven units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $131,486 to $198,250.

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46-30 21st Street Tops Out in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 46-30 21st Street, a nine-story residential building in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Lu Ning Architecture and developed by Chris Xu of United Construction and Development Group under the 21st Street Development LLC, the 95-foot-tall structure will yield 71 units, ground-floor commercial space, and a 23-vehicle parking garage in the cellar. The developer acquired the property for $13 million in 2020 and demolished the two-story warehouse building that occupied it. Century Construction Group Corp. is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the intersection of 21st Street and 46th Road.

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