The affordable housing lottery has launched for AURA, a 37-story mixed-use building at 23-02 42nd Road in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Werwaiss Properties, the structure yields 240 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 72 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $117,360 to $218,010.
Permits have been filed for a six-story homeless shelter at 38-80 11th Street in Long Island City, Queens. Located between 38th Avenues and 40th Avenue, the lot is near the 21 Street-Queensbridge subway station, served by the F train. Matthew Gross of non-profit UBC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Wrapping up our Turkey Week rundown of prominent stalled and on-hold projects is 24-11 Jackson Avenue, a planned 55-story residential skyscraper in the Court Square section of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Tavros Capital and Charney Companies in partnership with Incoco Capital, the 676-foot-tall structure is slated to yield 600 apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The property is bound by 45th Avenue to the north, Jackson Avenue to the southeast, and 23rd Street to the west.
Continuing our annual Turkey Week coverage of stalled projects in New York is 30-25 Queens Boulevard, a 46-story residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by LargaVista Companies under the 30-25 Queens Boulevard Tenant LLC, the 517-foot-tall structure is planned to span 1,293,315 square feet and yield 561 condominium units with an average scope of 1,464 square feet, as well as 471,673 square feet of commercial space. The property is located at the corner of Queens Boulevard East and Queens Boulevard, directly west of the Sunnyside Yards rail tracks.
Exterior work is continuing on The Orchard, an 823-foot-tall residential skyscraper at 42-22 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by BLDG Management Co. under the Building Orchard LLC, the 70-story structure stands as the tallest structure in the borough, taking the title from the Skyline Tower at 23-15 44th Drive. The 635,000-square-foot tower will yield 824 rental units in studio- to three-bedroom layouts, with 248 designated as affordable housing, as well as 13,000 square feet of retail space along Jackson Avenue, 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, and a two-story parking garage with 207 enclosed spaces accessible from a porte-cochere along Orchard Street. The property is alternately addressed as 43-01 Queens Street and 27-48 Jackson Avenue and occupies a full city block along Jackson Avenue between Queens and Orchard Streets.
