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Aerial render of Queens Plaza Park looking west towards Manhattan, from The Durst Organization

Sven Wraps Up Construction at 29-37 41st Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on July 27, 2021 By Michael Young

It looks like construction is coming to a close on Sven, a 762-foot-tall skyscraper at 29-37 41st Avenue and the second-tallest building in Long Island City, Queens. Also known as Queens Plaza Park, the 67-story tower is designed by Handel Architects for The Durst Organization and will yield 958 rental units with interiors designed by Selldorf Architects, including 300 units set aside as affordable housing. Hunter Roberts is the general contractor and Jaros, Baum & Bolles Engineering administered the mechanical systems for the project, which is bound by Northern Boulevard to the east, Queens Plaza North and Dutch Kills Green to the south, and 41st Avenue to the west.

Skyline Tower Completes Construction in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on July 26, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is now fully complete on Skyline Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Long Island City and all of Queens. Addressed as 23-15 44th Drive, the 68-story, 778-foot-tall edifice is designed by Hill West Architects and developed by United Construction & Development Group, FSA Capital, and Risland US Holdings LLC. Yielding 802 residences designed by Whitehall Interiors and marketed by Modern Spaces, residences range in price from $500,000 to $4 million. The site is located at the corner of 23rd Street to the west and 44th Drive to the south.

45-18 Court Square’s Restoration and Addition Approaches Completion in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on July 26, 2021 By Michael Young

Façade work is progressing toward completion on the Innolabs life science facility at 45-18 Court Square in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Perkins + Will and developed by King Street Properties, Newmark Knight Frank, and GFP Real Estate, the project involves the restoration of a central building and construction of a six-story addition in multiple wings. The property is located just south of Jackson Avenue between Court Square West and Pearson Street, a short walk from the Court Square subway station, servicing the 7, E, and G trains.

23-20 Jackson Avenue’s Scaffolding Begins Disassembly in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on July 20, 2021 By Michael Young

Exterior work is nearing completion on 23-20 Jackson Avenue, a nine-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by KSQ Architects and developed by The Vorea Group, the project will yield 85,851 square feet with retail space, offices, and a 72-room hotel operated by San Francisco-based hotelier Sonder Corp. The property is located at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Pearson Street.

5203 Center Boulevard. All images courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

Housing Lottery Launches for 534 Units at 5203 Center Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens

6:30 am on June 21, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 5203 Center Boulevard, a 56-story mixed-use residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by TF Cornerstone, the waterfront structure yields 855,541 square feet. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 534 units for residents at 40 to 165 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $20,606 to $212,685.

Rendering of 5203 Center Boulevard - Courtesy of TF Cornerstone

Housing Lottery Launches for TF Cornerstone’s 5203 Center Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on June 17, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

A new mixed-income development from TF Cornerstone in Long Island City, Queens launched its housing lottery on NYC Housing Connect. Designed by ODA Architects, 5203 Center Boulevard will have 800 rental apartments with 534 units designated as permanently affordable. Affordable housing is for residents at 40 to 165 percent of the area median income, ranging in eligible income from $20,606 to $212,685. SLCE is the architect of record and Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects designed the adjacent 22,000-square-foot park.

Affordable Housing Lottery Round-Up: Upcoming Deadlines for Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx

7:00 am on May 21, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Today’s housing lottery round-up features five buildings in Brooklyn and one in each Queens and The Bronx with available affordable units on Housing Connect with deadlines closing within the next seven days.

21-59 44th Drive Completes Construction in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on May 10, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is complete on 21-59 44th Drive, a six-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Z Architecture, the rectilinear reinforced concrete structure yields 20 residential units, 2,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and 361 square feet of community facilities on a plot of land bound by 44th Drive to the south and 23rd Street to the east.

Interiors of 38-35 Crescent Street Apartments.

Affordable Housing Lottery Round-Up: Upcoming Deadlines for Three Buildings in Brooklyn and Queens

7:00 am on May 7, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Today’s housing lottery round-up features one building in Queens and two in Brooklyn with available affordable units on Housing Connect with deadlines closing within the next seven days.

Façade Work Progresses on 21-16 44th Drive’s Topped-Out Superstructure in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on May 3, 2021 By Michael Young

Exterior work is shaping up on 21-16 44th Drive, an eight story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens. Alternately addressed as 21-18 44th Drive, the structure is designed by C3D Architecture and developed by Amsterdam Hospitality and will yield a mix of ground-floor retail space, 40 hotel rooms measuring around 250 square feet each, and 29 homes averaging just under 700 square feet apiece. The site is located along 44th Drive between 21st Street and 23rd Street.

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