Long Island City

The Borden Complex Nears Completion at 23-30 Borden Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on July 7, 2024 By Michael Young

Construction is nearing completion on The Borden Complex, a five-story industrial building at 23-30 Borden Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by KSS Architects for Innovo Property Group, which acquired the property for $75 million with Atalaya Capital Management and Nan Fung Group, the 166-foot-tall structure will span 840,000 square feet and house logistics and warehouse space featuring truck courts, a distribution center, two stories of film and television studios, office space, and on-site vertical parking. Earlier this summer, IPG closed on a $435 million loan from Starwood Property Trust and JPMorgan to refinance the development. The development is located on a large parcel between Borden Avenue and Newton Creek.

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43-20 24th Street Tops Out in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on July 1, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 43-30 24th Street, a 66-story residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed and built by Carmel Partners, the 731-foot-tall tower will yield 921 units spread across 838,000 square feet and 17,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is bound by 43rd Avenue to the north, 44th Road to the south, 24th Street to the east, and 23rd Street to the west.

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49-18 Vernon Boulevard Begins Construction in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on July 1, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has begun at 49-18 Vernon Boulevard, the site of a five-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Gerald J. Caliendo  R.A., A.I.A. Architect and developed by V&F 4918 LLC, the structure will yield an undisclosed number of residential units and ground-floor retail space. The property is located at the corner of Vernon Boulevard and 50th Avenue.

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2-33 50th Avenue. Designed by S9 Architecture

New Retail Tenants Announced for Jasper at 2-33 50th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on June 20, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Three new retail leases were recently signed at Jasper, a 13-story mixed-use building at 2-33 50th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The new tenants, whose leases total approximately 7,600 square feet, will bring commitments to more than 64 percent of the building’s 33,000 square feet of retail space. The project was designed by S9 Architecture and is on track to complete construction in the first quarter of 2025.

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30-20 Thomson Avenue, courtesy of the Feil Organization

LaGuardia Community College Signs Lease Extension at 30-20 Thomson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on February 22, 2024 By Max Gillespie

The City University of New York’s LaGuardia Community College has signed a ten-year lease extension at Queens Atrium, an eight-story commercial building at 30-20 Thomson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The college has occupied the building for the last 15 years and currently leases 210,334 square feet across the lower floors of the structure.

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