Long Island City

22-44 Jackson Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

5Pointz-Replacing 22-44 Jackson Avenue’s 1,115 New Apartments Nearing Completion in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on November 1, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

They are the largest addition to the Long Island City residential market, and they’re nearing completion. The two towers located at 22-44 Jackson Avenue have long since topped out, and are now barreling toward opening day when they can finally add 1,115 residencies to the neighborhood. The project is housed on the former site of 5Pointz, a cultural significant structure that exhibited some incredible street art. G&M Realty is responsible for the development.

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40-30 23rd Street, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 40-30 23rd Street, Long Island City, Queens

6:00 am on October 17, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a six-story hotel at 40-30 23rd Street in Long Island City, Queens. The site is not far from the action in the neighborhood, being just three blocks away from the 21st Street subway station, serviced by the F trains, and five blocks away is the Queensboro Plaza subway station, serviced by the 7, N, and W trains. Rong Dong is listed as behind the applications.

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The Sunnyside hero shot, image courtesy Curbcut Queens Boulevard

Renderings Revealed for Regal-Retail Complex at 38-01 Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, Queens

8:00 am on August 10, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is imminent on a new twelve-story mixed-use building at 38-01 Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, Queens, and today YIMBY has the first renderings for the project. SBLM Architects is responsible for designing the building, dubbed The Sunnyside. The façade has a mix of curtain wall and steel paneling throughout, employing a blend of various architectural styles.

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Hudson Yards from 53 West 53rd Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

YIMBY’s 2018 Mid-Year Pipeline Report Shows Surge In New Development Filings With YTD Unit Count Increasing 67.5% Over 2017

8:00 am on July 30, 2018 By Nikolai Fedak

While YIMBY normally covers aggregate new building applications on an annual basis, this year, we have released our first mid-year pipeline report, and the results are surprisingly positive. After two years of declining applications following the frenzies of 2014 and 2015, the preliminary numbers for 2018 appear to be signaling a major uptick in activity. Year-over-year filings of new residential units have grown substantially, rising from 9,134 in the first six months of 2017, to 15,305 in 2018 — an increase of 67.5%.

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