The Durst Organization has released the first renderings of a new public outdoor space at the base of Sven, the developer’s latest residential skyscraper at 29-37 41st Avenue in Long Island City. The half-acre space will debut as Sven Park and offers a new playground, dog runs, workout and parkour facilities, ping-pong tables, swinging benches, and stationary seating.
Work is finishing up 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 involved the restoration of a central building and construction of a six-story addition in multiple wings. The low-rise property is located just south of Jackson Avenue between Court Square West and Pearson Street, a short walk from the 7, E, and G trains at the Court Square subway station.
Construction has topped out on 27-19 Thomson Avenue, a ten-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by MY Architect PC and developed by Thomson Development LLC, the 28,051-square-foot structure will yield 23,012 square feet of residential space spread across 30 units and 5,039 square feet of lower-level retail. Warner Construction Services Inc. handling construction of the 116-foot-tall building, which stands on a trapezoidal plot at the intersection of Thomson Avenue and 44th Drive.
Construction is rising at 8 Court Square, a 20-story residential tower at 27-10 44th Drive in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by 25-34 Jackson Avenue Property Owner LLC, the 224-foot-tall structure will yield 107,377 square feet of residential space spread across 157 units, as well as 10,170 square feet for commercial space. Cauldwell Wingate Company is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Jackson Avenue to the northwest, 44th Drive to the northeast, and Thomson Avenue to the west and south. Werwaiss & Co filed permits for the project in early March 2020.
Excavation is set to begin at 27-48 Jackson Avenue, the site of a potential 811-foot-tall skyscraper in the Court Square district of Long Island City, Queens. No architect, developer, or building function has been revealed yet for the project, which YIMBY first covered last March after Federal Aviation Administration obstruction evaluation permits were filed due to its proximity to LaGuardia Airport. Alternatively addressed as 43-01 Queens Street, the rectangular plot is located between Orchard and Queens Streets and formerly served as a 25,000-square-foot open-air parking lot owned by Building Orchard LLC.
