Queens

Arthur Ashe Stadium and the US Open complex. Rendering courtesy of USTA.

New Renderings Reveal $800 Million Renovation of Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens

Renderings have been revealed for proposed renovations to Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens. Led by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and designed by ROSETTI, the $800 million undertaking will modernize the main venue of the US Open Tennis Championships and introduce the new Player Performance Center. The project will be entirely self funded by the USTA. The stadium is located within the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which is bounded by Meridian Road to the north and west and Flushing Meadows Corona Park to the south and east.

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The Austin. Designed by Zproekt Architecture.

The Austin Nears Completion at 7829 Austin Street in Forest Hills, Queens

Construction is nearing completion on The Austin, a seven-story residential building at 7829 Austin Street in Forest Hills, Queens. Designed by Zproekt Aechitecture and developed by Rybak Development, the structure will yield 98 condominium units in one- to four-bedroom layouts with sales and marketing by Modern Spaces. The project occupies roughly half a city block bounded by Kew Forest Lane to the northeast, 78th Avenue to the northwest, the Kew-Forest school complex and Union Turnpike to the southeast, and Austin Street to the southwest.

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New Residential Projects Completed and Forthcoming in Sunnyside and Woodside, Queens

Following the explosion of development in Long Island City, the adjacent Queens neighborhoods of Sunnyside and Woodside are beginning to follow suit with a wave of new residential projects over the last several years. YIMBY captured two projects that were recently finished, one that is progressing toward completion, and one that is preparing for construction. These buildings are part of a boom in development along Queens Boulevard and around the elevated 52nd Street subway station over Roosevelt Avenue, which is served by the 7 train.

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Photograph of new consolidated cargo handling center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

$270 Million Cargo Handling Facility Reaches Completion At JFK Airport In Queens

A new $270 million consolidated cargo handling facility has officially opened at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. Developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in partnership with Realterm and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the 350,000-square-foot facility consolidates operations previously spread across four separate zones. The structure is the first new cargo hub built at JFK in 25 years and represents the initial phase of the Port Authority’s larger plan to redevelop the airport’s north cargo area. The facility is being operated by WFS.

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New Residential and Commercial Projects Underway In Long Island City, Queens

Long Island City, Queens is continuing its transformation with a host of new buildings cropping up on some of the last available parcels, and older structures giving way to new, larger construction. YIMBY photographed several examples around the booming residential district of the downtown area, most of which are near the elevated Queensboro Plaza station serving the 7, N, and W trains, and the Queens Plaza station for the E, M, and R trains. Other sites are located in the neighborhood across the Sunnyside Yard facility.

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