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Rendering of proposal for 240-82 Beverly Road.

Landmarks Approves Addition to Home at 240-82 Beverly Road, Douglaston

7:30 am on January 25, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Most of the decisions the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has to make involve structures in somewhat to very densely populated areas. However, the city, with its five boroughs, is quite large and diverse. Sometimes, the commission has to make decisions about more suburban areas. Such was the case last Tuesday when, for the second time in two weeks, the commission has approved the expansion of a single-family home in the Douglaston Historic District in Queens.

11-07 Welling Court Tops Out In Astoria’s Welling Court Mural Arts District

5:27 pm on January 22, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A six-story residential building has topped out at 11-07 Welling Court in western Astoria, in the middle of one of New York City’s most important street art and graffiti destinations.

Current front conditions at 233-20 Bay Street.

Expansion, Restoration Headed To House At 233-20 Bay Street, Douglaston

6:30 am on January 7, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

The expansion of a single-family home isn’t always worth noting, but when the home sits in a historic district, it’s often worth taking a look at. Such is the case of 233-20 Bay Street in Queens’s Douglaston Historic District, which was on the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s agenda at its public hearing on Tuesday.

Construction Update: 5-33 48th Avenue, Long Island City

6:30 am on January 5, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

While most ongoing projects in booming Long Island City involve ground-up construction, 5-33 48th Avenue, two blocks east of the East River, is a conversion of the type more commonly seen in the borough across that river. The renovation and expansion of a four-story manufacturing building into a seven-story residential property is well underway. The project will feature 36 units, as well as retail at the ground floor. Joseph A Sultana of JLS Designs Architecture is indicated as the general contractor on the project’s work permit.

23-10 Queens Plaza South and the Empire State Building. All photos by Vitali Ogorodnikov .

LIC’s 23-10 Queens Plaza South Tops Out As The Second Tallest Building In Queens

4:30 pm on December 18, 2015 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The residential high-rise at 23-10 Queens Plaza South in Long Island City, also known as 23-01 42nd Road, has reached its final height of 481 feet, beating the 429-foot-tall Linc LIC for the title of the second tallest skyscraper in Queens.

Long Island City’s 41-21 28th Street Rises to Third Floor

6:30 am on December 14, 2015 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

41-21 28th Street has risen to its third level, on its way to its final height of 185 feet. The project, developed by All Year Management, will house 166 residential units spread across 126,718 square feet.

Excavation Ready To Begin At 11-51 47th Avenue In Long Island City

6:30 am on December 11, 2015 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The existing building has been completely demolished at 11-51 47th Avenue on the southern tip of Long Island City, clearing the way for the 11-story condominium tower that will house 56 units and rise 125 feet.

Long Island City’s Aloft Hotel Tops Out at 27-45 Jackson Avenue

6:30 am on December 9, 2015 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Over the past month, the 19-story Aloft Hotel at 27-45 Jackson Avenue reached its full height. The building was designed by Gene Kaufman, who is best known for designing budget hotels of the type that seen here. While most of them stand in Manhattan and easily get lost in the skyscraper thickets, the new tower in central Long Island City is now the tallest all-hotel building in Queens.

Rendering of 45-40 Vernon Boulevard Paragon Paint Factory redevelopment. Via Simon Baron

Loft-Style Apartments To Occupy Former Paragon Paint Factory In Long Island City

7:30 am on December 7, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

Back in June, YIMBY brought you news of a 28-story mixed-use tower planned for the site of the former Paragon Paint Factory at 45-40 Vernon Boulevard in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City. We know its 295 feet will shine and thanks to an interview with SHoP principal architect Gregg Pasquarelli, we know more about what will become of the factory building itself, which will connect to the new tower.

Exterior Work Wraps Up on LIC Marriott and Residential Tower, At 29-07 Queens Plaza North

4:30 pm on December 4, 2015 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The LIC Marriott and Residential Tower at 29-07 Queens Plaza North is effectively complete on the exterior, and the last glass panes have now been installed on its eastern facing facade. At 31 stories tall, it is now among the five tallest topped-out buildings in central Long Island City.

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