Queens Plaza Park, rendering courtesy the Durst Organization (left) and Long Island City Clock Tower, via Google Maps (right)

New Design Revealed for Durst’s Queens Plaza Park Tower, Borough’s Future Tallest Skyscraper

8:00 am on April 5, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

A new look is out for the residential building rising up next to the historic Long Island City Clock Tower. The development, rising at 29-37 41st Avenue, is expected to have the distinction as the Borough’s tallest building, bringing with it a new retail center, plenty of tenant amenities, and half an acre of public park space at its base. The building is located just a block away from the Queens Plaza subway station, an intersection with the E, M, and R trains. The 7, N, and W trains can be accessed two blocks away. The project is positioned to become a focal point of Queens’ rising downtown district in Long Island City, and the Durst Organization is responsible for development.

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142 Erasmus Street, rendering courtesy Beam Group design by Josh Felix

Rendering Revealed for 142 Erasmus Street, East Flatbush, Brooklyn

7:00 am on April 5, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a new six-story residential building at 142 Erasmus Street in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site is two blocks away from the Church Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Eight blocks further is the major commercial thoroughfare Flatbush Avenue, and seven blocks beyond that is the expansive Prospect Park. Erasmus Residence LLC is responsible for the development.

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340 Metropolitan Avenue, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 340 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

7:00 am on April 5, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Another day, another building set to pop up in Brooklyn’s hippest neighborhood. Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use structure at 340 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The site, comes five blocks away from the Metropolitan Avenue subway station, serviced by the G and L trains. This, of course, comes as part of the wave of new development in one of Brooklyn’s most notable neighborhoods. The project would be a door away from a recently built fire station for the FDNY designed by Michielli + Wyetzner Architects. Mortar Architecture + Development will be responsible for both developing and designing.

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