92-18 150th Street

Reveal for 15-Story, 72-Unit Hotel Planned at 92-18 150th Street, Jamaica

TCX Development is planning a 15-story, 72-key hotel at 92-18 150th Street, located at the corner of Archer Avenue in downtown Jamaica, strategically located two blocks from the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer Station on the E/J/Z trains and five blocks from the Jamaica hub station on the Long Island Rail Road. The project, which does not currently have new building applications with the city’s Department of Buildings, should measure 35,000 square feet, with hotel rooms averaging 250 square feet apiece, Commercial Observer reports. It will feature a 2,000-square-foot rooftop bar and a 1,500-square-foot restaurant. ARC Architecture + Design Studio is responsible for the design. The developer has already demolished the site’s single-story predecessor. TCX acquired the site for $1.7 million in August of 2015.


780 East 135th Street

Commercial Conversion Possible for Six-Story, 84,650-Square-Foot Industrial Building at 780 East 135th Street, Port Morris

Bluestone Group, Altmark Capital, and Princeton Holdings have acquired, for $14.1 million, the six-story, 84,650-square-foot industrial building at 780 East 135th Street, in Port Morris, located five blocks from the Cypress Avenue stop on the 6 train. The previous owner was using the building as a storage facility, although the property is being delivered vacant. The new owners are considering converting it into creative office space or artists’ lofts, according to Commercial Observer. The exact plans for the structure have not yet been finalized or official disclosed.


107-46 Union Street

Twin Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 107-46 Union Hall Street, Jamaica

Queens-based Mar and Mostak Inc. has filed applications for two two-story, two-family houses at 107-46 – 107-48 Union Hall Street, in Jamaica, located five blocks from the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer Station in the E/J/Z trains. Each will measure 4,441 square feet, and, across both structures, the full-floor residential units should average 1,480 square feet apiece. The apartments will likely be geared towards families, and each unit will come with an off-street parking space. Akeeb B. Shekoni’s Jamaica-based Askon Architects is the architect of record. The 66-foot-wide lot is currently occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits were filed in March to remove it.


1773 Topping Avenue

Four-Story, Two-Unit Townhouse Coming to 1773 Topping Avenue, Mount Hope

Sam Mahgerefteh, doing business as Great Neck-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, two-unit residential building at 1773 Topping Avenue, in Mount Hope, located four blocks from the 174-175 Streets stop on the B/D trains. The new structure would measure 3,703 square feet and would rise from a 17-foot-wide, 1,615-square-foot vacant lot. The units would average a spacious 1,851 square feet apiece, with the first unit occupying the ground and second floors, and the other occupying the upper two levels. The ground floor will also have an enclosed parking space. Sion Hourizadeh’s Floral Park-based Sion Associates is the applicant of record.