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

7:30 am on April 8, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

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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Rendering of 335 Eighth Avenue. Designed by COOKFOX

Mabel Nears Completion At 335 Eighth Avenue In Chelsea, Manhattan

7:00 am on April 8, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Construction is nearing completion on Mabel, a seven-story residential building at 335 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and developed by MAG Partners under the Affordable NY Program in partnership with Safanad and MetLife Investment Management, the structure yields 188 rental units. The property is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and West 26th Street.

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Excavation Underway At 200 West 88th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on April 7, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Earthwork has begun at 200 West 88th Street, the site of an 18-story residential tower on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Nortco Development, the 215-foot-tall structure will span 114,000 square feet and yield 37 condominium units. The building will also contain ground-floor retail space and enclosed parking spaces on the second level. The property is alternately addressed as 568-574 Amsterdam Avenue and located at the corner of West 88th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

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142 33rd Street Resumes Construction in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

7:30 am on April 7, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has resumed on 142 33rd Street, a seven-story hotel in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Designed by Jonathan Newel Architecture, the 32,050-square-foot building is planned to yield 72 guest rooms with an average scope of 445 square feet, according to permits filed in 2015. The project is also slated to include a ground-floor restaurant and offices, a fitness room in the cellar, and a parking lot with 16 spaces. Kue Jor Ng of Sunrise Hospitality Ventures is listed as the owner of the property, which is situated on an interior lot between 3rd and 4th Avenues.

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