YIMBY recently visited Elmhurst, Queens to follow up on seven low-rise structures. The following addresses are arranged numerically and surround Queens Boulevard running east to west, while also located within walking distance to both the Elmhurst and Grand Avenue Newton subway stations running below Broadway, servicing the M and R trains.
Renovation work is progressing on the Manhattan New York Temple at 125 Columbus Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Originally designed by Schuman, Lichtenstein & Claman in 1976, then redesigned by Frank Fernandez in 2004, the 20,630-square-foot structure is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and is currently undergoing an interior overhaul and façade revision. The property is located at the northeast corner of Columbus Avenue and West 65th Street.
Permits have been filed for a single-story house of worship building at 16-77 George Street in Ridgewood, Queens. Located between Wyckoff Avenue and Cypress Avenue, the lot is near the Halsey Street subway station, served by the L train. Jason Rivera under the CONSTRUCTIONLAB LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is going vertical on 1578 Lexington Avenue, a 13-story medical office and community facility building in East Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Kutnicki Bernstein Architects and developed by Slate Property Group and Evenhar Development Corporation, the structure will span 150,000 with facilities for Mount Sinai Health System programs. The new East Harlem Center operated by Children’s Aid will also occupy nearly 19,000 square feet across the lower levels, and a new home for Life Changers Church will sit on the ground floor and lower stories. The property is located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 101st Street.
New renderings have been revealed for 3–5 Central Park North, a proposed residential tower in Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by MVMK, the structure is slated to yield 110 units, a church with ancillary offices and school, commercial space, and 40 parking spots. The property is alternately addressed as 5 West 110th Street and located adjacent to La Hermosa Church on Duke Ellington Circle, by the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 110th Street.
