Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 30-88 Crescent Street in Astoria, Queens. Located between 30th Drive and 31st Avenue, the lot is near the 30th Avenue subway station, served by the N and W trains. Daolin Hou of CCJ Capital LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 65-foot-tall development will yield 31,511 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 30 residences, most likely condos based on the average unit scope of 1,050 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a penthouse, a 30-foot-long rear yard, 12 open parking spaces, and two enclosed parking spaces.
Joon Ho Chai of James Chai Architect, P.C is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits were filed in May for the residential building on the site. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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Condos would be great to get more home ownership into the area but too bad no renderings of the finished project so I can’t comment upon its architectural stability but hopefully enhances the area which in no doubt requires a lot of refurbishment in order to gain a foothold in a least minimal architectural relevance which the area desperately will need especially because of the imminent erasure of these three rather significant buildings which hark back to the days of yore sometime before eighty four.
I’d guess that 30′ rear yard will be completely paved for the 12 open parking spaces.
A photo that already tells you it’s Astoria.
I live here, and I absolutely love it. Astoria has everything that makes a neighborhood great: fantastic restaurants and bars, a diverse community, easy access to Manhattan, and, for the most part, a safe and relatively quiet atmosphere at night.
The city should allow more taller, well-designed residential buildings in Astoria. The neighborhood is attracting more young professionals, and we need more housing to keep up with the demand. Building up—not out—could create more homes while preserving much of the neighborhood’s character.