34-11 Beach Channel Drive, image from Bing Maps

Seven-Story, 154-Unit Senior Housing Facility Breaks Ground At 34-11 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway

12:30 pm on August 25, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, YIMBY brought you news of a seven-story, 154-unit senior housing facility planned at 34-11 Beach Channel Drive, in Far Rockaway, and now DNAinfo reports city officials have broken ground on the project, located a block from the A train’s Beach 36th Street stop. Arker Companies is constructing the building, and 46 units will be rented to the formerly homeless. The ground floor will include 4,500 square feet each of retail and community facility space, and Aufgang Architects is designing.

34-32 35th Street

Seven-Story, 33-Unit Condo Building Tops Out At 34-32 35th Street, Astoria

11:00 am on August 25, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In February of 2015, foundation work was underway at 34-32 35th Street, in southern Astoria, where a seven-story, 33-unit residential building is being constructed. Now the building has topped out and receiving its façade, according to The New York Times. Dubbed The Marx, the 28,957 square-foot building will feature condominiums measuring from 675 to 1,363 square feet, in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. Kaufman Astoria Studios and Bronx-based Procida Companies are developing, while Fogarty Finger is designing. Completion is slated for early 2016.