AKM Architects

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Woodside Central in Woodside, Queens

7:00 am on March 22, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Woodside Central, a pair of mixed-use towers consisting of 46-09 69th Street, which rises 15 stories, and 46-10 70th Street, which stands 12 stories in Woodside, Queens. Designed by AKM Architects and developed by Madison Realty Capital under the QB Development Owner LLC, the structures yield a total 478 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 144 units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $55,886 to $115,280.

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46-09 69th Street in Woodside, Queens

Permits Filed for 46-09 69th Street in Woodside, Queens

7:00 am on June 5, 2019 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 14-story mixed-use building at 46-09 69th Street in Woodside, Queens. Located at the corner of Queens Boulevard and 69th Street, the lot is closest to the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue subway station, serviced by the 7, E, F, and R trains. Allen Konstam of Madison Realty Capital under the QB Development Owner LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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A Detailed Look at the Recently Completed Luna LIC, Office-to-Residential Conversion at 42-15 Crescent Street, Long Island City

4:00 pm on September 23, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Office-to-residential conversions are usually expected of ornate, pre-war high-rises, or tall-ceiling industrial lofts. Such conversions are much more rare at mid-century office buildings, particularly ones that had no redeeming architectural value in the first place. Long Island City’s Luna LIC became one of the city’s only such projects when it opened its doors earlier this year. The nine-story office building was built in 1955 at 42-15 Crescent Street, at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge. Over the past few years, Meadow Partners redeveloped the property into an 11-story, 124-unit rental, and sold it to World Wide Group for a hefty profit. The architects at Avinash K. Malhotra Architects, also known as AKM Architects, opted for minimal intervention, rather than a total structural overhaul, which was sufficient to transform the poorly-aged eyesore into the latest addition to the growing residential community around Court Square.

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