Long Island City

29-26 Northern Boulevard

Excavation Begins On 44-Story Mixed-Use Building At 29-26 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City

6:00 am on July 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of Simon Baron Development’s planned 44-story, 467-unit mixed-use tower at 29-26 Northern Boulevard, in Long Island City, and now excavation has begun, per The Court Square Blog. The building, dubbed QE7, will measure 382,120 square feet, which includes 13,580 square feet of retail space on the first and second floors. SBJ Group is designing, and completion is expected by the summer of 2018.

30-02 48th Avenue

Office Conversion Of Three-Story Warehouse At 30-02 48th Avenue, Long Island City

2:00 pm on July 20, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Brickman Group and investor Daniel Loeb are planning to convert the three-story, 150,000 square-foot warehouse into offices at 30-02 48th Avenue, in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City. According to Crain’s, the building near the Hunters Point Avenue 7 train stop will undergo a top-down renovation, featuring a new lobby and roof deck, designed by Fogarty Finger. Brickman acquired the the property in 2013 for $21 million.

44-41 Purves Street

26-Story, 284-Unit Residential Building Nears Completion At 44-41 Purves Street, Long Island City

6:30 am on July 20, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Construction started  early last year on 44-41 Purves Street, in Long Island City, where the Rabsky Group is developing a 26-story, 284-unit residential building, and the structure’s façade installation is now complete, per The Court Square Blog. The building will measure nearly 210,000 square feet, with units averaging a (typically) rental-sized 740 square feet. Salamon Engineering Group is the architect of record, and the project should open by the end of this year.

5-18 51st Avenue

Two Five-Story Condo Buildings Planned At 5-18 51st Avenue, Long Island City

3:00 pm on July 16, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Shahram Nassi has filed applications for two five-story, three-unit residential buildings at the vacant lots of 5-18 – 5-20 51st Avenue, in Hunts Point, Long Island City. The buildings will measure nearly 5,000 square feet, which means units will probably be condos, averaging 1,665 square feet. One duplex unit will share the first floor with the lobby and then take up the entire second floor. Another will occupy the third floor, and the last duplex will span the fourth and fifth floors. Issac & Stern Architects is designing.

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