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Construction Wraps Up on The Prime at 22-43 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on December 20, 2020 By Michael Young

The final exterior touches are underway on The Prime, a 120,000-square-foot mixed-use project at 22-43 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by SRA Architecture + Engineering and developed by Circle F, the 11-story building will yield 71 residences with interior design by Andres Escobar of Lemay + Escobar Architecture. Sales and marketing for the units is being handled by Ryan Serhant of The Serhant Team and Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing: New York. The complex is located at the confluence of 46th Avenue, Jackson Avenue, and 23rd Street.

Permits Filed for a 32-Story Tower at 2-01 50th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

6:30 am on December 20, 2020 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 32-story mixed-use building at 2-01 50th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Located at the intersection of 50th Avenue and Center Boulevard, the corner lot is two blocks west of the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue subway station, serviced by the 7 train. Katheline M. Pierre is listed as the owner behind the applications. The development site is under project management by corporate subsidiary Kathens’ Piettokpatia and Foundation of Motion Pictures Information Enterprises.

Permits Filed for 2-10 54th Avenue and 55-01 2nd Street in Long Island City, Queens

6:30 am on December 19, 2020 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed by TF Cornerstone for two adjacent towers in Long Island City, Queens. Applications detail a 39-story mixed-use building at 2-10 54th Avenue at the intersection of 54th Avenue and 2nd Street, and a 34-story mixed-use structure at 55-01 2nd Street located between the Newtown Creek and 54th Avenue. Both sites are within walking distance of the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue subway station, serviced by the 7 train.

Skyline Tower’s Façade Wrapping Up as Exterior Hoist Comes Down, in Long Island City

8:00 am on December 16, 2020 By Michael Young

Exterior work has reached the final stages on Long Island City‘s Skyline Tower, the tallest building in Queens and the outer boroughs and number 16 on our annual construction countdown. Located at 23-15 44th Drive, the 68-story, 778-foot-tall residential skyscraper is designed by Hill West Architects and developed by United Construction & Development Group, FSA Capital, and Risland US Holdings LLC, and is expected to cost $1 billion. Modern Spaces is the exclusive marketing and sales agency for the 802 residences, which are designed by Whitehall Interiors.

Aerial render of Queens Plaza Park looking west towards Manhattan, from The Durst Organization

Sven’s Glass Façade Nears Completion at 29-37 41st Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on December 15, 2020 By Michael Young

Curtain wall work is nearing completion on Queens Plaza Park, aka Sven, a 762-foot-tall skyscraper at 29-37 41st Avenue in Long Island City and number 17 on our countdown of the tallest projects underway in the city. Designed by Handel Architects for The Durst Organization, the 67-story project is the second-tallest structure in Queens and will yield 978,000 square feet of mixed-use space. Selldorf Architects is serving as the interior designer, Hunter Roberts as the general contractor, and Jaros, Baum & Bolles Engineering is handling the required mechanical systems. The project is aiming for LEED certification.

Aerial rendering illustrates The Oasis and the surrounding neighborhood - Archimera

Renderings Revealed for ‘The Oasis’ Passive House Office Building at 38-42 12th Street in Long Island City

7:00 am on December 9, 2020 By Sebastian Morris

JNY Capital and United Housing Company are working in collaboration on The Oasis, the country’s largest-ever Passive House office building at 38-42 12th Street, near the northern boundary of Long Island City. From Brooklyn-based design studio Archimæra, the building’s Passive House standard construction will incorporate extremely efficient mechanical and electrical systems, a low-emissivity glazing system that reduces energy costs related to interior temperature management, solar panels, and LED light fixtures, as well as an efficient building envelope and modern ventilation systems that work in tandem to improve indoor air quality.

Rendering of proposed changes at Court Square Park - New York City Parks Department

NYC Parks Department Reveals Preliminary Renderings of Court Square Park Modernization Project in Long Island City

7:00 am on October 25, 2020 By Sebastian Morris

On October 27, the Landmarks Preservation Commission will review proposals from the New York City Parks Department to modernize public spaces within Court Square Park in Long Island City. Because the park grounds surround the historic Queens County Court House building constructed between 1872 and 1876, the Parks Department will need a certificate of appropriateness from the LPC.

37-24 33rd Street in Long Island City, Queens. Via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 37-24 33rd Street in Long Island City, Queens

7:00 am on October 21, 2020 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 37-24 33rd Street in Long Island City, Queens. Located between 37th Avenue and 38th Avenue, the lot is near the 39 Avenue – Dutch Kills subway station, serviced by the N and W trains. George Xu under the 33rd Street Ventures, LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for The Cove at 43-12 Hunter Street in Long Island City

7:30 am on October 2, 2020 By Vanessa Londono

The housing lottery is now open for The Cove, an 18-story residential development at 43-12 Hunter Street in Long Island City, Queens. Developed by Rockrose Development and designed by SLCE Architects with interiors by Slade Architecture, the building yields a total 123 rentals in a mix of studios, one-, and two-bedroom units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are the 37 apartments at 130 percent of the area median income, ranging from $68,229 to $159,640.

Rendering of 37-24 30th Street and 37-28 30th Street - COSTA Architecture & Engineering

Rendering Revealed for Two-Building Development at 37-24 and 37-28 30th Street in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on September 10, 2020 By Sebastian Morris

A final rendering has been released for a forthcoming two-building condominium development at 37-24 30th Street and 37-28 30th Street in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City. Designed by COSTA Architecture & Engineering, the structures will stand seven stories and contain 32 and 33 units respectively. Residential area across both buildings will measure 15,926 square feet.

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