New permits have been filed for a 14-story mixed-use building at 131-24 40th Road in Flushing, Queens. Located west of the intersection between 40th Road and College Point Boulevard, the lot is near the Main Street subway station, serviced by the 7 train. Betsy Mak under the Success 83 LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications, and previously filed permits in 2021 for an 11-story hotel.
Number 30 on our year-end countdown of the tallest projects underway in the city is the Virgin Hotel New York City, a 38-story hotel tower at 1227 Broadway in NoMad. Designed by Stantec and developed by Lam Group, the 476-foot-tall structure yields 460 boutique guest rooms managed by Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Group. Flintlock Construction Systems was the general contractor for the property, which is located along Broadway between West 29th and West 30th Streets.
Construction appears stalled on 79 Eldridge Street, a 14-story hotel building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Ellipses Design and developed by DLC Development, Inc., the structure is planned to yield 48 rooms and a 1,243-square-foot common space. Triborough Construction Services is the general contractor for the property, which is located between Grand and Hester Streets.
Rose Associates and BedRock Real Estate Partners have gained approvals to redevelop the long-vacant United Hospital campus at 406-408 Boston Post Road in Port Chester into a mixed-use community. The 15.45-acre campus is located near the intersection of I-95 and I-287.
Construction is moving along on H Hotel W39, a 28-story hotel tower at 58 West 39th Street in Midtown, Manhattan. Developed by Wei Hong Hu of H Hotel LLC and recently redesigned by Marin Architects, the 447-foot-tall structure will yield 65 hotel rooms spread across 41,500 square feet as well as meeting rooms and a fitness center. City Cross Construction Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which is located on a narrow plot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, just one block below Bryant Park.
