Pilates studio to open on Jackson Avenue next month
March 14, By Hannah Wulkan A new Pilates studio will open up in Long Island City next month, bringing a classical approach to the exercise classes. LIC Pilates will open up on the second floor of 12-17 Jackson Avenue on April 4, offering a variety of classes with a focus on improving flexibility and building […]
Long Island City family-sized units to go for $7000 per month
Rendering by Newman Design Architects via YIMBY March 14, By Hannah Wulkan A developer is building townhouses in Long Island City with units large enough for families. Developer GDC Properties is in the process of building a 76-unit complex that consists of 38 four-story town houses with two duplexes in each. The development will take up half […]
NYCHA Worries Drive Doubts About Long Island City Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew DCP Planner Nick Guertin introducing the Long Island City study at the Jacob Riis Community Center, Queensbridge Houses. On Monday night, public-housing residents and other Long Island City and Astoria stakeholders expressed strong skepticism about the city’s rezoning study for Long Island City, with many attendees expressing concern that a potential rezoning would […]
5 story building planned to go up by The PowerHouse
March 13, By Hannah Wulkan A developer filed plans last week to build a new five story mixed use building in Long Island City. According to the plans, the building at 2-22 51st Avenue would stand about 50 feet tall, and would have ten residential units on the second through fifth floors with 11,507 square […]
Long Island City will get 38 townhouse rentals targeting young families
There’s not exactly a shortage of new developments in Long Island City, but while it is easy enough to find a place with a dog-grooming center or 42-foot rock climbing wall, YIMBY points out that a good family-sized unit is hard to find. But GDC Properties is hoping to change that with a new batch […]