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City moves ahead with smaller development in Sunnyside Yards
Courtesy NYCEDC Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan is objecting the city’s plan to deck over LIRR tracks for a residential development along Jackson Avenue in Long Island City saying the buildings may be upwards of 50 to 60 stories or higher. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on […]
City on the hunt for a developer to build a mixed-use complex over LIC rail yard
City on the hunt for a developer to build a mixed-use complex over LIC rail yard The project would be built over the tracks on Jackson Avenue January 24, 2017 09:40AM 11-24 Jackson Avenue (Credit: Google Maps) The city wants to build housing, retail and open air space over a rail yard in Long Island […]
Plan to Build Housing Over Rail Yard Is Not Right for LIC, Pol Says
The city’s Economic Development Corporation, along with the MTA, is seeking a third party to develop the 58,000-square-foot parcel at 11-24 Jackson Ave. bordered by 21st Street, Jackson and 49th avenues. View Full Caption NYC EDC HUNTERS POINT — A lawmaker wants the city to halt its plan to build housing over a Long Island […]
5 Pointz-replacing rental towers are on the rise in Long Island City
The erstwhile 5 Pointz site in Long Island City is basically unrecognizable what with the two-tower development at the site now several stories above ground, a construction site photo by NYConstructionPhoto has revealed. One of the towers is about a dozen stories tall and the other is at five. Eventually, one of them will stand […]
9-Story Apartment Building to Replace Garage Near Queensboro Plaza: Records
A developer plans to demolish a two-story garage near Queensboro Plaza and replace it with a nine-story apartment building, according to city records. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — A developer plans to demolish a two-story garage near Queensboro Plaza and replace it with a nine-story apartment building, according to city records. […]
City Seeking Proposals For 58k SF Development Site in Long Island City
NYCEDC The site of the RFP in Long Island City The New York City Economic Development Corp and the MTA have put out a request for proposals to develop a 58k SF lot above a rail yard in Long Island City. The site, at Jackson Avenue and 21st Street, is being used by the Long Island […]
Long Island City railyard parcel may soon give way to affordable housing
The city has issued a request for proposals for a mixed-use development including affordable housing at a Long Island City site currently used as LIRR storage. The parcel at 11-24 Jackson Avenue, bound by 21st Street and 49th Avenue, would require any developer to create a platform over the railyard at site, similar to the […]
9-Story Apartment Building to Replace Garage Near Queensboro …
A developer plans to demolish a two-story garage near Queensboro Plaza and replace it with a nine-story apartment building, according to city records. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — A developer plans to demolish a two-story garage near Queensboro Plaza and replace it with a nine-story apartment building, according to city records. […]
City seeks firm to build, Hudson Yards–style, over Queens rail yard
New York City is searching for the right developer to build green space, housing, and retail over a Queens rail yard. The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in collaboration with the MTA, put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the project today. Developers would have the opportunity to transform a 58,000-square-foot property in Long Island City […]
Long Island City railyard to be redeveloped, city says in request for proposals
The city is seeking design ideas for a redevelopment project over a former rail yard in Long Island City. The applicants must provide details on how they will transform 11-24 Jackson Ave. into a 58,000 square foot space that includes “a mixed-use, mixed-income housing” building with a community facility and a public open space. The […]
Long Island City railyard parcel may soon give way to affordable …
The city has issued a request for proposals for a mixed-use development including affordable housing at a Long Island City site currently used as LIRR storage. The parcel at 11-24 Jackson Avenue, bound by 21st Street and 49th Avenue, would require any developer to create a platform over the railyard at site, similar to the […]
Jackson Avenue building about to face wrecking ball
Existing site January 23, Staff Report Demolition permits were filed with the city last week for the bulldozing of a Jackson Avenue building that will make way for condos. The 10-24 Jackson Avenue building, which was once the home to PNT Group Fitness Cycling and an insurer, will be demolished to make way for a […]
Long Island City railyard to be redeveloped, city says in request for …
The city is seeking design ideas for a redevelopment project over a former rail yard in Long Island City. The applicants must provide details on how they will transform 11-24 Jackson Ave. into a 58,000 square foot space that includes “a mixed-use, mixed-income housing” building with a community facility and a public open space. The […]
City Seeks Developer to Build Housing Over Rail Yard in Long Island City
The city’s Economic Development Corporation, along with the MTA, is seeking a third party to develop the 58,000-square-foot parcel at 11-24 Jackson Ave. bordered by 21st Street, Jackson and 49th avenues. View Full Caption NYC EDC HUNTERS POINT — The city is looking for a developer to construct housing, retail and open space above a […]
Teen Sets Fire to Sleeping Man’s Arm on G Train, Police Say
A G train in NYC on August 1, 2013. View Full Caption DNA/Stephanie Keith LONG ISLAND CITY — A teen lit a sleeping man’s jacket ablaze as he was riding the G train in Queens early Friday, and was busted after a transit worker overheard him talking about the crime on his cellphone, according to […]
Long Island City High School of Applied Communication “Community Appreciation Day”
PHOTO BY DINO RIESE Long Island City High School of Applied Communication “Community Appreciation Day” 1 Student Government President Andrew Lau shakes hands with Principal Michael Weinstein. Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2017 3:12 pm | Updated: 3:17 pm, Thu Jan 19, 2017. Long Island City High School of Applied Communication “Community Appreciation Day” On Tuesday, […]
A church in Long Island City doesn’t think this nightclub should get a cabaret license
Members of St. George’s Coptic Christian Church in Long Island City are nervous that a nightclub across the street looking to obtain a cabaret license will cause even more headaches. Sammy Fahney, the president of the church board, attended a Community Board 1 meeting in Astoria on Jan. 17 with other members to urge the board to […]
Who Owns the Block: Clock tower strikes Queens as Long Island City boom continues to bring office tower and …
The Durst Organization last month bought a large, L-shaped development site in Long Island City from investors who had run out of resources to build what would have been a 914-foot-high, 70-story luxury-condo tower. Although Durst does not intend to build as high, its Queens Plaza North project is only slightly less ambitious. It seeks […]
LIC condo prices continue to climb, rents remain flat
January 18, By Christian Murray Whether it be a studio apartment or a 2 bedroom, condo prices in Long Island City continue to soar to new heights. The average sales price for a Long Island City condo jumped 25 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, according to […]
LIC condo prices continue to climb, rents remain flat
January 18, By Christian Murray Whether it be a studio apartment or a 2 bedroom, condo prices in Long Island City continue to soar to new heights. The average sales price for a Long Island City condo jumped 25 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, according to […]