May 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A record-breaking transaction was made for a penthouse unit at Centric — a new luxury condominium development on the border of Sunnyside and Woodside — that has sold for $1,512,500, marking the highest condominium sale in either neighborhood’s history, developer New Empire Corp. announced on Thursday, May 22. The… Read more »
May. 22, 2025 By emarshall May 22, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The real estate investment and operating company Innovo Property Group announced the topping off of the Review Avenue Complex, an upcoming urban industrial facility at 28-90 Review Ave. in Long Island City, within the Borden Innovation District. Construction began on the complex toward…
May. 22, 2025 By sobrien May 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien More than 500 people filled the Main Stage Theater at LaGuardia Community College on Wednesday evening for a joint Community Board 1 and 2 hearing on the OneLIC neighborhood plan, with testimony stretching over three hours during a passionate and, at times, heated…
May. 21, 2025 By Czarinna Andres May 21, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Long Island City’s steady transformation continues with a new wave of investment, as Governor Kathy Hochul announced $9.7 million in state funding for seven community-driven projects through New York’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The Western Queens neighborhood was selected as the Round 7…
May. 21, 2025 By emarshall May 21, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 10-story mixed-use building with 26 housing units at 40-46 75th St. in Elmhurst near Elmhurst Hospital. The proposed building would be 103 feet tall. It would span 19,982 square feet of space, with 17,878…
May 13, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Construction has been completed on a 7-story mixed-use building with 24 housing units at 43-34 53rd St. in Woodside. The building covers a total of 20,981 square feet of space, with 2,679 square feet devoted to commercial space. The 24 rental units have an average unit scope of 664… Read more »
May 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Construction has officially wrapped on Sunnyside 52, a new five-story mixed-use development located at 43-30 52nd Street in Sunnyside. The once-vacant lot has been transformed into a sleek, modern condominium complex offering a mix of residential and commercial spaces just steps from the 52nd Street-Lincoln Avenue station on the… Read more »
May. 9, 2025 By sobrien May 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a traffic and pedestrian safety study along the Queens Plaza and Jackson Avenue corridors. The Queens Plaza and Jackson Avenue area, which LICP describes as a “gateway” to Long…
May. 6, 2025 By sobrien May 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of Long Island City residents have signed an online petition calling on elected officials and city agencies to halt the planned demolition of the fountain in Court Square Park. The half-acre park, located directly in front of the ornate Long Island City…
May. 5, 2025 By sobrien May 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather ideas and gauge interest in the potential redevelopment of the 672,000-square-foot Department of Education building at 44-36 Vernon Blvd. in Long Island City—a property that has…