Oct. 15, 2024 By emarshall Oct. 15, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Leasing has officially launched for Hearthstone, a 354-unit luxury residential building at 34-35 44th St. in Astoria, with the first residents expected to move in before the end of October. The leasing announcement was made by the national real estate development, investment and management… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of new leases for rentals signed in northwest Queens maintained its year-over-year surge in September 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm Douglas Elliman Real Estate. New leases signed spiked up 188.2% year-over-year, from just 296 in September 2023 to 853 in September…
Oct. 9, 2024 By emarshall Oct. 9, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 16 units in an eight-story residential building at 11-24 31st Dr. in Astoria. Known as the Y Garden, this building has 101 residences, 85 of which are market rate. The other 16 units have been… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Housing units across Queens experienced a 4.35% increase in the average cost of rent in September 2024 compared to the same month the previous year, according to a report by the real estate M.N.S. Real Estate. Year-over-year, the average rent in the borough rose from $2,805 in September…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A group representing dozens of civic and neighborhood organizations across Queens is calling for an investigation into a citywide housing proposal amid federal probes into the mayor and his administration. On Monday, the Queens Civic Congress released a statement calling for an immediate halt to the City of…
Oct. 1, 2024 By emarshall Oct. 1, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 11 units at a 5-story residential building at 14-27 28th Ave. in Astoria. The building has 36 residences, 25 of which are market rate. The other 11 units have been set aside for those earning… Read more »
Sep. 30, 2024 By Athena Dawson Flushing Town Hall is set to celebrate New York City’s Architecture and Design Month this October. The multidisciplinary performing arts venue hosts various events in partnership with AIA Queens- a chapter of the American Institute of Architects- and the Queens Foundation for Architecture. Throughout the month of October, residents…
Sep. 27, 2024 By emarshall Sept. 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 28 units at The Amara, located at 31-90 29th St. on the border of Long Island City and Astoria. The 6-story mixed-use building has 92 total residences, with 64 being at market rate. The other… Read more »
Sep. 20, 2024 By emarshall Sept. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New renderings of the next major phase of the Halletts Point development, at 20 and 30 Halletts Point in Astoria, have been unveiled by the Durst Organization. Designed by Handel Architects, this development will consist of 647 residential rental units, retail space and the… Read more »
Sep. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Over the course of the summer of 2024, viewed as the peak rental season, Queens and Brooklyn each experienced sharp increases in competition among renters compared to the same time in 2023 and Manhattan maintaining a high degree of such competition, according to a Rental Competitiveness Report by…