Feb. 26, 2024 By Ethan Marshall LaGuardia Community College has signed a 10-year extension on its lease for the Queens Atrium, located at 30-20 Thomson Ave. in Long Island City. The Queens Atrium, owned by the real estate firm Feil Organization, has been occupied by this City University of New York (CUNY) school for the… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2024 By zgewelb Feb. 21, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queens Community Board 1, which covers parts of Long Island City, Astoria and Woodside, elected Evie Hantzopoulos as its new chair during the most recent meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Astoria World Manor, at 25-22 Astoria Blvd. Hantzopoulos has been a member of the community board since 2010, including as chair of the housing committee. She takes over the role from Marie Torniali, who reached her term limit. In addition to her work with Community Board 1, Hantzopoulos is also the executive director of Queens Botanical Garden…. Read more »
Feb. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry As the city grapples with its worst housing crisis in more than half a century, the Adams administration announced plans to build another 850 to 900 apartments on public land—with at least 60% of the units to be affordable—in the fast-growing Hunters Point South community on the Long Island… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Renderings of the purpose-built film and television studio Borden Studios in Long Island City were unveiled Monday by the New York City-based real estate firm Innovo Property Group. The studio will occupy the top floors of the Borden Complex, a mixed-use development at 23-30 Borden Ave. expected to be… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2024 By zgewelb Jan. 9, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Seven affordable housing units—all 2-bedroom apartments—are up for grabs in a Long Island City development with monthly rents starting at $3,835. The units, located at 37-25 32nd St., are part of a 6-story, 15-unit development. The city has recently opened a lottery for the… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2024 By zgewelb Jan. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A total of five affordable housing one-bedroom units in a five-story residential building are now available, with monthly rents starting at $2,400. Located at 21-27 30th Dr. in Astoria, the development features 14 units, with nine being market rate. A lottery is being held… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2023 By admin Dec. 28, 2023 By Christian Murray The Sunnyside and Woodside residential real estate market has remained resilient over the past year despite a significant uptick in interest rates, according to a new report released by a western Queens real estate firm. The report, put out by Sunnyside-based Welcome Home Real… Read more »
Dec. 26, 2023 By Christian Murray Five units located in a new development in Astoria are now up for grabs as part of an affordable housing lottery. The units are located in a 5-story complex located at 26-31 3rd St., in a building that will contain 16 units. There is one studio available via the… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The topping out of a 50-story residential skyscraper at 26-32 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City was completed Monday, Nov. 27. On hand to take part in the celebration of this stage of the skyscraper’s construction were the real estate firms Fetner Properties and Lions Group, which will each… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Rental prices were up while condos prices were mixed in Long Island City and Astoria in the third quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, according to a market report recently released by Queens real estate firm Modern Spaces. The average price to rent an apartment… Read more »