Following up with our last blog on rentals In Long Island City, are several future rental and condominium buildings that are about to make their mark on the Long Island City, Queens skyline. Each of these are currently being constructed across the booming neighborhood and are slated for completion in the next several years.
1) 27-48 Jackson Avenue
The tallest new building currently being constructed in Long Island City, Queens is 27-48 Jackson Avenue, a 69-story residential skyscraper in the Court Square district. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by Building Orchard LLC, the 811-foot-tall structure will eventually surpass Skyline Tower's778-foot heightand will yield 818 units spread across 635,000 square feet. There will also be 11,700 square feet of retail space in the five-story podium and a two-story parking garage topped with amenity spaces. The property is also alternatively addressed as 43-01 Queens Street and located along Jackson Avenue between Queens Street and Orchard Street.
A finalized list of amenities has yet to be revealed, but the rendering shows the parking garage topped with landscaping on the roof alongside trees, a soccer field, open green space, and possibly an outdoor swimming pool.
27-48 Jackson Avenue has an anticipated completion date of 2026.
2) 43-30 24th Street
43-30 24th Street is going to rise as a new 66-story residential skyscraper designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Carmel Partners. The 731-foot-tall tower will yield a total 921 units spread across 838,000 square feet and 17,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The site is bound by 43rd Avenue to the north, 44th Road to the south, 24th Street to the east, and 23rd Street to the west.
Residential amenities will share space with the ground-floor retail. On the cellar levels will be a 39-vehicle garage and 280 bike storage spaces; the second level will contain additional car parking for 170 vehicles and is available for public use. The second story houses offices, a fitness center, recreation rooms, and an outdoor terrace. A swimming pool will sit on the third and fourth floors. Apartments begin on level four with up to 16 units per floor.
An anticipated completion date is slated for September 2026.
3) 26-32 Jackson Avenue
Another residential skyscraper coming soon to the neighborhood is 26-32 Jackson Avenue, a 49-story residence designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Albert Shirian of NY Lions Group. It will eventually top out as a 526-foot-tall structure with 384,043 square feet and 363 units averaging 1,003 square feet apiece, most likely indicating condominiums. There will also be 19,923 square feet of commercial space and a cellar level. The property is located between Dutch Kills Street and an elevated roadway of the Queensboro Bridge to the northeast, and Purves Street to the southwest.
26-32 Jackson Avenue is currently under construction and has an anticipated completion date of summer 2025.
4) 23-02 42nd Road
23-02 42nd Road is slated to rise as a 37-story mixed-use building designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Werwaiss Properties. The ground-up 372-foot-tall structure will yield a total of 230,000 square feet with 240 residential units spread across 163,000 square feet, as well as 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 91 parking spaces. The property is located between 23rd and 24th Streets.
No list of amenities are listed yet. 23-02 42nd Road has a completion date of April 2025 posted on site.
5) 27-01 Jackson Avenue
Our last contender on our list is 27-01 Jackson Avenue, a 27-story residential building in the Court Square district. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Fetner Properties and Lions Group, the 151,000-square-foot tower will yield 164 rental units with one-third dedicated to affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space and approximately 90 parking spaces on the first three levels. The site is located at the corner of Jackson and 43rd Avenues.
It's estimated that the building will be completed closer to the end of next year or early 2024 at the very latest.
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