The proposed $8 billion Metropolitan Park development near Citi Field returned to New York City’s design review process on August 17, 2026, marking another step in the broader transformation taking place across the Flushing–Willets Point area of Queens. The New York City Public Design Commission listed the project’s Integrated Resort for preliminary review, covering the planned hotel, gaming, retail and event complex adjacent to Citi Field. The Commission’s official record no

First Pioneer Properties and ABS Partners Real Estate have acquired 213-04 Northern Boulevard in Bayside, Queens, for $23.5 million, adding a commercial property with substantial unused development rights to their New York portfolios. According to Commercial Observer, Levy Properties sold the one-story property, which currently contains approximately 24,000 square feet of built space and is occupied by an urgent care medical office and Bebeang Baby Store. What makes the trans

Demolition has been completed at 23-10 43rd Avenue in Long Island City, clearing the site for the future PS508Q public school building. According to New York YIMBY, the former five-story office building has been removed, although excavation for the new school has not yet begun. The approximately 0.49-acre site is located between 23rd and 24th streets within the Special Long Island City Mixed-Use District. Designed by ESKW/Architects for the New York City School Construction A

Whitestone Lanes in Flushing, Queens, is expected to be redeveloped into multifamily housing following a $45 million transaction. The $45 million sale of Whitestone Lanes in Flushing, Queens, marks a significant redevelopment move for one of the neighborhood’s long-standing commercial sites. The 48-lane bowling alley, located at 30-05 Whitestone Expressway, has been operated by a multigenerational ownership group and is now being positioned for a major residential redevelopme

EMP Capital Group is forging ahead with its plan to bring new residential buildings to Astoria, Queens. The real estate investment and development company has filed two new plans with the New York City Department of Buildings calling for the construction of a 99-unit building at 35-13 Steinway Street and a 77-unit residential property next door at 35-08 41st Street. Elichai Pariente, founder of EMP Capital, and registered architect Ralph Kowalczyk of Issac & Stern Architects

New York-based developer Gary Chen has officially submitted a zoning amendment application to the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) to construct a new 10-story mixed-use building in Flushing, Queens . Located at 32-02 Linden Place, the proposed development is slated to yield 296 residential units—75 of which will be designated as permanently affordable—along with 32,954 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 194 parking stalls . Chen assembled the deve