Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Northeast Queens: College Point, Whitestone, Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Oakland Gardens and Fresh Meadows.
This is mostly a low-density part of the city that rarely sees large projects, so the few current ones stand out. The biggest by far is the city’s plan for about 3,000 homes and roughly 60 acres of open space on the former Flushing Airport in College Point, which NYCEDC announced in July 2025 with construction targeted for 2028.
Elsewhere, most new housing comes through small rezonings along commercial corridors, such as a 99-unit building rising in College Point and a 324-unit plan for a former St. John’s University building in Fresh Meadows. In Bay Terrace, Cord Meyer has started two rental buildings on a shopping center’s parking deck, and the City Council approved housing and long-term care on a former country club. Public projects include a new library in Little Neck and two schools.
Where DOB records and press reports disagree on sizes or unit counts, both are given. A permit is not treated as proof that construction has started.
| Project | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1Former Flushing Airport | 20th Ave. at Linden Pl. | Proposed |
| 2122-21 14th Avenue | 14th Ave., College Point | Under Construction |
| 3Bay Terrace Shopping Center Rentals | 26th Ave., Bay Terrace | Under Construction |
| 4217-14 24th Avenue | 24th Ave., Bay Terrace | Rezoning Approved |
| 5P.S. 388Q | Waters Edge Dr. near Fort Totten | Under Construction |
| 6St. Mary's Hospital for Children | 216th St., Bayside | Under Construction |
| 7175-05 Horace Harding Expressway | Horace Harding Expwy., Fresh Meadows | Proposed |
| 8185-23 Union Turnpike | Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows | Under Construction |
| 9Windsor Park Cooperative New Building | 75th Ave., 210th–213th Sts. | Approved |
| 10242-22 61st Avenue | 61st Ave., Douglaston | Approved |
| 11Douglaston/Little Neck Library | Northern Blvd. at 249th St. | Permitted |
| 12P.S. 188Q Addition | Hartland Ave., Oakland Gardens | Proposed |
College Point
The area’s largest plan by far, and a smaller rezoning already rising.
1
Former Flushing Airport
A Neighborhood on an Old Airfield
Wetlands and environmental review are the main local issue, and College Point civic groups have opposed the plan, the Queens Chronicle has reported.
Sources: NYCEDC (July 2025); New York YIMBY (Aug. 2025); SILive (July 2026)
2
122-21 14th Avenue
A Corridor Rezoning Rising
Safety violations issued in fall 2026 for exposed rebar, missing guardrails and debris were all resolved, and no stop-work order was found.
Sources: New York YIMBY (May 2025); NYC Planning ZAP 2023Q0366; NYC DOB NOW job Q01197853-I1 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)
Bay Terrace & Bayside
Rentals on a shopping center, housing on a former country club, a new school and a hospital wing.
3
Bay Terrace Shopping Center Rentals
Apartments Over the Parking
City Planning approved the parking changes that made the project possible in 2024 (ZAP 2023Q0243).
Sources: New York YIMBY (Sept. 2026); Callahan Construction Managers; NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01230197-I1 and Q01129971-I1 (Sept. 2026)
4
217-14 24th Avenue
A Reversal on the Council
Council Member Vickie Paladino first opposed the rezoning and then voted for it, a change 6sqft tied to the city’s new land-use appeal process.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2023Q0180; 6sqft (Feb. 2026); Commercial Observer (Feb. 2026)
5
P.S. 388Q
A Contested School Site
Some Bay Terrace residents have objected to the project and its traffic on Waters Edge Drive, the Queens Chronicle reported.
Sources: Queens Chronicle; NYC DOB NOW job Q08054172-I1 and ECB records (Sept. 2026)
6
St. Mary's Hospital for Children
Eighteen More Beds
A related city map change removing unbuilt streets around the campus was completed in 2026 (ZAP 2023Q0315).
Sources: QNS (May 2026); NYC DOB NOW job Q01100215-I1 (Aug. 2026)
Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens & Douglaston
A university building becoming housing, approved senior campuses and a new library.
7
175-05 Horace Harding Expressway
From Campus Building to Apartments
Crain’s reported that the existing two-story building would be demolished.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2024Q0189; New York Business Journal (June 2025); Crain's New York Business
8
185-23 Union Turnpike
A Stop-Work Order on the Record
City records show a partial stop-work order on soil work issued Nov. 12, 2025, with violations for work continuing while it was in effect, and several safety violations in February 2026; all are listed as resolved.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Dec. 2023); NYC DOB NOW job Q00973990-I1 and ECB records (July 2026)
9
Windsor Park Cooperative New Building
A Co-op Builds on Its Parking
Community Board 11 approved the plan, the Queens Chronicle reported.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2023Q0336; New York Business Journal (Aug. 2024); Queens Chronicle
10
242-22 61st Avenue
Senior Housing on a Strip Mall
The approval came through a City Planning authorization, so it did not need a City Council vote.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2021Q0318; The Real Deal (May 2023); NYC DOB NOW job Q00643563-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
11
Douglaston/Little Neck Library
A New Branch by 2030
The old branch closed on July 3, 2026.
Sources: NYC DDC (July 2026); Queens Public Library; NYC DOB NOW job Q00693464-I1 (July 2026)
12
P.S. 188Q Addition
More Seats in Oakland Gardens
The authority told the board design would take about a year and construction about two.
Sources: Queens Community Board 11 (May 2025); NYC DOB NOW job Q01332952-I1 (Sept. 2026)
What We're Watching Next
The start of city land-use review for the Flushing Airport plan, building filings for 217-14 24th Avenue and the Douglaston senior campus, certification of the 175-05 Horace Harding Expressway rezoning and progress at P.S. 388Q are next.
Hush Street also tracks Flushing & Willets Point.
Header photo: a gazebo in Crocheron Park, Bayside, 2024, by Meelar, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
By Hush Street Editorial Updated Built from city filings and published reporting. About Hush Street
