Development Tracker — Jackson Heights, Elmhurst & Corona
What's Being Built in Jackson Heights, Elmhurst & Corona? Rezonings on Queens Boulevard, a 535-Unit Fight by LaGuardia & the Arthur Ashe Overhaul
Hush Street tracks what's changing in Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst and Corona: Queens Boulevard and 108th Street rezonings, a 479-unit filing near LeFrak City, a contested 535-unit plan by LaGuardia, a first community center and pool, and the Arthur Ashe Stadium overhaul.
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Projects Tracked
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Rezonings Approved Since Nov. 2025
535
Apartments Proposed at the LaGuardia Marriott Lot
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Under Construction
Oct. 2026
Updated
Watch →Subway Station Damage at 90-32 Queens Blvd1 Stalled Lot
By Hush Street Editorial
What’s Changing
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Gov. Hochul announced $33.8 million for a Jackson Heights community center and pool.Oct. 2026
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Community Board 3 voted 22-3 against the 535-unit LaGuardia Marriott lot plan.Sep. 2026
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The City Council approved the 47-03 108th Street rezoning 50-0.Sep. 2026
Growth here comes mostly through single-site private rezonings rather than a city neighborhood plan. The City Council approved a 13-story, 314-unit building on a TD Bank site at 78-01 Queens Boulevard in November 2025, and two more rezonings on Corona’s 108th Street corridor in August and September 2026. A supermarket owner is pairing stores with apartments, and Slate Property Group has filed for a 479-unit building at the Queenswood complex near LeFrak City.
Not every plan is welcome: Community Board 3 voted 22-3 against a 535-unit proposal on the LaGuardia Airport Marriott’s parking lot. Public money is also arriving, including $33.8 million for Jackson Heights’ first community center and pool, state funding for Elmhurst Hospital’s maternity and pediatric units, and the USTA’s $800 million Arthur Ashe Stadium overhaul.
Where DOB records and press reports disagree on heights or unit counts, both are given. A permit is not treated as proof that construction has started.
ProjectA 13-story building with 314 apartments, 79 of them permanently affordable, plus a community center with an accessible pool run by Commonpoint Queens (ZAP, QNS).
StatusRezoning Approved
Latest UpdateThe City Council approved the rezoning 42-2 in November 2025 (QNS). No DOB new-building application had been filed as of late October 2026.
A Pool in the Deal
QNS reported that the final agreement dropped several neighboring parcels from the rezoning. The new Forte Preparatory High School is across the boulevard.
Developer/ApplicantSlate Property Group (DOB owner SD Builders and Construction LLC); Aufgang Architects
ProjectA 14-story, 479-unit residential building on the lot of the existing Queenswood Apartments, which Slate bought in 2023 under a deal that extended the complex’s affordability for 40 years (DOB, Urbanize). The filing states no affordability terms for the new building.
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateThe new-building application was filed in September 2025 and has been in DOB objections since; no permit has been issued.
The Largest Filing in the Area
By unit count it is the biggest private filing in either community board.
Sources: Urbanize New York (July 2023); NYC DOB NOW job Q01228195-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
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47-03 108th Street
47-03 108th Street, via Google Street View. —
Imagery: Google Street View
ProjectA 13-story mixed-use building with up to 119 apartments, 30 of them income-restricted, plus retail and community space, as described in the City Planning application (ZAP). CityLand reported about 91 units at the commission stage.
StatusRezoning Approved
Latest UpdateThe City Council approved the rezoning 50-0 on Sept. 10, 2026, mapping a lower-density district than the developer requested, ZoneWire reported, which may reduce the final size. No DOB filing has been made.
Approved, but Smaller
It is one of two rezonings approved this year on the 108th Street corridor.
ProjectTwo seven-story buildings of about 141,000 square feet in all, one mixed-use and one residential, under a rezoning that also covers 11 properties the applicant does not own (ZAP, City Record). A unit count has not been confirmed.
StatusRezoning Approved
Latest UpdateThe City Council approved the rezoning unanimously on Aug. 13, 2026 after a modification (ZoneWire, ZAP). No DOB filing has been made.
A Wider Rezoning Than the Site
The rezoning maps mandatory inclusionary housing on the corridor.
Developer/ApplicantFood Bazaar’s owners (DOB owner Bogopa Service Corp.); KSS Architects
ProjectReplacement of a one-story Food Bazaar with a building that keeps a large supermarket under the city’s FRESH program and adds apartments. City Planning describes seven stories; the DOB filing lists eight stories and 99 units.
StatusIn Public Review
Latest UpdateCity Planning certified the FRESH application on Aug. 17, 2026, and Community Board 4 review began Aug. 20. Demolition applications for the existing store were filed Sept. 22.
Groceries Below, Apartments Above
The same owners finished a similar building at 34-20 Junction Boulevard.
ProjectA seven-story building with 93 apartments, 19 of them affordable under 485-x, more than 32,000 square feet of retail and community space and a below-grade garage (QNS; DOB lists 92 units).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateCity violations in March 2026 cited cracking of the sidewalk and the neighboring subway station at the excavation, and a September violation ordered excavation stopped. DOB issued a stop-work order on Oct. 9, 2026 when the construction superintendent withdrew, and rescinded it the same day.
Damage Next to a Subway Station
Cord Meyer broke ground in October 2025, and QNS reported a late-2027 completion target.
Sources: QNS (Oct. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job Q01047345-I1, ECB and DOB violation records (Oct. 2026)
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40-16 76th Street
40-16 76th Street, via Google Street View. —
Imagery: Google Street View
Developer/ApplicantMaxim Properties (DOB owner of record); Charles Mallea Architect
ProjectA 12-story building that DOB’s filing describes as a community-facility building, while also listing 181 units (DOB). The intended use has not been publicly confirmed.
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateThe new-building application was filed on March 2, 2026 and is in DOB objections. The four-story building on the site was being demolished in March under a permit renewed in February.
A Filing Steps From the 74th Street Hub
The site is near the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue transit hub.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01358193-I1 and Q01230254-I1 (Apr. 2026); NYC ECB inspection records (BIN 4620245) (Mar. 2026)
Jackson Heights & East Elmhurst
A contested plan by LaGuardia, the neighborhood’s first community center and a long-stalled lot near the 74th Street hub.
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102-05 Ditmars Boulevard
102-05 Ditmars Boulevard, via Google Street View. —
Imagery: Google Street View
Developer/ApplicantASAP LGA East Elmhurst LLC, part of ASAP Holdings
ProjectA 13-story building with 437 apartments and an 11-story building with 98 affordable apartments for seniors, 535 in all, on the hotel’s parking lot; the Marriott stays (ZAP).
StatusProposed
Latest UpdateCommunity Board 3 voted 22-3 in September 2026 to oppose the plan (Queens Chronicle). City Planning records show environmental review filings through August.
No Rezoning Needed
The project needs only a change to a 1979 restrictive declaration, signed off by the City Planning chair, rather than a full land-use review, the Queens Chronicle reported. Board members raised school-capacity and infrastructure concerns.
Developer/ApplicantVariety Boys & Girls Club of Queens; Hernandez-Eli Architecture
ProjectA 30,000-square-foot community center with a pool, gym and theater, the neighborhood’s first community center and first public pool (YIMBY).
StatusFunded; Demolition Filed
Latest UpdateGov. Hochul announced $33.8 million for the project on Oct. 14, 2026, and the club filed to demolish the one-story building on the site on Oct. 13. Council Member Krishnan’s office told the Queens Eagle the total cost is about $60 million.
Not Yet Fully Funded
The club is led by former Council Member Costa Constantinides.
Developer/ApplicantShorewood Real Estate Group; Dattner Architects
ProjectA seven-story rental building with 164 apartments over a supermarket certified under the FRESH program (DOB, YIMBY).
StatusLeasing
Latest UpdateThe affordable housing lottery opened in April 2026 (YIMBY). DOB records show no final certificate of occupancy yet; the construction permit was renewed in April.
The Model for the Next One
The same owners are planning a similar building at 97-27 57th Avenue.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Apr. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job Q00528155-I1 (Aug. 2026)
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37-63 72nd Street
37-63 72nd Street, via Google Street View. —
Imagery: Google Street View
Developer/ApplicantWerber Management (DOB owner of record); Marvel
ProjectA mixed-use building on a vacant 25,000-square-foot lot near the 74th Street hub. YIMBY reported 12 stories in 2021; DOB’s data fields list 14 stories and 77 units.
StatusStalled
Latest UpdateDOB approved the plans in 2021 but never issued a general construction permit, and foundation and excavation permits lapsed in spring 2025 without renewal.
Approved and Idle
The lot remains vacant, according to city property records.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Oct. 2021); NYC DOB NOW job Q00587561-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
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LaGuardia Airport Bus Access
LaGuardia Airport, via Google Maps. —
Imagery: Google Maps
Developer/ApplicantPort Authority of New York and New Jersey; NYC DOT
ProjectFaster Q70 LaGuardia Link bus service: a center-running eastbound bus lane on Broadway between 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue, plus a BQE bus lane and an on-airport bus stop funded in the Port Authority’s 2026-2035 capital plan.
StatusFunded
Latest UpdateNYC DOT announced the Broadway bus lane in May 2026, citing the Q70’s 9,000 daily riders and buses moving as slowly as 2.7 mph (YIMBY). The Port Authority’s approved capital plan funds the airport-side improvements.
Getting to the New Airport
The Port Authority describes LaGuardia’s rebuilt terminals as an entirely new airport.
Developer/ApplicantUnited States Tennis Association; HOK
ProjectAn $800 million, self-funded rebuild of Arthur Ashe Stadium’s interior with 2,000 more courtside seats, a larger concourse and new suite levels, plus a $250 million player performance center (USTA). DOB’s renovation filing lists an estimated cost of about $575 million.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdatePart of the rebuilt interior was in use for the 2026 US Open, and the full project is due for the 2027 Open (USTA). DOB issued the main renovation permit on May 1, 2026.
Rebuilt Between Tournaments
It follows the USTA’s earlier $600 million campus overhaul, completed in 2018.
Sources: USTA / US Open (Aug. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job Q01301009-I1 (May 2026)
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Elmhurst Hospital Maternity & Pediatric Expansion
Elmhurst Hospital Maternity & Pediatric Expansion, via Google Street View. —
Imagery: Google Street View
Developer/ApplicantNYC Health + Hospitals, with state funding
Project$27.5 million in state funds: $20 million to expand the Women’s Pavilion from 16,000 to 35,000 square feet with three new floors, and $7.5 million for the hospital’s first pediatric intensive care unit (NYC Health + Hospitals).
StatusFunded
Latest UpdateThe funding was announced in August 2024. No DOB filing for the Women’s Pavilion addition had been found as of October 2026; a separate $3.7 million roof replacement was permitted in September.
Waiting for a Construction Filing
Recent DOB filings at the hospital are interior renovations and roof work.
ProjectA new five-story firehouse for Engine 287, Ladder 136 and Battalion 46, replacing a station the FDNY said was structurally compromised (DOB, QNS).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateDOB issued the new-building permit in March 2025 after the old station was demolished, with further permits through September 2025.
Rebuilding a Damaged Station
The design went before the Public Design Commission in 2022.
Sources: QNS (Sept. 2024); NYC DOB NOW job Q08020327-I1 (Sept. 2025)
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Forte Preparatory High School
Forte Preparatory High School, via Google Street View. —
Imagery: Google Street View
Developer/ApplicantQueens Museum with NYC DDC and NYC Parks
ProjectA renovation that adds a children’s museum, a hub for older adults, an accessible auditorium, new galleries and a roof and HVAC replacement (Queens Museum).
StatusApproved; Funding Incomplete
Latest UpdateDOB approved the city’s application for the children’s museum space in October 2024, but no permit has been issued. The museum says more money is needed and has not set an opening date; the state pledged $8.5 million (Queens Chronicle).
Waiting on Money
DOB’s filing lists an estimated cost of about $13.2 million for the children’s museum work.
City Planning’s decision on the LaGuardia Marriott plan, building filings for the approved rezonings at 78-01 Queens Boulevard and on 108th Street, Community Board 4’s vote on 97-27 57th Avenue, the rest of the funding for the Jackson Heights community center and the Arthur Ashe Stadium work before the 2027 US Open are next.
