Apartment towers and an office building in Forest Hills, Queens
Development Tracker — Forest Hills, Rego Park & Kew Gardens

What's Being Built in Forest Hills, Rego Park & Kew Gardens? Queens Boulevard Rezonings, a 630-Unit Plan on the Old Vornado Lot & the Kew Gardens Jail

Hush Street tracks what's changing in Forest Hills, Rego Park and Kew Gardens: the Queens Boulevard tower rezonings, a 630-unit plan on the old Vornado lot, Centrale Residences, the borough-based jail beside Borough Hall, the Forest Hills LIRR rebuild and a new Rego Park library.
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Projects Tracked
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Queens Boulevard-Area Rezonings
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Homes in Buildings Finished 2025-26
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Under Construction
Oct. 2026
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Watch → Falling Glass at CORE NYC 1 Delayed Condo
By Hush Street Editorial
What’s Changing
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The City Council approved the 69-67 108th Street rezoning with changes.Oct. 2026
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Community Board 6 approved a cut-down Yellowstone Boulevard rezoning at nine stories.Sep. 2026
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120 affordable homes opened at 85-01 68th Road.Sep. 2026
Money Moving →
Centrale Residences Construction loan (YIMBY)$125M
61-06 Junction Boulevard Site purchase from Vornado (The Real Deal)$71M
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PROJECTS QUEENS BLVD. REZONINGS TOWERS & NEW HOMES KEW GARDENS PUBLIC PROJECTS

Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Forest Hills, Rego Park and Kew Gardens.

Along Queens Boulevard, a series of single-site private rezonings would replace one-story retail strips with towers of up to 21 stories. One was approved in 2025, and others are in public review, where neighbors have won concessions: Community Board 6 approved the Yellowstone Boulevard plan only after it was cut to nine stories, the Queens Ledger reported. The biggest single site is the former Vornado lot at 61-06 Junction Boulevard, where a new owner has filed for roughly 630 apartments.

Several mid-rise rentals and condos finished in 2025 and 2026, including 120 affordable homes on Woodhaven Boulevard. In Kew Gardens, the city is replacing the demolished Queens Detention Center with a borough-based jail that City & State reported is expected in 2031. Public work includes a $39 million Rego Park library, a high school annex and a rebuild of the Forest Hills LIRR station.

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.

Project Location Status
1100-12 Queens Boulevard Queens Blvd., 67th Rd.–67th Ave. In Public Review
2102-51 Queens Boulevard Queens Blvd., 68th Ave.–68th Rd. Rezoning Approved
3Yellowstone Boulevard Rezoning Yellowstone Blvd. near Queens Blvd. In Public Review
469-67 108th Street 108th St. near 69th Ave. Rezoning Approved
561-06 Junction Boulevard Junction Blvd. at the LIE Filed (Plan Review)
6Centrale Residences (70-28 Grand Central Parkway) Grand Central Pkwy. service road Topped Out
7CORE NYC (98-10 63rd Road) 63rd Rd. near Queens Blvd. Completed
8Trylon Tower (98-81 Queens Boulevard) Queens Blvd. at 99th St. Completed
9The Austin (78-29 Austin Street) Austin St. near the LIRR Completed
1085-01 68th Road Woodhaven Blvd. at 68th Rd. Completed
11Queens Borough-Based Jail 82nd Ave. at 126th St. Approved; Early Work
1283-05 116th Street 116th St. near Metropolitan Ave. Delayed
13116-14 & 116-18 Grosvenor Lane Grosvenor Ln. near Metropolitan Ave. Filed (Plan Review)
14135-11 Hillside Avenue Hillside Ave. near the Van Wyck Permitted
15Forest Hills LIRR Station Station Square at 71st Ave. Under Construction
16Rego Park Library 63rd Dr. near Saunders St. Under Construction
17Forest Hills High School Annex 66th Rd. near the Grand Central Pkwy. Approved

Queens Boulevard Rezonings

One-site rezonings that would trade low-rise retail for towers, each negotiated block by block.

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100-12 Queens Boulevard

Google Street View of 100-12 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY
100-12 Queens Boulevard, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location100-12 Queens Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantBenenson Capital Partners
ProjectA rezoning for a 21-story tower with about 389 apartments, 97 of them income-restricted, replacing one-story retail including a CVS (ZAP, Traded).
StatusIn Public Review
Latest UpdateThe City Planning Commission voted on Sept. 9, 2026, and City Council review began Sept. 26 (ZAP 2023Q0450).

The Tallest of the Rezonings

Traded reported that Benenson has held the corner since 2001.

Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2023Q0450; Traded (2026)

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102-51 Queens Boulevard

Google Street View of 102-51 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY
102-51 Queens Boulevard, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location102-51 Queens Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantQBM Properties LLC (ZAP applicant); the New York Business Journal reported RJ Capital as developer in 2024; Rybak Development Corp. is the owner on 2026 demolition filings
ProjectA rezoned block for a 17-story building with 216 apartments, 54 of them affordable (City Council hearing record via citymeetings.nyc).
StatusRezoning Approved
Latest UpdateThe rezoning cleared the City Council and mayoral review in May 2025 (ZAP). On Sept. 29, 2026, Rybak Development filed to demolish two one-story buildings on the block. No new-building application has been filed.

Three Names on One Block

Public records and press name three different firms for the site, which may reflect a sale or partnership that has not been reported.

Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2023Q0289; citymeetings.nyc (Council zoning subcommittee) (Apr. 2025); New York Business Journal (July 2024); NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01461352-I1 and Q01461353-I1 (Sept. 2026)

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Yellowstone Boulevard Rezoning

Google Street View of 68-72 Yellowstone Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY
Yellowstone Boulevard Rezoning, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location68-72 Yellowstone Boulevard, and 71-74 Yellowstone Boulevard
Developer/Applicant6040 F.P. Food LLC (Queens Ledger)
ProjectA rezoning for about 151 apartments, 38 of them income-restricted, on a site with six businesses including Vitelio’s Marketplace. City Planning’s description is 12 stories (ZAP).
StatusIn Public Review
Latest UpdateCommunity Board 6 approved an amended version on Sept. 17, 2026, cut to nine stories with a higher affordable share, the Queens Ledger reported. Borough President review ended Oct. 26.

Cut to Nine Stories

The applicant offered the existing businesses the first chance to return, according to the Queens Ledger.

Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2023Q0211; Queens Ledger (Sept. 2026)

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69-67 108th Street

Google Street View of 69-67 108th Street, Forest Hills, NY
69-67 108th Street, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location69-67 108th Street
Developer/Applicant108 St., LLC (ZAP applicant)
ProjectA rezoning for a building with 59 apartments, about 15 of them affordable, replacing a former funeral home. City Planning described 11 stories; YIMBY reported 12.
StatusRezoning Approved
Latest UpdateThe City Council approved the rezoning with modifications on Oct. 8, 2026; the final height after the changes has not been reported. No building application has been filed.

A Funeral Home Site

YIMBY reported the existing building dates to 1925.

Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2025Q0247; New York YIMBY (May 2026)

Rego Park & Forest Hills Towers

The biggest site in the area, a condo near completion and a run of buildings that finished in 2025 and 2026.

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61-06 Junction Boulevard

Google Street View of 61-06 Junction Boulevard, Rego Park, NY
61-06 Junction Boulevard, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location61-06 Junction Boulevard, the former Vornado lot near Rego Center
Developer/ApplicantUnited Construction & Development (Chris Xu)
ProjectA plan for two towers of 22 and 28 stories with about 630 apartments, The Real Deal reported. The DOB filing lists a single 29-story job with 706 units.
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateThe developer filed new-building plans in August 2025; the application is still in DOB objections.

A $71 Million Lot

The Real Deal reported that the developer bought the site from Vornado in 2023 for about $71 million. Vornado had planned a 32-story tower there and obtained foundation permits in 2022, but no work followed.

Sources: The Real Deal (Aug. 2025); Crain's New York Business (Aug. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job Q01025398-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)

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Centrale Residences (70-28 Grand Central Parkway)

Google Street View of 70-28 Grand Central Parkway, Forest Hills, NY
Centrale Residences (70-28 Grand Central Parkway), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Developer/ApplicantSYU Properties; SLCE Architects
ProjectA 13-story condominium with 241 apartments (DOB, YIMBY).
StatusTopped Out
Latest UpdateDOB inspection records in August 2026 describe the building in its finish phase, after a worker was injured on Aug. 7. Inspectors found the site closed with no work under way on Sept. 26 and Oct. 16. YIMBY reported a completion target of the third quarter of 2027.

A $125 Million Loan

Naftali Credit Partners and Madison Realty Capital provided a $125 million construction loan in January 2026, YIMBY reported.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job Q01018744-I1 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)

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CORE NYC (98-10 63rd Road)

Google Street View of 98-10 63rd Road, Rego Park, NY
CORE NYC (98-10 63rd Road), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location98-10 63rd Road
Developer/ApplicantChuang Heng Rego Park LLC (Jade Century Properties)
ProjectA 22-story rental with 260 apartments, 78 of them offered through the housing lottery (DOB, YIMBY).
StatusCompleted
Latest UpdateDOB issued the first temporary certificate of occupancy in May 2025. In September 2026 it issued an emergency work order over broken curtain-wall glass, and a violation that month says several façade panels broke between January 2025 and July 2026.

Falling Glass at a New Tower

One DOB violation describes a glass panel falling from an apartment into a public patio.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Apr. 2025); NYC DOB violations and CO records (BIN 4619563) (Oct. 2026)

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Trylon Tower (98-81 Queens Boulevard)

Google Street View of 98-81 Queens Boulevard, Rego Park, NY
Trylon Tower (98-81 Queens Boulevard), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location98-81 Queens Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantRJ Capital Holdings; SLCE Architects
ProjectA 16-story rental with 170 apartments on the site of the old Trylon Theater (DOB, YIMBY).
StatusCompleted
Latest UpdateYIMBY reported completion in March 2025, and DOB renewed the temporary certificate of occupancy in September 2026 while ground-floor retail is fitted out.

A Theater Site Rebuilt

DOB issued a partial stop-work order in January 2026 for unpermitted work in a commercial space.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Mar. 2025); NYC DOB CO records (BIN 4625213) (Sept. 2026)

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The Austin (78-29 Austin Street)

Google Street View of 78-29 Austin Street, Forest Hills, NY
The Austin (78-29 Austin Street), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location78-29 Austin Street
Developer/ApplicantRybak Development; Zproekt Architecture
ProjectA seven-story condominium with 98 apartments (DOB, YIMBY).
StatusCompleted
Latest UpdateDOB issued the first temporary certificate of occupancy in July 2025 and renewed it in October 2026.

Condos by the Station

Rybak is also the owner named on the 2026 demolition filings at 102-51 Queens Boulevard.

Sources: New York YIMBY (May 2025); NYC DOB CO records (BIN 4624331) (Oct. 2026)

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85-01 68th Road

Google Street View of 85-01 68th Road, Rego Park, NY
85-01 68th Road, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location85-01 68th Road, also 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantSMJ Development; Shakespeare Gordon Studio
ProjectA seven-story building with 120 affordable apartments, 18 of them for formerly homeless households, on a former auto-body shop site cleaned up under the state brownfield program (HDC, DOB).
StatusCompleted
Latest UpdateDOB issued the first temporary certificate of occupancy in March 2026, and SMJ celebrated the opening on Sept. 24 (HDC).

120 Affordable Homes

It was financed through HPD and HDC’s ELLA program.

Sources: NYC HDC (Sept. 2026); NYC DOB CO records (BIN 4625887) (Oct. 2026)

Kew Gardens

A new jail beside Borough Hall and housing on its side streets.

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Queens Borough-Based Jail

Google Street View of 126-02 82nd Avenue, Kew Gardens, NY
Queens Borough-Based Jail, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location126-02 82nd Avenue, the former Queens Detention Center
Developer/ApplicantNYC Department of Design and Construction for the Department of Correction; Leon D. DeMatteis Construction (City & State)
ProjectAn 11-story jail replacing the demolished Queens Detention Center, part of the plan to close Rikers Island. The city’s program page lists 886 beds, including 126 for women and gender-expansive people; City & State reported in March 2026 that it would hold 450 beds for women and gender-expansive people. City & State put the projected cost at about $4 billion.
StatusApproved; Early Work
Latest UpdateDOB issued a construction-fence permit in May 2026 and sewer re-route permits in June. The new-building application is still in plan review. City & State reported completion is expected in 2031.

Early Work on the Site

The jail’s parking garage, built first, has its certificate of occupancy. A September 2026 violation cites a worker injury at the site.

Sources: City & State New York (Mar. 2026); NYC Borough-Based Jails program; NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01351364-I1 and Q01390041-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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83-05 116th Street

Google Street View of 83-05 116th Street, Kew Gardens, NY
83-05 116th Street, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location83-05 116th Street
Developer/ApplicantStarlink Condominium LLC
ProjectAn eight-story condominium with 110 apartments, first filed in 2017 (DOB, YIMBY).
StatusDelayed
Latest UpdateDOB records show a stop-work order complaint in June 2025, a February 2026 violation for work continuing while it was posted, and the complaint closed in March 2026. Inspectors found the site closed with no work under way on Aug. 29, 2026.

Nine Years and Counting

DOB lists the job as partially permitted since 2024.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Dec. 2017); NYC DOB BIS job 420663115, complaint 4A00290 and ECB records (Aug. 2026)

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116-14 & 116-18 Grosvenor Lane

Google Street View of 116-18 Grosvenor Lane, Kew Gardens, NY
116-14 & 116-18 Grosvenor Lane, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location116-18 Grosvenor Lane, and 116-14 Grosvenor Lane
Developer/ApplicantThe Grun Group
ProjectTwo nine-story buildings with 58 and 50 apartments, 108 in all (DOB, Commercial Observer).
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateThe Grun Group filed both new-building applications on June 16, 2026; both are in DOB objections. YIMBY reported in July that demolition permits had not been filed.

Two Buildings on a Side Street

QNS reported 189 units at one of the addresses; DOB and Commercial Observer show 108 across both.

Sources: Commercial Observer (June 2026); New York YIMBY (July 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01415856-I1 and Q01417752-I1 (June 2026)

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135-11 Hillside Avenue

Google Street View of 135-11 Hillside Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY
135-11 Hillside Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location135-11 Hillside Avenue
Developer/Applicant135-11 Hillside LLC
ProjectA seven-story building with 56 apartments replacing a one-story building demolished in 2025 (DOB).
StatusPermitted
Latest UpdateDOB issued foundation, structural and excavation-support permits on June 26, 2026, though the main application still shows objections.

Foundation Permits Issued

The site is on the Kew Gardens edge west of the Van Wyck Expressway.

Sources: NYC DOB NOW job Q01301298-I1 and permits (Sept. 2026); Traded

Public Projects

A station rebuild, a new library and a high school annex.

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Forest Hills LIRR Station

Google Street View of Forest Hills LIRR Station, Forest Hills, NY
Forest Hills LIRR Station, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Developer/ApplicantMTA Construction & Development and the Long Island Rail Road; AECOM (designer); Forte Construction
ProjectReconstruction of the station’s ramps, platforms and walkways, with longer 10-car platforms, a waiting room, restrooms, more stairs and a new Ascan Avenue ramp (MTA). The current scope does not include elevators.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateThe new platform extensions and south-side ramp opened by June 2026, Forte Construction reported. Rebuilding of the original platforms and the Ascan Avenue ramp continues, with work expected into early 2027 (MTA).

No Elevators in the Plan

The Queens Chronicle reported in 2023 that the upgrades would not include elevators.

Sources: MTA (Apr. 2025); Forte Construction (June 2026); Queens Chronicle (Sept. 2023)

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Rego Park Library

Google Street View of 91-41 63rd Drive, Rego Park, NY
Rego Park Library, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location91-41 63rd Drive
Developer/ApplicantNYC Department of Design and Construction for Queens Public Library; WEISS/MANFREDI; Stalco Construction
ProjectA $39 million replacement for the Rego Park branch library (DDC).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateThe old branch was demolished, with DOB sign-off in June 2026, and DOB issued an excavation-support permit on Sept. 21. DDC targets completion by the end of 2028.

A New Branch by 2028

The city broke ground in December 2025, DDC said.

Sources: NYC DDC (Dec. 2025); NYC DOB NOW jobs Q00713415-I1 and Q01372548-I1 (Sept. 2026)

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Forest Hills High School Annex

Google Street View of 111-32 66th Road, Forest Hills, NY
Forest Hills High School Annex, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location111-32 66th Road
Developer/ApplicantNYC School Construction Authority
ProjectA five-story annex with about 700 seats, 26 classrooms and four science labs to relieve crowding at Forest Hills High School (QNS, DOB).
StatusApproved
Latest UpdateDOB approved the building on May 6, 2026, and a related application to demap part of the Grand Central Parkway service road has been filed with City Planning (ZAP 2026Q0320). No work permits have been issued.

Seats for a Crowded School

The annex is in the city’s 2025-29 school capital plan, QNS reported.

Sources: QNS (Nov. 2024); NYC Planning ZAP 2026Q0320; NYC DOB NOW job Q01297135-I1 (May 2026)

What We're Watching Next

The City Council vote on 100-12 Queens Boulevard, City Planning’s review of the Yellowstone Boulevard rezoning, a building filing for 102-51 Queens Boulevard, progress on the 61-06 Junction Boulevard plans, and the jail’s new-building permit are next.

Hush Street also tracks Ridgewood, Maspeth & Glendale to the west.

Header photo: apartment towers in Forest Hills, 2025, by Kidfly182, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

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