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What's Being Built in Long Island City? The OneLIC Rezoning, 980 Homes at Hunters Point South & a New Wave of Court Square Towers

Hush Street tracks what's changing in Long Island City: the OneLIC rezoning, about 980 homes picked for Hunters Point South Parcel E, the Court Square and Queens Plaza towers, Anable Basin's waterfront sites, the former Amazon building and new parks under the Queensboro Bridge.
18
Projects Tracked
~14,700
Homes Projected Under OneLIC
5
Under Construction
~980
Homes Planned at Hunters Point South Parcel E
Oct. 2026
Updated
Watch → Worker Injuries at 2 Tower Sites 1 Stalled Waterfront Site
By Hush Street Editorial
What’s Changing
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DOB issued a foundation permit for the PS 508Q elementary school on 43rd Avenue.Oct. 2026
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JCS Realty filed five 99-unit buildings near Anable Basin.Sep. 2026
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HPD picked a team to build about 980 homes on Hunters Point South Parcel E.Jul. 2026
Money Moving →
44-02 Vernon Boulevard Refinancing (PincusCo)$220M
Vernon Point (44-68 Vernon Blvd.) Acquisition and construction loan (YIMBY)$72.3M
VERA (23-07 43rd Ave.) Site purchase (Commercial Observer)$57.5M
See the waterfront sites →
PROJECTS ONELIC & PUBLIC LAND COURT SQUARE & QUEENS PLAZA ANABLE BASIN DUTCH KILLS & RAVENSWOOD

Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Long Island City, from the Hunters Point waterfront to Court Square, Queens Plaza and Dutch Kills.

On Nov. 12, 2025 the City Council unanimously approved OneLIC, a city rezoning of 54 blocks around Anable Basin, Court Square and Queens Plaza projected to add about 14,700 homes, roughly 4,350 of them affordable, with about $1.97 billion in city commitments for schools, sewers, open space and the Queensbridge Houses (NYC Council District 26). It succeeded where earlier plans for Anable Basin, and Amazon’s HQ2, had failed.

Private towers keep rising at Court Square and Queens Plaza, including a 55-story condo and a 46-story rental, while the city picked a team in July 2026 to build about 980 mostly affordable homes on Hunters Point South’s Parcel E. Open space has not kept pace: Community District 2 has 0.38 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents against 2.92 citywide, which led to a new park-buying authorization in August 2026 (Hunters Point Ledger).

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
1OneLIC Rezoning Anable Basin, Court Sq. & Queens Plaza Approved
2The Orion (Hunters Point South Parcel E) Center Blvd., 55th–56th Aves. Developer Selected
344-36 Vernon Boulevard (Former Amazon HQ2 Site) Vernon Blvd. at Anable Basin Request for Information Issued
4PS 508Q (23-10 43rd Avenue) 43rd Ave. at 23rd St. Under Construction
5Queensbridge Baby Park & Open Space Under the Bridge Under the Queensboro Bridge Phase 1 Complete
6Queens CD2 Walk-to-Park Acquisitions Across Community District 2 Approved
7Court Square Condo Tower (24-19 Jackson Avenue) Jackson Ave. at 23rd St. Under Construction
830-25 Queens Boulevard Queens Blvd. at Queens Plaza East Under Construction
9VERA (23-07 43rd Avenue) 43rd Ave. at 23rd St. Foundation Work
1042-19 24th Street Queens Plaza South at 24th St. Under Construction
11The Orchard (42-06 Orchard Street) Orchard St. near Queens Plaza Completed
12Lumen LIC (23-15 44th Road) 44th Rd. at 23rd St. Completed
13Paragon (45-40 Vernon Boulevard) Vernon Blvd. at Anable Basin Topped Out
14JCS Realty's Five Buildings (45-03 Vernon Boulevard) Vernon Blvd. at 45th Ave. Filed (Plan Review)
1544-02 Vernon Boulevard Vernon Blvd. at 44th Dr. Stalled
16Vernon Point (44-68 Vernon Boulevard) Vernon Blvd. at 44th Dr. Filed (Plan Review)
1737-25 21st Street 21st St. near 38th Ave. Filed
18Prologis Queensboro Crossing (12-18 38th Avenue) 38th Ave. near Vernon Blvd. Approved

OneLIC & the City's Sites

A 54-block rezoning, a city-picked team for the last big waterfront parcel, the former Amazon building and a new school.

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OneLIC Rezoning

Google Maps of Court Square, Long Island City, NY
Court Square and the OneLIC rezoning area, via Google Maps. — Imagery: Google Maps
Developer/ApplicantNYC Department of City Planning; commitments negotiated by Council Member Julie Won
ProjectA rezoning of 54 blocks projected to produce about 14,700 homes, roughly 4,350 of them affordable, paired with about $1.97 billion in city commitments, including 1,300 school seats and $206 million for the Queensbridge Houses (NYC Council District 26). City Planning describes nearly 15,000 new homes.
StatusApproved
Latest UpdateThe City Council approved the plan unanimously on Nov. 12, 2025 (ZAP 2024Q0304). A community oversight task force began tracking the city’s commitments in 2026.

Fifth Try for Anable Basin

City Limits reported the plan includes about 1,000 affordable homes on public land. Several cards below are OneLIC commitments.

Sources: NYC Council District 26 (Nov. 2025); City Limits (Nov. 2025); NYC Department of City Planning; NYC Planning ZAP 2024Q0424

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The Orion (Hunters Point South Parcel E)

Google Street View of 54-42 2nd Street, Long Island City, NY
The Orion (Hunters Point South Parcel E), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location54-42 2nd Street
Developer/ApplicantSlate Property Group, The Hudson Companies and Volunteers of America-Greater New York; Marvel Architects
ProjectThree buildings with about 980 homes, 658 of them income-restricted, plus a daycare, a workforce center and an indoor community pool on a 69,500-square-foot city-owned lot (HPD, Hunters Point Ledger). HPD’s request for proposals page gives about 950 homes.
StatusDeveloper Selected
Latest UpdateHPD designated the team on July 29, 2026. No DOB filing has been made yet.

The Next-to-Last Hunters Point South Parcel

It is the sixth of seven Hunters Point South parcels; five are built with more than 3,000 homes, according to HPD. Parcel D across 55th Avenue is still vacant.

Sources: NYC HPD (July 2026); Hunters Point Ledger (July 2026); 6sqft (July 2026)

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44-36 Vernon Boulevard (Former Amazon HQ2 Site)

Google Street View of 44-36 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY
44-36 Vernon Boulevard (Former Amazon HQ2 Site), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location44-36 Vernon Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantNYC Economic Development Corporation (owner of record: NYC Department of Education)
ProjectReuse of a six-story, roughly 672,000-square-foot city warehouse that was part of Amazon’s withdrawn 2019 HQ2 plan and still houses DOE bus storage, food services and offices (6sqft, Queens Ledger).
StatusRequest for Information Issued
Latest UpdateNYCEDC issued a request for information in May 2025. The Queens Ledger reported in June 2026 that the follow-up request for proposals had not yet been issued.

What Comes After Amazon

Respondents included the Western Queens Community Land Trust, which proposes a maker, arts and food hub leased from the city, the Queens Ledger reported.

Sources: NYCEDC (May 2025); Queens Ledger (June 2026); 6sqft (Feb. 2025)

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PS 508Q (23-10 43rd Avenue)

Google Street View of 23-10 43rd Avenue, Long Island City, NY
PS 508Q (23-10 43rd Avenue), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location23-10 43rd Avenue
Developer/ApplicantNYC School Construction Authority; ESKW/Architects
ProjectA six-story elementary school with about 550 seats replacing a former office building (Hunters Point Ledger; DOE’s capacity presentation gives 547 seats).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateDemolition of the old building finished in July 2026, and DOB issued a foundation permit on Oct. 9. The DOE projects a September 2028 opening.

School Seats for Court Square

Council Member Won lists the Court Square school among the OneLIC school commitments.

Sources: Hunters Point Ledger (July 2026); NYC Public Schools presentation to CEC 30 (June 2025); NYC DOB NOW job Q00986401-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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Queensbridge Baby Park & Open Space Under the Bridge

Google Maps of Queensbridge Park, Long Island City, NY
Queensbridge Park and the Queensboro Bridge, via Google Maps. — Imagery: Google Maps
Address/LocationQueensbridge Baby Park, 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard area
Developer/ApplicantNYC Parks
ProjectA $2.6 million renovation of the Queensbridge Baby Park, described by NYC Parks as a first step toward about four acres of new open space under the Queensboro Bridge promised in OneLIC. Council Member Won’s page says more than five acres.
StatusPhase 1 Complete
Latest UpdateNYC Parks reopened the Baby Park on June 5, 2026. The larger park needs city vehicle and maintenance operations moved off lots under the bridge.

Parkland Promised in the Rezoning

OneLIC also commits to a waterfront connection between Gantry Plaza and Queensbridge.

Sources: NYC Parks (June 2026); NYC Council District 26

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Queens CD2 Walk-to-Park Acquisitions

Google Maps of Hunters Point, Long Island City, NY
Hunters Point and Court Square, where most of the targeted lots are, via Google Maps. — Imagery: Google Maps
Developer/ApplicantNYC Parks with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services
ProjectA standing authorization that lets the city buy privately owned lots for parks across the district from willing sellers, without a separate review for each site. The Hunters Point Ledger counted 37 targeted lots; another report counted 47.
StatusApproved
Latest UpdateThe authorization completed City Council and mayoral review in August 2026 (ZAP 2025Q0316). Parks said outreach to the first seven sites would begin within a month.

Buying Land for Parks

The Hunters Point Ledger estimated it would cost $266 million to $725 million to buy all 37 sites. It also covers Sunnyside and Woodside.

Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2025Q0316; Hunters Point Ledger (Aug. 2026); NYC in Focus (July 2026)

Court Square & Queens Plaza Towers

Four towers rising and two giants just finished, including the tallest in Queens.

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Court Square Condo Tower (24-19 Jackson Avenue)

Google Street View of 45-11 23rd Street, Long Island City, NY
Court Square Condo Tower (24-19 Jackson Avenue), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location45-11 23rd Street, also 24-19 Jackson Avenue
Developer/ApplicantCharney Companies and Tavros with Incoco Capital; FXCollaborative
ProjectA 617-foot condominium tower (DOB) that the developers and 6sqft describe as 55 stories with 636 condos. DOB lists 54 stories and 310 units, with a pending amendment showing 56 stories and 319 units.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateDOB issued the new-building permit on Feb. 6, 2026 and the structural permit on March 17. Inspectors recorded the structure at the sixth floor in late July, and an outrigger-platform permit followed on Oct. 5.

A $525 Million Financing Package

6sqft reported $525 million in financing and a spring 2028 completion target. A worker was injured by a falling formwork clamp in July 2026, according to DOB records; no stop-work order was issued.

Sources: 6sqft (June 2025); Multi-Housing News; NYC DOB NOW job Q00674206-I1 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)

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30-25 Queens Boulevard

Google Street View of 30-25 Queens Boulevard, Long Island City, NY
30-25 Queens Boulevard, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location30-25 Queens Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantBaron Property Group and LargaVista Companies; CetraRuddy Architecture
ProjectA 46-story, 525-foot tower with 561 homes, 169 of them affordable, mixing rentals and condos over 21,000 square feet of retail (YIMBY). The current DOB filing lists 49 stories, 553 feet and 593 units.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateYIMBY reported the tower rising quickly in August 2026. DOB issued the new-building permit in August 2025 and the structural permit that October.

Rising at Queens Plaza

6sqft reported $388.5 million in construction financing. DOB cited the site in August 2026 after a worker was injured during crane hoisting.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Aug. 2026); 6sqft (July 2025); NYC DOB NOW job Q00614075-I1 and ECB records (Sept. 2026)

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VERA (23-07 43rd Avenue)

Google Street View of 23-07 43rd Avenue, Long Island City, NY
VERA (23-07 43rd Avenue), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location23-07 43rd Avenue, also 42-50 24th Street
Developer/ApplicantUnited Construction & Development Group; Handel Architects
ProjectA 39-story, 446-foot condominium tower with 387 units (DOB, Commercial Observer); CityRealty describes more than 500 condos.
StatusFoundation Work
Latest UpdateDOB issued excavation-support permits in July and August 2026 and a foundation permit on Sept. 17. The main new-building application is still in objections.

Foundations at Court Square

The developer bought the site from Fisher Brothers for $57.5 million in 2024, Commercial Observer reported. CityRealty lists a 2028 completion.

Sources: Commercial Observer (Aug. 2025); CityRealty (2026); NYC DOB NOW job Q01263805-I1 (Sept. 2026)

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42-19 24th Street

Google Street View of 42-19 24th Street, Long Island City, NY
42-19 24th Street, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location42-19 24th Street, also 24-02 Queens Plaza South
Developer/ApplicantSteven Li (owner of record); JLS Group (builder, per Urbanize); MY Architect
ProjectA 38-story, 408-foot residential tower with 207 apartments and ground-floor retail just south of the Queensboro Bridge (DOB, Urbanize). The 2024 filing described 40 stories and 216 units (YIMBY).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateUrbanize reported the structure about 75 percent complete in August 2026, with curtain wall following. DOB issued the construction permit in February and a structural permit on Oct. 8.

Another Queens Plaza High-Rise

A three-story building on the site came down under a demolition permit issued in December 2024.

Sources: Urbanize NYC (Aug. 2026); New York YIMBY (Aug. 2024); NYC DOB NOW job Q01087530-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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The Orchard (42-06 Orchard Street)

Google Street View of 42-06 Orchard Street, Long Island City, NY
The Orchard (42-06 Orchard Street), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location42-06 Orchard Street
Developer/ApplicantBLDG Management; Perkins Eastman
ProjectA rental tower of 69 stories (DOB; 6sqft says 70) and about 794 feet with 824 apartments, which 6sqft and YIMBY describe as the tallest building in Queens.
StatusCompleted
Latest UpdateThe affordable housing lottery launched in December 2025, and leasing opened in January 2026 with move-ins from February (6sqft).

Queens' Tallest Tower Opens

The tower topped out in November 2024.

Sources: 6sqft (Dec. 2025); New York YIMBY (Dec. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job Q00528973-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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Lumen LIC (23-15 44th Road)

Google Street View of 23-15 44th Road, Long Island City, NY
Lumen LIC (23-15 44th Road), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location23-15 44th Road
Developer/ApplicantFSA Capital; Hill West Architects
ProjectA 66-story, 754-foot tower with 938 apartments, 282 of them affordable, plus office and retail space (YIMBY; DOB lists 67 stories).
StatusCompleted
Latest UpdateYIMBY reported in December 2025 that residents had begun moving in, with construction expected to wrap up in the first half of 2026.

Nearly a Thousand Apartments

FSA bought the full-block site for $200 million in 2022 and took a $364 million construction loan, YIMBY reported.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Dec. 2025); NYC DOB BIS job 420656695 (Apr. 2026)

Anable Basin & the Waterfront

A converted paint factory, a stalled tower site in litigation and new filings clustering near the basin.

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Paragon (45-40 Vernon Boulevard)

Google Street View of 45-40 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY
Paragon (45-40 Vernon Boulevard), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location45-40 Vernon Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantZD Jasper Realty; Archimaera Architecture
ProjectA 23-story condominium with 182 units built on and around the historic Paragon Paint Factory, with a small public waterfront space (6sqft, ZAP). DOB lists 22 stories; YIMBY’s topping-out report said 226 units.
StatusTopped Out
Latest UpdateThe building topped out in November 2025 (YIMBY), and sales launched in September 2026 as Long Island City’s first new waterfront condo in a decade (6sqft).

Waterfront Condos at the Basin

DOB ordered concrete formwork stopped in June 2025 until safety netting was installed.

Sources: 6sqft (Sept. 2026); New York YIMBY (Nov. 2025); NYC Planning ZAP 2023Q0403; NYC DOB NOW job Q01078424-I1 (July 2026)

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JCS Realty's Five Buildings (45-03 Vernon Boulevard)

Google Street View of 45-03 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY
JCS Realty's Five Buildings (45-03 Vernon Boulevard), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location45-03 Vernon Boulevard, with sites on 45th Avenue and 45th Road
Developer/ApplicantJCS Realty Group; JFA Architects & Engineers
ProjectFive buildings of nine and 10 stories with 99 apartments each, 495 in all, inside the OneLIC rezoning area (DOB, The Real Deal).
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateJCS filed the five new-building applications on Sept. 2, 2026, and DOB issued demolition permits for 10-02 and 10-38 45th Avenue that month. The building applications were in objections as of October.

Ninety-Nine Units at a Time

The Real Deal reported that keeping each building under 100 units likely avoids the construction wage floor in the 485-x tax program, and that it was unclear whether JCS owns the parcels.

Sources: The Real Deal (Sept. 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01422820-I1 and Q01393773-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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44-02 Vernon Boulevard

Google Street View of 44-02 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY
44-02 Vernon Boulevard, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location44-02 Vernon Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantRaizel Feder (owner, per PincusCo); SHoP Architects (design)
ProjectA waterfront tower site where plans in 2025 called for about 380 apartments in 440,000 square feet (New York Business Journal). City Planning approved a change to the site’s development rules in October 2025.
StatusStalled
Latest UpdateNo new-building application has been filed. PincusCo reported in July 2026 that the owner signed a $220 million refinancing with BDT & MSD Partners, months after the lender sued a sponsor over the earlier $165 million loan.

Approved Rules, No Building Filing

PincusCo also reported a 2025 lawsuit by SHoP against the sponsors.

Sources: PincusCo (July 2026); New York Business Journal (Feb. 2025); NYC Planning ZAP 2024Q0272

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Vernon Point (44-68 Vernon Boulevard)

Google Street View of 44-68 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY
Vernon Point (44-68 Vernon Boulevard), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location44-68 Vernon Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantElmrod Development (YIMBY); Archimaera (design)
ProjectA 16-story building with 161 apartments, according to YIMBY. Two DOB filings on 44th Drive by the same owner entity list 15 stories and 161 units in all.
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateYIMBY published a rendering in July 2026. The demolition and building applications filed in June and July were in DOB objections as of September.

A $72 Million Financing

The developer bought the site for $28 million and took $72.3 million in acquisition and construction financing from BridgeCity Capital, YIMBY reported.

Sources: New York YIMBY (July 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01426037-I1 and Q01407225-I1 (Sept. 2026)

Dutch Kills & Ravenswood

Supportive housing on a former industrial lot and a six-story warehouse.

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37-25 21st Street

Google Street View of 37-25 21st Street, Long Island City, NY
37-25 21st Street, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location37-25 21st Street
Developer/ApplicantBreaking Ground; Curtis + Ginsberg Architects
ProjectA 16-story building with 269 apartments filed by Breaking Ground, the supportive housing nonprofit (DOB).
StatusFiled
Latest UpdateBreaking Ground filed the new-building application with DOB on Oct. 16, 2026.

Supportive Housing in Dutch Kills

The site is south of 36th Avenue, in Dutch Kills.

Sources: NYC DOB NOW job Q01473907-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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Prologis Queensboro Crossing (12-18 38th Avenue)

Google Street View of 12-18 38th Avenue, Long Island City, NY
Prologis Queensboro Crossing (12-18 38th Avenue), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location12-18 38th Avenue
Developer/ApplicantPrologis; Stephen B. Jacobs Group
ProjectA six-story, 155-foot multistory warehouse for last-mile logistics (DOB). DOB lists about 509,000 square feet of construction; Prologis markets about 391,500 square feet.
StatusApproved
Latest UpdateDOB approved the plans on Nov. 12, 2025. No construction permits had been issued as of late October 2026.

A Warehouse in Ravenswood

DOB has approved the foundation and structural filings; the excavation-support filing is still in objections.

Sources: Prologis; NYC DOB NOW job Q01193727-I1 (Nov. 2025)

What We're Watching Next

The first building filings under OneLIC, a design and DOB filing for The Orion at Parcel E, the city’s request for proposals for 44-36 Vernon Boulevard, permits for the JCS Realty and Vernon Point sites, the first park purchases under the CD2 authorization and any building filing at 44-02 Vernon Boulevard are next.

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Header photo: the Long Island City skyline from the East River, 2025, by Kidfly182, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

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