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Astoria's Most Expensive Condo Ever Sold
Apartment 5D in The Rowan goes for $1.7 million, eclipsing the old mark held by the building's penthouse, which sold last fall.

Apartment 5D in The Rowan goes for $1.7 million, eclipsing the old mark held by the building's penthouse, which sold last fall.

Hundreds of rent-stabilized apartments are now available in Long Island City's 5 Pointz development, but only to those making over $63,000.

The proposal would turn a waterfront industrial site into a complex with about 1,400 apartments, including 300 affordable units.
Households have to make at least $70,000 a year to be eligible for any of the 43 "affordable" apartments, located in a new luxury complex.
The event venue Riccardo's by the Bridge, which closed in September due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, has been sold.
A city-owned parking lot on 31st Street will be the site of a new, 135-unit affordable housing complex for seniors.
A developer has filed plans for a new apartment building on a vacant lot across from Long Island City High School, records show.
The Ditmars-Steinway section of Astoria is on track to be one of the most expensive places in New York City to buy a home this year.
The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic is driving down rents in Astoria, Long Island City and Sunnyside, a new study found.
Six apartments in Long Island City hit the "affordable" housing lottery, but families need to make a certain amount to apply.
The proposed Long Island City development would bring 27 new apartments to the area, records show.
Plans were filed this weekend to construct a four-story condo building with eight apartments.
Monthly rents for the so-called "affordable" apartments start at $2,156 for a studio, records show.
Fourteen apartments in Astoria have hit the so-called "affordable" housing lottery, but households need to make at least $70,000 to apply.
The "affordable" apartments start at $1,600 a month for a studio, records show.
Households will need to bring in more than $68,000 a year to qualify for any of the new apartments.
NY Attorney General Letitia James said the developers received tax breaks while flouting the rent-stabilization rules that came with them.
Monthly rents for the so-called "affordable" units start at just under $2,000 for a studio.
Monthly rents for the brand-new "affordable" apartments start at $2,241 for a studio, records show.
The apartments are a subset of the 719 affordable units that will be up for grabs in a new complex overlooking Hunter's Point South Park
The new development is slated to go up in the Hallets Point section of Astoria, records show.
City Hall is withdrawing its public land from the "Your LIC" development project after negotiations with the developers broke down.
Two new mixed-use buildings are coming to Astoria and Long Island City, according to Department of Buildings filings.
Each building is planned to include 51 apartments, according to work permits filed this week.
Hunters Point was the priciest area outside Manhattan to buy a home in the first half of this year, according to a new report.
The development team says the $2 billion project, dubbed Innovation QNS, would "reactivate" a "largely dormant" corner of Astoria.
Over a fifth of Long Island City rentals were discounted last month, and rents may soon drop even further, a new StreetEasy report says.
Four developers unveiled their tentative plans for the Long Island City site that was once slated for a sprawling Amazon campus.
A new batch of "affordable" apartments in Long Island City is open for applications, and rents start at $2,241 for a studio.
Four developers are privately hatching potential plans for a series of mega-towers lining the Long Island City waterfront, records show.
A hotel under construction on 39th Avenue in Long Island City racked up $23,750 in penalties for a host of safety violations, the city says.
Rents in Astoria spiked after the broker fee ban, but renters could still end up saving money if a judge upholds the ban, one study finds.
The Western Queens Community Land Trust is fighting to keep a city-owned building on the former Amazon HQ2 site in public hands.
Monthly rents start at just under $1,000 for the new apartments, according to city records.
A five-story apartment building is in the works on 27th Street in Astoria, records show. It'll have a rooftop terrace, backyard and gym.
The Durst Organization is hitting pause on its Halletts Point complex under construction on the Astoria waterfront, per a news report.
Twelve new "affordable" apartments in Astoria are up for grabs — but only for families earning at least $65,000 a year.
There are three new "affordable" apartments in Astoria up for grabs — but you have to earn at least $73,000 a year to be eligible.
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has unveiled designs for actor Robert De Niro's proposed $400 million film studio in Astoria.
Four new "affordable" apartments on Steinway Street are only available to households earning at least $78,858 a year.