New construction in Long Island City

Since March 2021, builders in Long Island City have filed applications for 94 apartment buildings, 1 house, 20 other new buildings and 19 major renovations, adding 10,881 units. 74 of the 115 new buildings have been approved so far, and 9 more have permits for early work. The latest was filed on Oct 29, 2026.

Units: 10,881
Apartment buildings: 94
Houses: 1
Major renovations: 19
Tallest: 69 stories

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Largest projects

via New York YIMBY: The Orchard Nears Completion At 42-06 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens

42-06 Orchard Street 824 units 69 stories · filed Jun 15, 2021 Photo via New York YIMBY: The Orchard Nears Completion At 42-06 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens
via New York YIMBY: 46-Story Skyscraper Continues Ascent at 30-25 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens

29-10 Northern Boulevard 593 units 49 stories · filed Dec 8, 2021 Photo via New York YIMBY: 46-Story Skyscraper Continues Ascent at 30-25 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens
via New York YIMBY: 560-Unit Tower Readies for Groundbreaking at 35-10 Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens

35-10 Steinway Street 560 units 27 stories · filed Aug 29, 2025 Photo via New York YIMBY: 560-Unit Tower Readies for Groundbreaking at 35-10 Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens

In the news

560-Unit Tower Readies for Groundbreaking at 35-10 Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens New York YIMBY · Oct 22, 2026
Housing Lottery Launches for DOMI at 29-24 40th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens New York YIMBY · Oct 21, 2026
New Rendering Revealed For 42-73 Hunter Street in Long Island City, Queens New York YIMBY · Sep 12, 2026

All filings

202634 filings

10-39 47th Avenue Oct 29

Enlargement 3 units added 5 stories
35-24 41st Street Oct 23

Apartment building 93 units 17 stories
37-25 21st Street Oct 16

Apartment building 269 units 16 stories
35-25 10th Street Oct 13

Apartment building 6 units 4 stories
21-02 44th Drive Sep 25

Apartment building 94 units 15 stories
41-14 29th Street Sep 8

Apartment building 44 units 13 stories
45-03 Vernon Boulevard Sep 2

Apartment building 99 units 10 stories
10-25 45th Road Sep 2

Apartment building 99 units 9 stories
10-24 45th Avenue Sep 2

Apartment building 99 units 9 stories
10-27 45th Road Sep 2

Apartment building 99 units 9 stories
10-26 45th Avenue Sep 2

Apartment building 99 units 9 stories
5-33 47th Avenue Aug 18

Apartment building 75 units 12 stories
40-39 27th Street Jul 24

Apartment building 12 units 6 stories
5-50 44th Drive Jul 24

Apartment building 79 units 15 stories
35-20 41st Street Jul 22

Apartment building 80 units 13 stories
5-52 44th Drive Jul 17

Apartment building 82 units 15 stories
45-51 Vernon Boulevard Jul 14

Apartment building 87 units 10 stories
11-48 44th Drive Jul 14

Apartment building 36 units 10 stories
45-49 Vernon Boulevard Jul 14

Apartment building 85 units 10 stories
35-08 41st Street Jul 2

Apartment building 77 units 26 stories
35-13 Steinway Street Jun 30

Apartment building 99 units 19 stories
40-16 35th Avenue Jun 24

Apartment building 79 units 26 stories
35-25 Steinway Street Jun 11

Apartment building 99 units 23 stories
42-81 Hunter Street May 19

Apartment building 38 units 14 stories
35-43 37th Street May 13

Apartment building 99 units 26 stories
37-09 36th Avenue May 12

Apartment building 99 units 26 stories
37-35 29th Street May 12

Apartment building 26 units 7 stories
32-35 Queens Boulevard Mar 27

New building 6 stories
10-56 46th Road Mar 24

Apartment building 41 units 7 stories
50-14 Vernon Boulevard Mar 21

Apartment building 27 units 5 stories
10-32 47th Road Mar 2

Major renovation 3 stories
42-73 Hunter Street Feb 25

Apartment building 37 units 11 stories
44-71 23rd Street Feb 11

Conversion 20 units added 45 stories
23-05 45th Avenue Jan 24

House 4 units 4 stories

202531 filings

5-20 46th Road Dec 17

Apartment building 147 units 10 stories
35-11 42nd Street Dec 15

Apartment building 68 units 16 stories
45-40 Pearson Street Dec 2

Apartment building 105 units 17 stories
23-08 Jackson Avenue Nov 10

Apartment building 56 units 15 stories
35-17 42nd Street Oct 24

Apartment building 67 units 16 stories
10-12 47th Road Oct 22

Major renovation 2 units in all 3 stories
47-09 Vernon Boulevard Oct 16

Major renovation 6 units in all 6 stories
35-42 41st Street Oct 7

Apartment building 99 units 12 stories
35-53 41st Street Oct 6

Apartment building 330 units 18 stories
28-12 41st Avenue Sep 26

Apartment building 31 units 10 stories
37-46 Crescent Street Sep 19

Major renovation 4 stories
42-08 35th Avenue Sep 16

Apartment building 99 units 13 stories
42-62 24th Street Sep 9

New building 3 stories
39-38 28th Street Sep 2

Apartment building 13 units 6 stories
30-10 38th Avenue Aug 29

Apartment building 12 units 6 stories
35-10 Steinway Street Aug 29

Apartment building 560 units 27 stories
40-12 Crescent Street Aug 20

Apartment building 22 units 6 stories
10-32 47th Avenue Aug 15

Conversion 19 units added 5 stories
23-07 43rd Avenue Aug 12

Apartment building 387 units 39 stories
38-11 32nd Street Aug 4

Apartment building 84 units 13 stories
32-16 38th Avenue Aug 4

Apartment building 82 units 9 stories
38-12 33rd Street Aug 4

Apartment building 87 units 13 stories
38-20 32nd Street May 21

Apartment building 55 units 11 stories
32-44 Queens Boulevard May 21

New building 4 stories
27-16 43rd Avenue May 19

Apartment building 32 units 16 stories
29-37 40th Road Apr 10

Apartment building 43 units 12 stories
12-18 38th Avenue Apr 9

New building 6 stories
10-39 49th Avenue Mar 14

Apartment building 35 units 6 stories
36-33 12th Street Mar 11

Conversion 6 units added 4 stories
37-28 Crescent Street Mar 11

Apartment building 39 units 6 stories
37-22 30th Street Jan 2

Apartment building 14 units 7 stories

202412 filings

38-80 11th Street Dec 3

Apartment building 150 units 6 stories
11-37 44th Drive Nov 27

Apartment building 113 units 8 stories
36-31 31st Street Nov 5

Apartment building 32 units 9 stories
2116 45th Road Aug 6

Conversion 1 unit added 4 stories
42-19 24th Street Aug 2

Apartment building 207 units 38 stories
45-40 Vernon Boulevard Jul 23

Enlargement 182 units added 22 stories
23-06 40th Avenue Jun 17

Enlargement 4 units added 4 stories
21-47 44th Drive May 21

Apartment building 12 units 6 stories
42-76 Hunter Street May 6

Apartment building 33 units 10 stories
5-32 50th Avenue Apr 26

Enlargement 2 units added 4 stories
51-09 2nd Street Apr 23

Apartment building 9 units 5 stories
23-10 43rd Avenue Jan 12

Major renovation 6 stories

202313 filings

36-26 31st Street Aug 24

Apartment building 20 units 7 stories
24-03 43rd Avenue Aug 7

Apartment building 218 units 21 stories
37-10 24th Street Aug 3

New building 10 stories
25-08 43rd Avenue Jul 10

Apartment building 39 units 9 stories
39-02 Northern Boulevard Jun 16

New building 5 stories
38-16 Crescent Street Jun 2

Apartment building 11 units 6 stories
37-38 9th Street May 19

New building 4 stories
35-05 48th Avenue May 18

New building 4 stories
34-21 Review Avenue May 4

New building 6 stories
40-25 Crescent Street Apr 17

Apartment building 233 units 8 stories
33-10 38th Avenue Apr 14

Apartment building 20 units 7 stories
28-10 39th Avenue Mar 29

Apartment building 6 units 4 stories
33-44 10th Street Mar 17

New building 3 stories

202210 filings

40-46 24th Street Nov 2

Apartment building 42 units 6 stories
37-30 31st Street Oct 18

Major renovation 4 stories
11-50 45th Road Sep 26

Apartment building 67 units 6 stories
11-36 45th Road Aug 8

Apartment building 115 units 7 stories
28-90 Review Avenue Jul 15

New building 5 stories
35-09 Starr Avenue Jun 30

New building 1 story
49-20 23rd Street Jun 28

New building 1 story
24-01 Queens Plaza North Jun 23

Apartment building 117 units 19 stories
42-52 11th Street Jun 6

New building 3 stories
31-01 37th Avenue Apr 18

Apartment building 10 units 4 stories

34 older filings are on the map.

Nearby neighborhoods

Sunnyside (Queens) 368 units · 12 projects 1 mi east
Midtown East 3,648 units · 16 projects 2 mi west
Astoria 7,067 units · 153 projects 2 mi northeast
Greenpoint 5,221 units · 125 projects 2 mi south
Woodside 1,112 units · 47 projects 2 mi east
Upper East Side 2,571 units · 53 projects 2 mi northwest
Midtown 2,485 units · 18 projects 2 mi west
Kips Bay 287 units · 6 projects 2 mi southwest

How Long Island City ranks

Queens neighborhoods 1st of 54 for units
New York City neighborhoods 1st of 210 for units

New-building and major-renovation filings with three or more units, three or more stories, or 5,000 square feet of work, from the Department of Buildings’ DOB NOW records on NYC Open Data. Neighborhoods follow the Department of Finance’s neighborhood for each tax block. Methodology