New construction in Sunnyside (Queens)

Since March 2021, builders in Sunnyside (Queens) have filed applications for 5 apartment buildings, 2 houses, 4 other new buildings and 1 major renovation, adding 368 units. 8 of the 11 new buildings have been approved so far. The latest was filed on Oct 15, 2026.

Units: 368
Apartment buildings: 5
Houses: 2
Major renovations: 1
Tallest: 8 stories

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Largest projects

via New York YIMBY: 99-Unit Project Remains on Hold at 43-42 43rd Street in Sunnyside, Queens

43-42 43rd Street 125 units 8 stories · filed Nov 16, 2021 Photo via New York YIMBY: 99-Unit Project Remains on Hold at 43-42 43rd Street in Sunnyside, Queens
50-02 Skillman Avenue 88 units 7 stories · filed Feb 3, 2026
via New York YIMBY: 45-02 Queens Boulevard Nears Completion in Sunnyside, Queens

45-07 45th Street 63 units 8 stories · filed Apr 14, 2022 Photo via New York YIMBY: 45-02 Queens Boulevard Nears Completion in Sunnyside, Queens

In the news

99-Unit Project Remains on Hold at 43-42 43rd Street in Sunnyside, Queens New York YIMBY · Jul 7, 2026
45-02 Queens Boulevard Nears Completion in Sunnyside, Queens New York YIMBY · Mar 29, 2025
38-15 Queens Boulevard’s Steel Superstructure Rises in Sunnyside, Queens New York YIMBY · Nov 10, 2024

All filings

20264 filings

41-22 44th Street Oct 15

Apartment building 29 units 8 stories
44-16 Northern Boulevard Aug 27

New building 2 stories
39-03 51st Avenue Mar 16

House 4 units 3 stories
50-02 Skillman Avenue Feb 3

Apartment building 88 units 7 stories

20242 filings

43-31 44th Street Dec 23

Conversion 1 unit added 6 stories
48-53 38th Street Apr 16

House 3 units 3 stories

20231 filing

38-15 Queens Boulevard Jun 5

New building 2 stories

20222 filings

45-07 45th Street Apr 14

Apartment building 63 units 8 stories
45-02 Northern Boulevard Mar 17

New building 2 stories

20213 filings

43-12 50th Street Dec 15

Apartment building 55 units 8 stories
43-42 43rd Street Nov 16

Apartment building 125 units 8 stories
43-40 Northern Boulevard May 11

New building 2 stories

Nearby neighborhoods

Woodside 1,112 units · 47 projects 0.7 mi east
Long Island City 10,881 units · 134 projects 1 mi west
Maspeth 73 units · 34 projects 2 mi southeast
Astoria 7,067 units · 153 projects 2 mi north
Jackson Heights 272 units · 16 projects 2 mi northeast
Elmhurst 1,073 units · 74 projects 2 mi east
Greenpoint 5,221 units · 125 projects 2 mi southwest
Middle Village 132 units · 25 projects 2 mi southeast

How Sunnyside (Queens) ranks

Queens neighborhoods 15th of 54 for units
New York City neighborhoods 92nd 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