Long Island City
LBA, RXR Plan Multistory Warehouse in Maspeth
LBA Logistics and RXR Realty plan to develop Grand Logistics Center, a 770,000-square-foot, multistory facility in the Maspeth section of… Read more
City, State Can Partner with Amazon, Says RPA
In exchange for what the Regional Plan Association calls “a very good deal” for both Amazon and the city and… Read more
City, State Expect $27B in Tax Revenues from Amazon HQ
For city and state alike, Amazon’s plan to establish a second headquarters campus in Long Island City—one of two on… Read more
Emanuel: “You Can’t Win If You Don’t Compete”
Crystal City and Long Island City’s gain—a share of Amazon’s $5-billion investment in a second headquarters—is Chicago’s loss. Despite a… Read more
Amazon Signs LOI for 1M SF in Long Island City
Although Amazon hadn’t announced a development partner for Long Island City’s share of its second North American headquarters as of… Read more
Himmel + Meringoff Sees Strong Leasing Demand in LIC
Himmel + Meringoff Properties has secured two new leases totaling 20,000 square feet at 21-07 41st Ave., the 127,000-square-foot SF… Read more
LIC May Get Half of Amazon’s HQ2
Maybe the “2” in HQ2 stands for two locations. Reports in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal that… Read more
City Plans to Spend $180M on LIC Infrastructure
The de Blasio Administration has announced plans to invest $180 million in Long Island City’s infrastructure, including school, transportation and… Read more
HALO Branded Joins Tenant Roster at LIC’s Factory
A partnership between Atlas Capital Group, Partners Group and Invesco has signed a 17,684-square-foot, 10-year lease with HALO Branded Solutions… Read more
LIC Ready to Become Life Sciences Hub: Report
Long Island City would be “ideally positioned” to develop space that can meet the demand for life sciences space and… Read more
CushWake Arranges 3 Lease Deals in LIC
Cushman & Wakefield has arranged three new leases at the Lion Match Building, 22-15 43rd Ave. in Long Island City.… Read more
Alexandria Launches Work on Life Science Center’s 3rd Tower
Alexandria Real Estate Equities has initiated development of the North Tower at the Alexandria Center for Life Science – New… Read more
Avison Arranges 3 Simultaneous Deals for ClearChoice
Avison Young has arranged three separate medical office leases in Queens’ Long Island City neighborhood, in Garden City on Long… Read more
BQX Streetcar Line Gets Green Light from City
The proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) streetcar project is moving ahead, following the completion of a two-year feasibility study. When… Read more
Carlyle May Set Borough Record with LIC Buy
In what would be a record for the borough, the Carlyle Group has reportedly agreed to pay $284 million for… Read more
ABS to Reposition LIC Hotel’s Garage into Retail
ABS Partners Real Estate has been tapped by Merchants Hospitality Group to transform and market 26,600 square feet, for retail… Read more
Savanna Aims to Lease Up Long-Unavailable One Court Square
With Citigroup reportedly downsizing at One Court Square, which it developed in 1989, Savanna is offering up to one million… Read more
LIC Condo Project Secures $502M Construction Loan
A venture led by developer Chris Jiashu Xu’s United Construction & Development has landed $502 million in construction financing for… Read more
CushWake Brings Queens Quartet to Market
Cushman & Wakefield has been retained on an exclusive basis to arrange the sale of four Queens properties, including residential,… Read more