38 The QUEE NS Courier • NOVEMBER 6, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com ▶real estate GLASSY 77-UNIT ASTORIA CONDOMINIUM REVEALED, CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR BY LIAM LA GUERE lguerre@queenscourier.com/@liamlaguerre Plans for construction on a luxury Astoria condo building blocks away from the waterfront will begin shortly as demolition of the old properties on the site is nearing completion. Developer New York Lions Group hopes to begin working on the eight-story, 77-unit condominium called The Baron, at 14-07 Broadway in January, following approvals from the Department of Buildings. The building is expected to be completed by September 2016, according to Ramin Shirian, vice president of Lions Group. The 73,500-square-foot building will stretch 182 feet wide from the corner of 14th Street and replace two auto mechanical shops. One was already leveled and demolition will commence shortly on the other. The Raymond Chan Architect-designed building will feature a modern glass façade with terraces attached on each residence, offering unobstructed views of the Manhattan skyline. The building, which will be marketed by Modern Spaces, will have a mix of one-, two- and threebedroom units, measuring approximately 600, 1,000 and 1,550 square feet respectively. The ground floor will have duplex apartments that mostly measure 1,000 square feet each, but there will be two duplex units with about 1,500 square feet. The Baron will be loaded with amenities, including a garden on the second floor terrace, community common space on the roof, a children’s room and play area, a gym and bicycle racks. There will be a doorman for the building and pets are allowed. There are also 41 parking spaces underground. New building at former Scobee Diner site making progress BY LIAM LA GUERE lguerre@queenscourier.com @liamlaguerre The new two-story commercial building that was planned for the former site of the popular Scobee Diner in Little Neck is nearing completion. The frame of the first floor of the 5,612-square-foot building at 252-29 Northern Blvd. is mostly erect and workers are constructing the back and the second floor. But the new building was expected to be completed by September, according to the construction site poster. A Citibank branch is expected to move in as a tenant on the first floor after the building is completed, according to past reports and designs by Nandinee Phookan Architects. A medical office was also set for the second floor of the building. A Schuckman Realty advertisement was posted about available space. Calls and emails to Schuckman Realty were not returned. The city’s Board of Standards and Appeals approved a variance for the new building at the former Scobee Diner site in January, allowing the new owner, Lion Bee Equities, to move the former restaurant’s parking lot to the back of the property. There will be 17 parking spaces at the new lot, according to city records. Scobee Diner closed in 2010 after the restaurant owners failed to reach an agreement on purchasing the site from the landowners. THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre Rendering courtesy of New York Lions Group
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