A single-story building tucked between 143rd Street and Sean Bell Way in Jamaica, Queens is set to be replaced by a 14-story residential tower with 74 homes, according to newly filed permits. The site at 143-24 94th Avenue sits just blocks from the Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station, putting future residents a short walk from the E, J and Z trains.
The filings, first reported by New York YIMBY, describe a 145-foot-tall, concrete-based structure totaling 42,463 square feet of residential space, with an average unit size of 573 square feet. That scope suggests the building will likely be rentals, the outlet notes, and the plans also call for a 66-foot-long rear yard. Joel Weiss is listed as the owner behind the applications, with JFA Architects & Engineers DPC named as architect of record. Demolition permits for the existing single-story structure on the site were filed back in July.
A Sale Reported for the Site
A Traded listing reports a $4.35 million sale with Moises Alvarado as seller and gives the site's width as 60 feet. No completion date for the new building has been announced.
Jamaica's Bigger Housing Push
The 94th Avenue proposal lands amid a broader building wave tied to the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, which the New York City Council approved and which is expected to enable roughly 12,000 new homes, including 4,000 permanently affordable units, across the area, according to the same New York YIMBY account of the rezoning's approval. CBS News has reported that the plan clears a path for 12,000 new housing units across 230 blocks in Southeast Queens, with the City Council saying the rezoning would pave the way for nearly 3,800 affordable homes on privately owned sites.
Other projects nearby point to the same momentum. Permits were also filed for a 14-story mixed-use building with 173 housing units at 161-05 Hillside Avenue, a proposal that QNS reports would stand 144 feet tall and span 125,484 square feet, including more than 116,000 square feet of residential space and over 9,000 square feet of commercial space. And this fall, Breaking Ground celebrated the opening of the Sutphin Senior Residence, a 15-story affordable and supportive housing development with 173 units at 97-10 Sutphin Boulevard — a project QNS describes as the organization's first permanent supportive housing residence in the borough, combining 52 supportive units with 120 affordable units for residents aged 62 and older.
Construction Has Slowed
The new filings also arrive against a backdrop of tightening supply across the borough. Queens' apartment construction pipeline has fallen 76 percent since early 2024, dropping from 10,881 units under construction to just 2,597 in the second quarter of 2026, according to Commercial Observer — a level the outlet calls the shallowest in at least a decade.
