The 26-story residential tower will include a little over 400 units, 30 percent of which would be deemed affordable.

The accessibility project, which is being constructed on the northern side of Queens Plaza, is part of Grubb Properties development of 25-01 Queens Plaza North. “This is a huge win for transit riders, and further proof that Zoning for Accessibility will continue to deliver results for New Yorkers,” said Department of City Planning Director and City Planning Commission Chair Dan Garodnick.

The elevator project at Queensboro Plaza marks not only the first time the new zoning law has been used in Queens, but the first time it’s been used outside of Manhattan. The deal between Grubb Properties and the city’s Department of City Planning and the MTA was struck under the city’s new Zoning for Accessibility text amendment, which passed last fall. A new elevator is coming to the Queensboro Plaza subway station after a private developer received city approval to build the accessibility upgrade in exchange for the right to build more stories in a nearby residential development last week.

Queensboro plaza station