A City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises public hearing on July 22, 2026 examined a private rezoning application for 47-03 108th Street in Corona, Queens, where the applicant is seeking an M1-4 AR7X/C24 rezoning to build a 13‑story mixed‑use tower with about 119 apartments and a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) set‑aside. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2072
# What’s happening
– The Council Subcommittee held a second public hearing on LU’s 118–119 rezoning. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2072
– Applicant seeks R7X/C24 mapping and MIH Option 1 to allow a 13‑story mixed‑use building. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2315
– The application remains in public review; no Council approval occurred at the hearing. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2072
# Why it matters
– Neighbors in Corona, Queens Community District 4 could see a new 13‑story building on 108th Street. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2315
– The project would add roughly 119 apartments, including a 30‑unit MIH affordability set‑aside. Source: https://youtu.be/Th96jnM1wGk&t=6107
# Key details
– Project address: 47‑03 108th Street, Corona, Queens (blockfront between 47th and 48th Avenues). Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2315
– Proposed zoning: map to M1‑4 AR7X with a C24 commercial overlay; R7X permits higher residential FAR. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2315
– Proposed building: 13 stories, about 119 dwelling units, roughly 119,000–120,000 total square feet. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2315
– Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) Option 1 mapped; applicant proposes 30 permanently affordable units. Source: https://youtu.be/Th96jnM1wGk&t=6107
– Ground floors proposed for commercial and community facility space; project would retain on‑site parking for existing tenants during construction. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=3666
The City Council subcommittee convened a second public hearing on the 47‑03 108th Street rezoning application. The applicant presented an illustrative plan for a 13‑story mixed‑use building that would convert and enlarge an existing structure on the 108th Street blockfront between 47th and 48th Avenues. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2072
**108 Realty Group, Inc. (applicant)**
– Role or jurisdiction: Private applicant seeking the rezoning for 47‑03 108th Street.
– Action taken or responsibility: Filed the zoning map amendment and related MIH text amendment.
– Relevant numbers or dates: Proposal shown as ~13 stories, ~119 units, 30 MIH units. Source: https://youtu.be/Th96jnM1wGk&t=6107
Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2315
The applicant’s land use counsel, Frank St. Jacques of Acre LLP, said the site was originally zoned R6B in the 1989 Elmhurst‑Corona rezoning and that it sits on a wide, transit‑oriented commercial corridor. The applicant described the R7X mapping as appropriate for a blockfront on a wide street with existing mixed commercial uses. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2315
The applicant explained the choice of R7X over lower‑density options by citing the site’s frontage on 108th Street, its separation from lower‑density midblocks, and its proximity to transit. The applicant said R7X provides a “medium‑density residential zoning district” envelope suitable for the site’s commercial corridor context. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2414
The R7X district, as presented by the applicant, permits a residential floor‑area ratio (FAR) up to about 6.0; the applicant estimated a full development program at roughly 120,000 square feet including residential, commercial, and community facility uses. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2315
Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) would be mapped with the application. The applicant proposed MIH Option 1, which they showed would set aside about 25% of residential floor area at a weighted average of 60% area median income (AMI), with a portion at 40% AMI — producing an applicant‑presented total of about 30 permanently affordable units. Source: https://youtu.be/Th96jnM1wGk&t=6107
Council members asked about unit mix and building scale. The applicant said the illustrative design shows primarily one‑ and two‑bedroom units, roughly 60% one‑bedroom and 40% two‑bedroom, and said the team would consider adding larger units if requested. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2503
The applicant said the project would reuse the existing building’s lower floors, reclad facades, build an enlargement over the podium, and stage construction so major commercial tenants — including Trader Joe’s — could remain open during work. The applicant said existing basement parking would be retained for the supermarket. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=3499
Department of City Planning (DCP) materials in the certification and Commission packet list the project program and noted transit proximity and commercial context. DCP’s public records cite the application as seeking a map amendment from R6B to R7X C24 and a related MIH text amendment to establish MIH Option 1 for the site. Source (DCP presentation, earlier in review): https://youtu.be/Th96jnM1wGk&t=6107
Council members and the applicant discussed neighborhood concerns about height and scale. The applicant responded by pointing to the blockfront location on a wide street and to precedent for mixed‑use development on commercial corridors, and said the R7X district was selected to allow a contextual medium‑density residential envelope. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2414
The application remains in the public review process; the hearing record at the City Council subcommittee did not include a final Council vote. Next steps for an application in this stage typically include follow‑up materials to Council and review by relevant agencies before any vote. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2072
**City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises**
– Role or jurisdiction: Council committee that holds public hearings on land use applications before full Council review.
– Action taken or responsibility: Hosted the second public hearing on LU’s 118–119 for 47‑03 108th Street.
– Relevant numbers or dates: Public hearing on July 22, 2026. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2072
Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2072
Public materials and transcripts from the Department of City Planning and the City Council hearing are available in the project’s certification and hearing packets for readers who want the full technical slides and program tables. Source (DCP certification and presentation): https://youtu.be/Th96jnM1wGk&t=6107
If you want to read the applicant presentation or watch the Council hearing yourself, the applicant’s testimony and Council member questions appear in the City Council Subcommittee video. Source: https://youtu.be/6XYOES–BKc&t=2072
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