The Orchard

Tallest building in Queens at tops-out; large rental tower at Jackson Avenue and Orchard Street with active leasing.

Facts

Address: 27-48 Jackson Avenue (also 42-22 / 42-06 Orchard Street; 43-01 Queens Street), Long Island City, NY 11101

Developer: BLDG Management Co. (Building Orchard LLC)

Architect: Perkins Eastman

Units: 824 rental units, including about 248 affordable

Retail / ground floor: About 13,000 square feet of retail

Status: Leasing/Sales

Expected completion: Leasing launched January 2026; first move-ins reported February 2026

Height / floors: 823 feet; 69 stories (YIMBY Jul 2024 tops-out)

2024-07: Topped out; then the tallest structure in Queens (YIMBY).

2026-01: Leasing commenced (GlobeNewswire / QNS).

New York YIMBY: The Orchard tops out at 27-48 Jackson Avenue (Jul 10, 2024) Link.

GlobeNewswire: The Orchard commences leasing (Jan 12, 2026) Link.

QNS: Leasing launches for The Orchard, tallest building in LIC (Jan 2026) Link.

Checked 2026-10-26. Facts above come only from the linked Sources.