David Chan files plans for 3-story retail, school, medical building in Maspeth
50-53 69th Street axonometric diagram (Credit - Chang Hwa Tan architect via DOB)
David Chan submitted a new building construction project for a 11,831-square-foot retail and commercial building at 50-53 69th Street in Maspeth, Queens. The plan was filed on May 11, 2026. It calls for the construction of a 39-foot-tall, three-story building and was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number Q01381850. The project is described in the filing as: proposed a 3-story commercial building. The applicant is the Registered Architect Chang Tan of Tan Architect P.C.
The plans call for 2,188 square feet of retail on the ground floor and 2,379 square feet in the cellar; a school or daycare on the 4,665 square-foot second floor; and an ambulatory health facility on the 2,207-square-foot third floor.
Sai Ho Chan and David Chan bought the property for $1.55 million in 2025.
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | floor | comment | description | persons_permitted | occupancy_label | zoning_use | dwelling_units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | Cellar | GAS, WATER METER, SPRINKLER AND FIRE PUMP ROOM; ELEC. METERS ROOM | Business and Service | N/A | Business | ||
| 2 | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | Cellar | Storage of non combustible Materials | 5 | Storage | |||
| 3 | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | 1 | COMMERCIAL RETAIL STORE | Retail Sale | 49 | Mercantile | ||
| 4 | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | 2 | SCHOOL; CHILD DAYCARE | Educational | 74 | Business | ||
| 5 | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | acris | 05/13/2026 09:36 AM | 3 | AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY | Ambulatory Health Facility | 15 | Business |
The neighborhood
In Maspeth, The majority, or 73 percent of the 22.3 million square feet of commercial built space are industrial buildings, with specialty buildings next occupying 8 percent of the space. In sales, Maspeth has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $327.9 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 6th highest in Queens. For development, Maspeth has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 24th highest in Queens. It had 269,718 square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 1 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On the tax block, there were two new building construction projects totaling 15,140 square feet. The largest is a 9,060 square-foot 56 building submitted by David Chan and filed by David Chan with plans filed May 11, 2026 and it has not been permitted yet. The second largest is a 6,080 square-foot business (B) building submitted by Eugene Maric with plans filed October 29, 2019 and permitted August 17, 2023.
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