Child Center of NY Signs 16K-SF Lease in New Astoria Office Development

A children’s counseling center is opening another location in Queens after signing a lease in Astoria.

The Child Center of NY, a nonprofit that provides children with life skills and behavioral health guidance, has signed a 16,082-square-foot lease at Stellar Management’s 35-01 36th Avenue. The Astoria location will be added to Child Center’s roster of over 70 locations, according to landlord broker NY Space Finders.

The lease term is for 10 years and the asking rent for the space was $50 per square foot.

Luca DiCiero and Faisal Gilani of NY Space Finders represented the landlord in the transaction while Gail Roseman of Sholom & Zuckerbrot negotiated on behalf of the tenant.

Roseman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

News of the deal was first posted on social media platform Traded earlier this week with a closing date of Oct. 27.

The Astoria property is a nine-story mixed-use development completed in 2024 by Stellar and designed by NDKazalas Architecture, according to New York YIMBY. Other office tenants at 35-01 36th Avenue include coworking firm International Workplace Group, which signed on as its anchor tenant with 8,041 square feet in January 2025.

Founded in Queens in 1953, the Child Center of New York is a large operation with over 1,000 employees working in underserved neighborhoods across New York City and Long Island. Its administrative office is at 118-35 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, Queens.

Mark Hallum can be reached at mhallum@commercialobserver.com.