SOMETIME this fall ground will be broken in Astoria, Queens, on Hoyt Plaza, a rental building with 34 units, from studios to three-bedroom penthouses, with amenities that include an expansive lobby, a gym, a laundry room, a pool, terraces and a rooftop garden.

That might not seem unusual in many neighborhoods in New York, but Hoyt Plaza is a departure for Astoria, a neighborhood mostly known for its Greek cuisine and as the home of Steinway & Sons.

Architectural renderings of Hoyt Plaza suggest a scale heretofore unseen in the neighborhood. The glass and brick building will be 11 stories high, benefiting from recent rezoning that allows new developments to rise above the previous maximum of six stories. Hoyt Plaza, which is expected to open in two years, is being developed by Giannola Realty, which has also built two other rentals, Hoyt South and Bridge Side. The buildings are within five minutes’ walk of each other in the westernmost reaches of Astoria, near the foot of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.

Joseph Giannola, the company’s vice president and co-founder, said monthly rent at Hoyt Plaza would be slightly more than at the original buildings. Bridge Side has 27 units (studios rent for $1,500 and two-bedrooms are $2,200) and Hoyt South has 19 (studios are $1,800, one-bedrooms $2,200 and two-bedroom penthouses $3,200 to $3,500).