Plans for a controversial, 13-story residential tower in Elmhurst, Queens, are expected to gain City Council approval Wednesday, after deal-making that would also bring a new swimming pool, a community center and other amenities to the neighborhood.

Councilmember Shekar Krishnan, who represents the area, told Gothamist he would back a needed rezoning for the high-rise, planned for 78-01 Queens Blvd., over the objections of neighborhood residents who worry the new housing will spur gentrification and displacement.

Krishnan said he had worked behind the scenes to secure developer concessions. The 314-unit high-rise — in an area where most structures total no more than two or three stories --- would include 79 affordable units, a 15,000-square-foot community center and a 30-by-75 foot, AD

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