This area is developing at a fast rate. Exciting to see how this area is evolving.
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For more than a decade, the skyline of western Queens has been transformed with real estate development, and this will continue to trend in 2022.
High-rise towers in Hunters Point South change the waterfront skyline of Long Island City.
The affordable housing lottery application opened in the fall of 2021 for Gotham Point, two residential towers at the mouth of Newtown Creek and the East River waterfront has been extended to Jan. 17. The development consists of two towers that will include 1,132 total residences with 75% of units priced at affordable rates. There will be senior housing, shared amenities, community facility and retail space.
TF Cornerstone to open two towers at Hunters Point South Park
“TF Cornerstone’s Hunter’s Point South project is a win for Long Island City, creating more than 700 units of affordable housing and bringing the neighborhood many amenities that will benefit both existing and future residents,” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said.
Innovation QNS will transform an entire Astoria neighborhood. The developers behind the $2 billion Innovation QNS proposal for transforming five blocks of “vacant or underutilized” property near Kaufman Astoria Studios into a “vibrant hub of activity and a new anchor of opportunity” in the neighborhood are gearing up for its first public hearing in the city’s public review process.
The project would bring more than 2,800 units of mixed-income housing and offices for startups and other businesses in the creative and tech sectors, supported by more than 5,400 on-site jobs, including 1,700 permanent jobs and more than 3,700 during construction. The development is a collaboration between Kaufman Astoria Studios, Silverstein Properties and BedRock Real Estate Partners.
City to build massive Northern Boulevard High School
The new, six-story school building will be a fully air-conditioned, accessible facility and will contain 94 regular classrooms, six resource rooms, a 55-seat auditorium, a library, a full kitchen complex with two student dining areas, as well as a competition-sized gymnasium with bleachers and locker rooms.
The new building will house three high schools, including a District 75 program providing instructional support for students with special needs. The school is expected to open at the start of the 2025-2026 school year.