Community Board 1 in Queens approved rezoning plans for Dutch Kills on Tuesday with some conditions. The rezoning would split the community in four sub-districts and each would vary on density and development that will be permitted. The Community Board wants the City to reconsider the residential components of two of the sub-districts and also include a light manufacturing zone in the area. Many...

Community Board 2 in Queens voted unanimously on Monday in support of plans for Hunters Point South with a condition that a “more inclusive and more comprehensive” plan for affordable housing be developed. Some of the Board’s requests include more affordable housing for seniors, the disabled and civil servants, a height restriction of 42 stories, and expanding public transportation alternatives...

Community Board 2 votes on Monday on whether to recommend approval of the City’s plan to develop over 5,000 units of housing along the Long Island City waterfront in the Hunters Point South development project. Despite the promise that 60% of those units will be reserved for families of four making between $55,000 and $158,000, many affordable housing advocates and elected officials are worried that...

Rockrose Development Corp. is proposing an office tower to be built in Long Island City. The building, which would be known as 10 Court Square, will be 800,000 square feet and is currently looking for an anchor tenant to secure the project. Rockrose believes that the short train ride from Manhattan in addition to the other projects going on in Long Island City make this area desirable for office...

Council Member Eric Gioia is urging the Department of City Planning to halt building of any new hotels in Dutch Kills, Queens even though the City’s current rezoning plan allows hotel construction on Northern Blvd. The Dutch Kills Civic Association supports the current rezoning but it also not opposed to the changes Gioia is pushing for.

The Department of City Planning certified a rezoning of the Dutch Kills area in Long Island City. The next step in the ULURP, public review process, is a vote by Community Board 1 on June 17th. The Community Board is expected to pass the rezoning as well, since the community has been pushing for a rezoning of the area for upwards of 3 years. A rezoning in the area will make sure that new development,...

Tishman Speyer's proposal to transform a City-owned parking garage in Long Island City to an office tower is undergoing negotiations with both the City and the Modell’s family, who currently has a long-standing lease on the Queens Plaza property. The plans identify the City’s Health Department as the primary tenant, occupying 650,000 square feet and leaving approximately 150,000 square feet for other...

Many Dutch Kills residents are expressing concern that the construction taking place in the Queens neighborhood is abundant and out of scale. In a roughly eight-block area, 14 sites have sparked interest from developers to build hotels, many of which are over 9 stories tall. The Department of City Planning (DCP) initiated a rezoning of the area in 2005 that would significantly thwart commercial...

The city’s redevelopment plan for Hunters Point South that will create 3000 new residential housing units for middle-income families can be financed by tax free bonds issued by a non-profit group, according to an official from the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC). By using this technique for financing, some housing advocates claim that the city is circumventing a federal requirement...

The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced that the Jackson Avenue beautification project could break ground in May. The beautification project will use artistic elements, new lighting, outdoor furniture and a landscaped median to divide and transform Jackson Avenue into Long Island City’s major thoroughfare.