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Hunters Point Land Transferred to City

  LONG ISLAND CITY REZONING & DEVELOPMENT     QUEENS WEST/ HUNTERS POINT SOUTH  
  QUEENS COMMUNITY DISTRICT 01     QUEENS COMMUNITY DISTRICT 02  
May 27, 2009
The Real Deal

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Empire State Development Corporation transferred 30 acres of land in Western Queens along the waterfront to the City of New York to make way for the planned Hunters Point development. The 30 acres are worth approximately $100 million and are expected to be used by the City to build a large middle-income housing complex with approximately 5000 units, which was approved by the City Council last year.