Development in Downtown Flushing

[lofter1]

From nyc.gov

press release: http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2005b/pr270-05.html



Mayor Bloomberg Announces Selection of Developer for Downtown Flushing Site

$500 Million Project Will Become the Heart of Revitalized Flushing and Create More than 4,000 Jobs

Mayor Bloomberg was joined today by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and Councilmember John Liu to announce the selection of Flushing Commons LLC to redevelop Municipal Parking Lot 1, a five-acre, City-owned site in Downtown Flushing in Queens.

The privately-funded, $500 million project calls for the creation of a new town square, approximately 500 residential units, 350,000 square feet of retail space, a business-class hotel, a community center, recreational facilities and new parking. The project is expected to create more than 2,000 construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs. Flushing Commons is a joint venture of The Rockefeller Development Corporation of Manhattan and TDC Development and Construction Corporation, a local Flushing developer.


http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/gif/2005/flushing_commons.jpg

[ddawg]

wait is that going where municipal parking is on union, a block away from roosevelt? i wish they'd do something to the theatre on the intersection of main and northern...

[elfgam]

That theater is being converted to condominiums. Meltzer/Mandl is the architect. The old theater lobby is being rehabilitated as a public entrace/right of way.

[krulltime]

Thanks lofter1!

But I am sorry I had to make a smaller version of the Picture....

http://www.pbase.com/image/46157812.jpg

[krulltime]

Oh I realy like this... This will be an awesome place to be.

[lofter1]

I just realized there is an existing thread on this:

http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3364&highlight=flushing+downtown

[Stern]

Very Los Angelian. Please use existing thread.