A Pro-Growth Transit Plan for Eastern Queens
Eastern Queens, long seen as one of the sleepiest parts of New York City, is booming. A wave of immigration from Asia – East Asians in the northeastern corner, South Asians (many by way of the…
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Jamaica Colosseum Mall for Sale, Asking $45 Million: 89-02 165th Street
If you’re looking to put your mark on downtown Jamaica, your time might be now: Epic Commercial Real Estate (once known as Itzhaki Properties) is marketing a large, nearly 50,000-square foot piece of land at…
New Look: 177-30 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates
As the real estate recovery takes hold, the outer edges of the outer boroughs are starting to see more construction activity. While not as trendy as neighborhoods in western Brooklyn and Queens, areas like eastern…
Spotlight on Jamaica: Missed Opportunities for New Middle Class, Market Rate Housing
During Mayor Bloomberg’s twelve years in office, his administration rezoned nearly 40 percent of the city. While the most prominent rezonings, in Manhattan and western Brooklyn and Queens, dramatically increased allowed densities, in the outer…
Eastern Queens Sees Action on Two Huge Development Sites
It’s not every day that you come across development sites in the outer boroughs that can take nearly a million square feet of development, nevermind in eastern Queens. But YIMBY’s come across two enormous pieces…
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