Overview of affordable living in Long Island City: 925-unit housing development, Hunters Point South – William Gati
William Gati, Architecture Studio Amid the new super high-priced luxury housing units in Long Island City is a market and affordable option: Hunter’s Point South. The essence of this project is to offer market and low-income housing to people who live in the area, are economically in need, have physical impairments, have a desire […]
Updated: Upcoming Long Island City condo will be the tallest in the borough
Long Island City will soon be the home to Queens’ tallest tower to date. On July 9, the developers of 23-14 44th Dr. secured a $502 million loan from JP Morgan, which was brokered by the New York City-based company Meridian Capital Group. The loan is the largest loan ever for the borough and one of the largest […]
Citylights Co-Op Residents Protest $5.8M Tax Bill At City Hall – Patch
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Dozens of Citylights residents crowded the steps of City Hall Tuesday to symbolically return a $5.8 million property tax bill, the first of many expenses levied against the Long Island City co-op in an agreement that threatens to make its apartments unaffordable for most longtime members. More than 1,000 residents […]
Flushing and Long Island City art scenes will collide at upcoming exhibition
Artists from both sides of the borough will have a chance to connect at an upcoming art show in Flushing. Arts advocacy group Long Island City Artists (LIC-A) will host a “Flushing Bound” exhibition at Flushing Town Hall from Sept. 6 until Sept. 30. The show will be curated by artists Nancy Gesimondo and Carol Crawford […]