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Hunters Point South Development plan presented at York College December 7, 2011
Full video coverage and follow up Q&A are available in the left column in 4 segments of approximately three to five minutes each.
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Long Island City, New York December 7, 2011 -
Deputy Mayor Robert Steel presented the NYC Economic Development Strategy at an Executive Breakfast in Jamaica at York College on December 7, 2011.
During the presentation, the Deputy Mayor referred to the Hunters Point South Development project. Because of a prior statement made at another luncheon in November, and another announcement by Joe Conely at the December monthly meeting at the Community Board #2 meeting, OurLIC asked for official statements.
In a statement to OurLIC after the presentation, Deputy Mayor Steel said:
“Hunters Point South will be the largest affordable housing development in New York City in four decades, and we are thrilled that the 950-unit first phase will be 100% affordable. This means that even more low-, moderate- and middle-income New York families will soon be calling the Queens waterfront home. We will be breaking ground on the first housing phase next year.”
Previously, the portion of affordable housing for the Hunters Point South plan was announced at 80% affordable. [ See OurLIC NEWS: Mayor Bloomberg Unveils Development Plan for Hunters Point South ]
The city committed to a minimum of 60% affordability overall for all phases. When asked if there was a maximum or a change in plan, a spokesperson for the Deputy Mayor advised OurLIC that "No decisions have been made beyond that for the additional phases."
In follow-up to questions raised about the announced "100% affordable", Community Board #2 Chair Joe Conley told OurLIC:
"I have confirmed with NYC HPD the Hunters Point South 'overall' development plan is not changing. When the city announced the selection of the developer for the first building the city was asking for 80/20. 80% affordable and 20% market. The development team that won the RFP stated that they can archive 100% affordable, in the first phase, under the guidelines established in our recommendation, specifically multiple levels of income bands. The first phase of the project will be all affordable, but with more than half of the units targeted for middle-income households, which will be of an income of about $100,000 to $130,000 a year."
"I believe than plan for the first building remains the same when the winning development team was announced by the city, and that is 25% of affordable units for families of four with an income of $100,000.00 a year and 75% below that mark in various income bands, teachers, municipal workers, seniors, etc"
Statement from NYC February 9, 2011.
New York City's Largest New Affordable Housing Complex Since the 1970's. Development Team Comprised of Phipps Houses, Related Companies and Monadnock Construction Selected to Build $360 Million Mixed-use Development on the Queens Waterfront At Least 75 Percent of the More than 900 Residential Units of Phase One to be Permanently Income-Targeted, Up from 60 Percent Originally Envisioned
There will be a community meeting sponsored by Assembly Member Cathy Nolan, City Council Member Jimmy VanBramer, Community Board #2 Chair Joe Conley at MoMA PS1 at 6:30 pm, January 12, 2012.
For more information about Hunters Point South, please see the following three OurLIC NEWS articles:
OurLIC was at Deputy Mayor Steel presentation at York College and presents a full video of the presentation with this article as well as OurLIC NEWS Deputy Mayor Steel Presents New York City Strategic Growth Plan.
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Hunters Point South Development plan presented at York College December 7, 2011
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