Seating with a View
Hunter's Point South
Location:
Queens
Project Status:
Completed
Hunter’s Point South is a vibrant and sustainable mixed-use community and waterfront park in Long Island City.
An Affordable LIC Waterfront
The Hunter’s Point South project is transforming the Long Island City waterfront, and doing so in the name of affordability, accessibility, and sustainability for local residents and all New Yorkers.
The project is a multi-agency, two-phase effort, including infrastructure and roadway improvements, a waterfront park, and seven residential buildings.
Hunter’s Points of Interest
By The Numbers
5,000
New units of residential housing
Wetlands
By The Numbers
60%
Permanently affordable apartments for low, moderate, and middle-income families
Public Art
By The Numbers
11
Acres of waterfront open space
Newly Established Wetlands
By The Numbers
1.5
Acres of newly established wetlands
Unparalleled Views
Seating with a View
By The Numbers
60%
Permanently affordable apartments for low, moderate, and middle-income families
Newly Established Wetlands
By The Numbers
5,000
New units of residential housing
Public Art
By The Numbers
1.5
Acres of newly established wetlands
Wetlands
By The Numbers
11
Acres of waterfront open space
Unparalleled Views
Waterfront Park
NYCEDC completed the park in summer 2018, transforming 11 acres of an abandoned post-industrial landscape into a vibrant and resilient waterfront park.
Phase II opened in June 2018 and includes:
- Pedestrian and bicycle pathways
- Adult fitness equipment
- A playground
- Picnic terraces and a collection of wooden seating areas
- Newly established wetlands
- A kayak launch
- A 30-foot-high cantilevered platform offering unparalleled views of the Manhattan skyline and East River
The park also features Luminescence, an art installation that presents the phases of the moon through six-foot concrete discs that glow at night, created by New York-based artist Nobuho Nagasawa. The permanent sculptures are etched to reflect the moon's craters, mountains, and valleys.
Waterfront Park
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Phase II also included infrastructure improvements included 3,400 linear feet of new roadways, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water main, and utilities that will ultimately support four new housing developments in the Phase II area.
Affordable Housing
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is spearheading the development of seven waterfront residential buildings to revitalize a long-underused area of Long Island City and create the largest affordable housing development in New York City since the 1970s. Once complete, the development will include 5,000 units of residential housing, 60 percent of which will be permanently affordable to low, moderate, and middle-income families.
Find Affordable Housing
Visit the HPD website to find affordable housing opportunities around NYC
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