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Old Posted Feb 10, 2011, 8:43 AM
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The first phase of Hunter’s Point will transform a total of more than 800,000 square feet of vacant waterfront land bounded by 50th Avenue to the north, 2nd Street to the east, Borden Avenue to the south and Center Boulevard to the west.

Infrastructure work, including the installation of sewers, watermains, roadways, sidewalks and parking, will begin next month and is expected to be completed during the Spring of 2013. Park construction will begin this summer. The two residential buildings, including the retail space, will begin construction in 2012 and are expected to take up to 24 months to complete. The new school, which will be built by the New York City Schools Construction Authority, will open in the Fall of 2013.

Designed by SHoP Architects, with Ismael Leyva Architects, the team’s plan for the initial two residential mixed-use buildings features classic tripartite building composition in a modern, façade design. The development plan calls for the creation of vibrant retail corridors along 50th Avenue as well as Second Street, which will ultimately serve as a spine that connects all of Hunters Point South. Generous sidewalks, multiple street level entries, and facade treatments that anchor the buildings to the streets, will all work together to create an active, new neighborhood.

...“We applaud the Bloomberg administration’s vision for transforming a long vacant parcel into a burgeoning waterfront community,” said Related Companies Executive Vice President Bruce A. Beal, Jr. “Related Companies has a forty-year commitment to the creation and preservation of affordable housing and a track record in executing large-scale developments and we are thrilled to have been selected along with our partners Phipps Houses and Monadnock Construction to develop the first phase of Hunter’s Point South, New York’s next great middle income community. The availability of housing opportunities for all of our city’s working families is critical to New York’s future and we are proud to be playing a role in creating a dynamic, sustainable neighborhood at Hunter’s Point South.”

“Mayor Bloomberg’s administration has demonstrated tremendous leadership with their plan for Hunter's Point South,” said Monadnock Construction President Nick Lembo. “We are looking forward to rolling up our sleeves to work with our partners, Related Companies and Phipps Houses, to build affordable housing for hard-working New Yorkers.”
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