Current Flushing Creek Development - Article #01 (From New York Post)

Locals livid over ‘rigged’ development in Flushing Creek, Queens By 

Melanie Gray

From - March 28, 2020

Statements pulled from article: 

• "Three developers — F&T Group, United Construction and Development Group, and Young Nian Group, in a partnership called FWRA LLC — want to transform 29 mostly unused acres into 3.4 million square feet of 1,725 apartments, a hotel, retail shops and offices that would generate a projected $28 million annually."
• "But opponents still think the process has been shady. As evidence of shenanigans, they point to Chuck Apelian, CB7’s first vice chair and land use committee chair, acting as a paid consultant to the developers and to Shulman, who received more time to speak during a Feb. 10 public hearing that turned so nasty cops were called. At times, demonstrators shouted 'Shame' and 'Let us speak.'"
• "The 94-year-old Shulman (Former Queens BP Claire Shulman) makes clear she is 100% behind the project, which grew out of a $1.5 million state grant awarded a decade ago to her Flushing Willets Point Corona LDC."

Conclusion - Despite evident public concern and disapproval the project continues

Rendering of proposed construction

Area subject to "development" with major streets identified

The developers are proposing some rezoning of the area because their proposed project doesn't fully adhere to the current zoning of the area

"FWRA needs the city to rezone 226,000 square feet — the land under one building — to build the project as planned."

Rendering of proposed buildings

(observation: new streets, a lot of tall buildings, waterfront is "public" but still seems blocked off by all the proposed buildings)

• "Rezoning would require FWRA to set aside 90 apartments — about 5% — for lower-income New Yorkers. Rent for a two-bedroom would run a Manhattan-like $3,000 a month. If the zoning isn’t changed, Moskowitz said, the building goes away — and so does the affordable housing."
• "... landlords have used Hizzoner’s strategy to hike rents — 90% in a decade, numbers show — and kick hundreds out of their homes."
• "CB7 passed the rezoning request 30 to 8. Acting Borough President Sharon Lee has recommended disapproval of the application unless modifications are made, including adding more affordable housing. The process also calls for approval from the Planning Commission and, finally, the City Council."