The developers of Astoria Cove - a 1.7 million-square-foot residential development in Queens - have increased the percentage of affordable housing to 20%, hoping to get permission from City Hall to build the 1,700 unit complex on the Astoria waterfront. The plan calls for three residential towers, commercial space, a school, and green space on the currently industrial site along the East River. An earlier proposal had been approved by the Department of City Planning in April. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz plans to issue her recommendation by July 30.
The Astoria Cove project, along with the Hallets Point Redevelopment - which has a green light from the city, will transform a gritty waterfront stretch of Astoria off Roosevelt Island.
Astoria Cove calls for 1,689-units of housing in a combination of 8-story townhouses, and waterfront towers rising between 12 and 30-stories.
Plans also include 117,000-square-feet of retail space, a new school and a public park.
Hallets Point will add an additional 2,200 units of housing and a supermarket to the Astoria waterfront, as well as an esplanade along the East River.
Astoria Cove calls for 1,689-units of housing in a combination of 8-story townhouses, and waterfront towers rising between 12 and 30-stories.
Plans also include 117,000-square-feet of retail space, a new school and a public park.
Hallets Point will add an additional 2,200 units of housing and a supermarket to the Astoria waterfront, as well as an esplanade along the East River.
The twin projects have been generously planned in terms of public passive recreation and would be a boon for the city.
The East River waterfront would get a major facelift to accommodate eateries and increase public access.
The East River waterfront would get a major facelift to accommodate eateries and increase public access.
Astoria Cove would bring 1,689-units of housing in a combination of townhouses and towers along 26th Avenue, between 9th and 4th Streets.
The inland buildings would top out at 8-stories, while the apartment buildings near the water would rise between 12-30-stories. 345 apartments would be set aside for affordable housing.
The inland buildings would top out at 8-stories, while the apartment buildings near the water would rise between 12-30-stories. 345 apartments would be set aside for affordable housing.
The development would include public access to the waterfront, a 25,000-square-foot supermarket, and 117-square-feet of retail space with a 456-seat elementary school.
The developer is also exploring options for a residents-only shuttle service to and from the 30th Street N/Q station, about a mile away.
The developer is also exploring options for a residents-only shuttle service to and from the 30th Street N/Q station, about a mile away.
It's one of two major housing developments
proposed for the Hallets Point peninsula — a chunk of land that juts out
into the East River, just south of Astoria Park - a stretch of the
waterfront that is largely desolate except for the NYCHA Astoria Houses,
which takes up the other half of the Hallets Point peninsula.
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