Willets Point Redevelopment Project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Willets_Point_Redevelopment_Project

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:urban_development
gptkbp:adjacentTo	gptkb:Flushing_Bay gptkb:Citi_Field
gptkbp:affordableHousingUnitsPlanned	2,500
gptkbp:announced	gptkb:Michael_Bloomberg 2007
gptkbp:area	approximately 61 acres
gptkbp:cityCouncilApproval	2008
gptkbp:controversy	environmental concerns displacement of auto repair businesses
gptkbp:developer	gptkb:New_York_City_Economic_Development_Corporation
gptkbp:environmentalRemediation	soil cleanup
gptkbp:firstPhaseIncludes	gptkb:public_park gptkb:public_school 1,100 units of affordable housing
gptkbp:firstPhaseStartYear	2018
gptkbp:formerName	auto repair shops industrial businesses junkyards
gptkbp:hotelRoomsPlanned	approximately 500
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Willets Point Redevelopment Project
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:hotel gptkb:public_park gptkb:school gptkb:shopping_mall gptkb:affordable_housing infrastructure improvements
gptkbp:infrastructureUpgrades	roads utilities sidewalks sewers
gptkbp:legalChallenge	multiple lawsuits
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Willets_Point,_Queens,_New_York_City
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Iron_Triangle
gptkbp:period	multiple phases
gptkbp:publicOpenSpacePlanned	over 6 acres
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Long_Island_Rail_Road_(LIRR) gptkb:7_train_(Mets–Willets_Point_station)
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:mixed-use_development redevelopment of industrial area
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Housing_Preservation_and_Development gptkb:Queens_Community_Board_7 gptkb:Queens_Borough gptkb:Citi_Field gptkb:Flushing_Meadows–Corona_Park
gptkbp:retailSpacePlanned	over 1 million square feet
gptkbp:schoolCapacityPlanned	over 1,000 students
gptkbp:status	ongoing
gptkbp:totalHousingUnitsPlanned	5,500
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Willets_Point
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5