Willets Point Commons officially opens to new residents as developers break ground on new senior affordable development - QNS

Willets Point Commons, the first phase of an affordable housing development next to Citi Field, has opened for new residents with move-ins beginning this month. The complex provides 880 permanently affordable units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments. The project is a public-private partnership between New York City and Queens Development Group, a joint venture of Related Companies and Sterling Equities. The development is planned to grow to 2,500 permanently affordable units, include a new public school, more than 150,000 square feet of open space, and a new hotel. A third building is planned with 220 homes for low-income seniors. The housing development is adjacent to NYCFC’s 25,000-seat Etihad Park stadium.

"Willets Point Commons, the first phase of an affordable housing development being built next to Citi Field, has officially opened to new residents, with move-ins slated to begin this month."

"The affordable housing complex, built as part of the development of New York City FC's new soccer-specific stadium in Willets Point, features 880 units, ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments."

"The complex is a public-private project between the city and Queens Development Group, a joint venture between Related Companies and Sterling Equities, and will eventually include 2,500 permanently affordable housing units, a new public school, over 150,000 square feet of open space and a new hotel."

"“I'm proud to welcome the first residents home to Willets Point Commons - the largest fully affordable housing development our city has seen in decades,” Mamdani said in a statement Monday. “At a time when too many New Yorkers are being priced out of the neighborhoods they built, this project is proof that government can still deliver bold, transformative change.”"

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