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City Picks Developer for $700 Mil Queens Project

NEW YORK CITY-A 1.5 million-sf mixed-use development will replace the five-story garage in Long Island City. The city's Economic Development Corporation expects construction to begin in fall 2002.

By Glen Thompson | Updated on October 26, 2001

NEW YORK CITY-A firm has been chosen to redevelop the city-owned Queens Plaza Municipal Garage in Long Island City. QPMG Associates LLC won the bid to construct 1.5 million sf of mixed-use space on the site.

The $700-million project will begin with demolition of the existing five-story parking garage located on a site bounded by Queens Plaza South, Jackson Avenue, 42nd Road and 28th Street. QPMG, a joint venture between an the Louis Dreyfus Property Group Queens Corp. and Arete LIC LLC, proposes to build either a single tower or two smaller towers on the property. The complex will include ground-floor retail, office space and replacement of the 1,100-car parking facility. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2002.

City officials are calling the project part of an ongoing trend toward the development of Queens as an option for expanding or relocating businesses. “Following MetLife’s recent decision to move 1,000 employees to its new Long Island City location and the continuing progress at Queens West, this project will ensure Long Island City’s future as a major business district.”

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