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EDC Chooses Queens Nonprofit for Firehouse Reuse

QUEENS, NY-The Rockaway Waterfront Alliance will turn a 7,200-square-foot structure on Rockaway Beach Boulevard into a center for expanded community programs.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on March 26, 2009

QUEENS, NY-The Rockaway Waterfront Alliance has been selected by the Bloomberg administration to acquire and redevelop a 7,200-square-foot former firehouse at 58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd. in Queens. Built in 1931, the firehouse will become the Rockaway Institute for Sustainable Environment at an estimated cost of $2 million, the New York City Economic Development Corp. announced on Wednesday.

Along with providing a permanent home for RWA, the redevelopment project will enable the nonprofit to add more staff and increase its client from the current 3,000 local residents to about 10,000, says a release from NYCEDC. The redevelopment of the firehouse will allow RWA to expand its existing programs and add new initiatives such as programming for seniors, green-collar job training, outdoor film screenings and a Saturday farmer’s market.

RWA’s proposal for the 78-year-old structure calls for a “great hall” for projects and events, catering facilities, an organic café, classrooms for after-school programs and job training, a roof garden and basement aquaculture center, along with rental space for other community events. The proposed project will seek to preserve the character and appearance of the former firehouse, and RWA is aiming for LEED certification.

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