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Game, Set, Match: US Open Stadiums To Get Multi-Million Overhaul

NEW YORK CITY-In the second big announcement for Queens, the United States Tennis Association unveiled plans to expand the Louis Armstrong and Grandstand facilities at the 42-acre site in Flushing. A USTA spokesman says the work is slated for completion in 2018, pending all necessary land use approvals.

By Jacqueline Hlavenka | Updated on June 15, 2012

NEW YORK CITY-It’s another win for the borough of Queens: the United States Tennis Association is planning a multi-million overhaul of the two stadiums that house the US Open in Flushing, a UTSA spokesman confirms to GlobeSt.com. City officials and the UTSA unveiled plans on June 14 to reconstruct the Louis Armstrong Stadium and rebuild the iconic Grandstand in the southwest corner of the property.

The project is the second major development announced for Flushing this week. Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed that a one-million-square-foot retail/entertainment complex will be built adjacent to Citi Field, and said that the new US Open facilities will help generate $750 million in revenue.

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