Urban Commons developer pinpointed Long Beach because of the city's infrastructure development and recent growth. “We believe that the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach community have set in motion a tremendous future with significant expansions of infrastructure and investment,” says Woods. “The Long Beach we know today is vastly different than that of just a few years ago. The new allure of the downtown Long Beach waterfront and beyond is attracting new residents and tourists to the city. From the expansion of the Aquarium to the new Civic Center and the multimillion dollar investment in the Queen Mary, Long Beach is experiencing a true renaissance and we are proud to be a part of this transformation that will position Long Beach as a premier destination on the West Coast.”

Gensler is designing the community and is focused on combining British and Southern California architecture. The developer's goal is to create a project that will serve as the epicenter of Long Beach.

LOS ANGELES—Urban Commons has unveiled its vision for Queen Mary Island, a $250 million masterplan community on the Long Beach waterfront. The 65-acre community will be built around the docked Queen Mary ship, and will offer retail, entertainment and residential space. As such, it is being designed as a self-contained community.

“Urban Commons envisions Queen Mary Island to be an all-inclusive waterfront entertainment destination that will pay homage to the Golden Age of the luxury liner while bringing to life a curated collection of music, entertainment, dining, retail and adventure offerings that take full advantage of the coastal setting,” Taylor Woods, Principal at Urban Commons, tells GlobeSt.com.

The community will include a 2,400-foot long boardwalk with cafes and bars, eclectic retail shops and a 200-room hotel. The boardwalk will also house nearly 700,000 square feet of retail space in total and a grand outdoor amphitheater. The entertainment amenities will also include surfing, canyoning, skydiving, zip lining, a trampoline park. Urban Commons has held a master leased of the Queen Mary, which will be the centerpiece of the development, since April 2016.

Urban Commons developer pinpointed Long Beach because of the city's infrastructure development and recent growth. “We believe that the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach community have set in motion a tremendous future with significant expansions of infrastructure and investment,” says Woods. “The Long Beach we know today is vastly different than that of just a few years ago. The new allure of the downtown Long Beach waterfront and beyond is attracting new residents and tourists to the city. From the expansion of the Aquarium to the new Civic Center and the multimillion dollar investment in the Queen Mary, Long Beach is experiencing a true renaissance and we are proud to be a part of this transformation that will position Long Beach as a premier destination on the West Coast.”

Gensler is designing the community and is focused on combining British and Southern California architecture. The developer's goal is to create a project that will serve as the epicenter of Long Beach.