Matthew Baron, president of Simon Baron Development.

NEW YORK CITY – Long Island City landlords have formed a coalition to create a community-centered framework for the development of 28-acres of land in the Queens submarket.

Toward the end of summer, landlords who include real estate firms Simon Baron Development, TF Cornerstone and L&L Mag united for a discussion about developing the site slated for Amazon's headquarters, and in and around the waterfront,  Matthew Baron, president of Simon Baron Development, tells GlobeSt.com.

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Mariah Brown

Mariah Brown is the New York Bureau Chief and Real Estate Reporter for GlobeSt.com, covering the New York Metro area, Northeast region and national real estate trends. She is responsible for producing multi-media content, including articles, podcasts and video. Before joining the GlobeSt team, she served as a New York Times fellow, reported for the Associated Press in New York and Philadelphia and several other New York City-based outlets.