Hunter’s Point South Parcel E RFP

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Site Overview

What Are We Planning for the Site?

The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is planning for development of housing and community amenities on Parcel E located in the Hunter’s Point South neighborhood of Queens. HPD does this planning in collaboration with the community, so keep reading to find out how to get involved!

Parcel E is a City-owned property. The development of City-owned land for housing is initiated through a competitive process called a Request for Proposals (RFP) that asks developers to respond to a set of goals and guidelines for the site that reflect community priorities.

Where Is the Site?

Parcel E is a 69,500 square foot City-owned lot in the Hunter’s Point South neighborhood of Queens located between 2nd Street, Center Boulevard, 55th Avenue, and 56th Avenue.

Hunter’s Point South is a previously industrial 30-acre development area along the East River waterfront. After a failed bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the City reevaluated its plan for this area to become an Olympic Village and began planning for its development as a mixed-use, mixed-income community. This development strategy was approved through the 2008 Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). A 2018 Urban Development Acton Area Project (UDAAP) approval details the current plans for the area, including targets for residential, retail, and community facility space, as well as schools, open spaces, and parking. 

To facilitate development, Hunter’s Point South was divided into seven parcels (Parcels A through G) (see map below).

Map of Hunter's Point South Public Parcels (Produced by ARUP, EDC, DOT, DPR)

When fully built out, Hunter’s Point South will include approximately 5,000 new homes, approximately 3,000 of which will be affordable and income-restricted to low- and moderate-income households. The area will also include commercial retail space for new stores and services, community facility space, three new schools, as well as public and private open spaces.

So far, five of the seven parcels have been developed through HPD’s RFP process and include over 3,000 homes (over 2,000 of which are affordable), new commercial retail space, community facility space and three new schools. An 11-acre open space, Hunter’s Point South Park, was built along the East River and Newtown Creek waterfront. The park includes a central green space, playgrounds, sport and recreation facilities, a dog run, and a pavilion with comfort stations and concessions.

Parcel E is anticipated to create approximately 850-900 homes with at least 60% being affordable. The development will also provide retail space, community facility space, and approximately 1,800 square feet of publicly accessible open space.

In addition to the development that has happened in Hunter’s Point South, the neighborhood is also a short walk from central Long Island City which has many businesses, services, and community amenities. There are several transit options in the immediate area as well, including the Long Island Railroad Long Island City Station, the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue 7-Train Subway Station, the 21 St G-Train Subway Station, the Hunter’s Point South Ferry Terminal, and several bus lines.