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[Crawford]

Originally Posted by aquablue

Only marginally relevant to this discussion, however: The air-train station should not be there. A through-train all the way to JFK was the RIGHT approach NON-STOP like how you see it done elsewhere in the modern world. Shame on the PA.

That would be completely impossible. There are seven terminals, so you could never have a nonstop. There are very few cities with a single terminal allowing for nonstop service to a city center.

And it would be a ridiculous waste of money, given the much more pressing regional transit needs.

[aquablue]

Originally Posted by Crawford

That would be completely impossible. There are seven terminals, so you could never have a nonstop. There are very few cities with a single terminal allowing for nonstop service to a city center.

And it would be a ridiculous waste of money, given the much more pressing regional transit needs.

I disagree. The change at Jamaica thing is a bit half-assed. Fine, it works, but it's slow and takes nearly 50 mins to the city using the two train approach.

It needed to be one-seat-ride to the Airport to attract enough pax and take cars off that congested highway. I said Non-Stop to the airport. Look at Heathrow. It's 15 mins to the airport with stops at different terminals. Not every terminal needs a stop. Walkways link up terminal 2 and 3 to one station. JFK could use that kind of approach and it could be run privately. Companies would love to make a fortune on those who want a direct link to Manhattan from the busiest airport in the city.

There is still hope for a one-seat-ride JFK express someday, most likely using a hybrid train that would SLASH times and increase the attractiveness of the system to more and more people. That lies with leaders of the region and weather they want to emulate NY's peer cities overseas or stay with second-rate mickey-mouse, yet cheaper, solutions.

[chris08876]

The Crossing at Jamaica Station is a new apartment development by BRP Companies currently in preconstruction at 93-01 Sutphin Boulevard, Queens. The development is scheduled for completion in 2018. The development has a total of 669 units.

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[NYguy]

https://therealdeal.com/2017/01/31/b...-resi-complex/

BRP pulls off $290M loan to build Jamaica resi complex
The two buildings would hold 669 apartments





January 31, 2017
By Kathryn Brenzel

BRP Companies scored $290 million from the New York City Housing Development Corporation to build a 669-unit apartment complex in Queens.

The city provided $227 million for 147-40 Archer Avenue, where BRP plans to build a 26-story, mixed-income property with 539 units, according to documents filed with the city on Tuesday. The developer received another $63.3 million for 148-10 Archer Avenue, a 14-story building with 130 low-income units. FXFOWLE is designing both buildings.

The project, known as the Crossing at Jamaica Station, is expected to include 523,000 square feet of residential space, 96,121 square feet of commercial space and 17,375 square feet for a community facility. In the taller building, the first three floors will hold retail space, while a church will occupy the two-story base of the shorter property.

The city previously estimated that the project will cost $352 million. Representatives for HDC and BRP didn’t immediately return requests seeking additional information.

BRP purchased the development site from the nonprofit Greater Jamaica Development Corporation in June 2015 for $19.5 million.

In December, BRP agreed to build 38 low- to moderate-income apartments at a formerly deed-restricted site in Harlem.

[chris08876]

Under Construction


Credit: walpole

[chris08876]

Jamaica's enormous AirTrain-adjacent rental buildings are ready to rise

The massive new residential project set to rise near Jamaica’s AirTrain Terminal will officially get underway tomorrow after a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by developer BRP Companies.

The Crossing at Jamaica Station, as the project is known, is being built at a cost of $407 million, and will create 669 affordable apartments, along with retail, a community space, and parking for 187 cars.

The apartments will be spread out between two buildings: A 26-story tower will have 539 mixed-income apartments, and a 14-story tower will come with 130 low-income units. Both buildings are being designed by FXFOWLE, and will feature retail and community facility components.

The project has been in the works for nearly three years now. When it was first announced, plans called for 580 apartments, and the rental was expected to break ground in mid-2015. We got a look at new renderings of the building last fall, and that also brought news that the apartment count had increased to 669.

In February this year, BRP Companies received a $324 million boost from the city’s Housing Development Corporation, allowing the project to move forward. This is just one of the many new projects in various stages of development in Jamaica. A 177-unit affordable development is planned at 89-50 164th Street, and the NYPD parking garage at 168th Street will be converted into 350 affordable apartments. Work on the AirTrain-adjacent development is supposed to wrap sometime in 2019.

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[chris08876]

Under Construction


Long Island Railroad, 07/06/17: construction on the property at Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue, next to Jamaica Station (IMG_5245) by Gary Dunaier, on Flickr