NEW YORK | Willets Point Development (Flushing)

[TonyNYC]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

I wanted to like these, but I can't. They read cheap, and that seems pretty unfortunate for what is already and will be even more of a highly visible location in the future.

Yeah.. i could see that, but its light years ahead of what was there before.. Sambucci Brothers and every other junk yard in Queens!

It's remarkable really..

[Busy Bee]

Originally Posted by TonyNYC

Yeah.. i could see that, but its light years ahead of what was there before.. Sambucci Brothers and every other junk yard in Queens!

It's remarkable really..

You see this is a huge problem in the culture of New York though:

"It was a chop shop scrapyard or post-arson rubble lot before so the next best thing must be wonderful, right?"

[TonyNYC]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

You see this is a huge problem in the culture of New York though:

"It was a chop shop scrapyard or post-arson rubble lot before so the next best thing must be wonderful, right?"

Huge problem???

What would make you think that Related and Sterling would do anything but clean, cookie cutter type buildings here? They are 100% permanent affordable housing for households earning 30% to 120% of the Area Median Income.

It's exactly what I would expect.. no incentives for the developers to go above and beyond in architecture, materials, etc.. clean and purposeful units and buildings.. that's it.

[MAC123]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

I wanted to like these, but I can't. They read cheap, and that seems pretty unfortunate for what is already and will be even more of a highly visible location in the future.

They look completely normal. What exactly were you expecting?

[NYguy]

They’re actually nicer than many market rate buildings in the city, as far as that goes.