FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com july 3, 2014 • The Queens Courier 29 ROCKAWAY BEACHES BACK ON TRACK BY SALVATORE LICATA Finding a beach with a lifeguard in Rockaway should be a breeze for beachgoers Rendering Courtesy of SLCE Architects Rockrose Development Corporation has released renderings for the 50-story development at 43-25 Hunter St. RENDERINGS RELEASED FOR 50-STORY LIC BUILDING BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com/@aaltamirano28 The sky’s the limit for real estate in Long Island City. Rockrose Development Corporation has released renderings for its newest 50-story development coming to the western Queens neighborhood at 43-25 Hunter St. Permits for the project were partially approved on June 27, according to records from the Department of Buildings. As of yet, no start date has been released. The 970,000-square-foot tower will be made up of 19,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and 974 apartments, of which 20 percent will be affordable units. According to published reports, the development will also include a 14-story building adjacent to the 50-story tower. There will be 18,000 square feet of interior amenity space and three large rooftop terraces. Amenities include a fitness center, basketball court, billiard room, rooftop solarium and great lawn, yoga studio, zen garden, screening room, library, children’s playroom, and a 38th floor rooftop terrace and lounge. The building, designed by SLCE Architects, will be one of the tallest in Long Island City, according to published reports. Nearby in Astoria, 42-12 28th St. by developer Heatherwood Communities beats 43-25 Hunter St. with a total of 58 stories in height. — finally. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finished its sand replenishment from Beach 60 to Beach 149 and the beaches will resume normal operation, according to Zachary Feder, a Parks Department spokesman. The replenishment finished in time for the July 4 holiday, the busiest time on the Rockaway beachfront. The Parks Department said it expected to have its peak complement of lifeguards on duty for the holiday weekend. Many beachgoers were upset last weekend when they were told over 30 beaches were closed due to sand replenishment and were not given any advanced notice. But the Parks Department did say on its website there would be rolling closures, happening daily, until the project was finished. “There were some closures while the Army Corps was working,” Feder said. Now with the replenishment finally over, the beaches of Rockaway, which make up about half of the Parks Department beach property throughout the city, should have access similar to that of Coney Island and Orchard Beach. However, 30 blocks of Rockaway beaches are still closed because of the nesting season of the piping plover, a federally protected bird species. Dragon Boat race recruiting rowers The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is seeking teams to compete in the largest festival of its kind in the US and the largest multicultural festival in the city. Organizers expect more than 180 teams to compete in the 24th annual race, to be held Aug. 9 and 10. All that is needed to register is a team of 10 people and there is no experience needed. Once registered, teams are encouraged to go to Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for practice sessions where they will be provided with an experienced coach to guide them. To register and for more information visit WWW.HKDBF-NY.ORG. Salvatore Licata Isabella is on vacation this week
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