30 THE QUEENS COURIER • QUEENS BUSINESS • AUGUST 10, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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New president
& CEO at First
Central
Edward M. Petrovsky has joined
First Central Savings Bank as its president
and chief executive offi cer.
Petrovsky has more than 40 years
of banking experience and has held
executive positions at Money Center,
Regional and Community banks.
He was previously the president of
Noah Bank based in Elkins Park, PA
and president and CEO of United
International Bank in Flushing. He
resides in Middletown, NJ.
Forest Hills doc
prescribed to lead
pharmacist council
Parker Jewish Institute for Health
Care and Rehabilitation is proud to
announce that Dr. Marian James
of Forest Hills was elected in June
as Director at Large of the Royal
Counties Chapter, the New York
State Council of Health-System
Pharmacists (NYSCHP). Dr. James
is the Director of Pharmacy at Parker
Jewish Institute.
New LIC offi ce complex to feature
food hall & rooftop terrace
BY ANGELA MATUA
amatua@qns.com / @AngelaMatua
A new two-building offi ce complex will
off er a variety of amenities for companies
that move into the Jackson Avenue space.
Th e JACX, which will be located at
28-01 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City,
seeks to set “the new standard for creative
offi ce development” with two 26-story
buildings. In total, the Tishman Speyer
buildings will consist of 1.2 million acres
of offi ce and retail space with a 1-acre terrace
on the fi ft h fl oor.
Th e 50,000 square feet of retail space
will include a gourmet market, food hall,
restaurants, a coff ee shop and a bouquet
fi tness center. Th e outdoor terrace, called
“Th e Quad,” can be used for “events like
theater, music and dance nights,” according
to the development’s website.
An on-site valet garage will have space
for 550 cars and 175 bike spaces. Th e
JACX is more than 70 percent pre-leased
to fashion and tech companies including
WeWork, a co-working space moving
into a 250,000-square-foot location.
It is expected to be completed by the
fi rst quarter of 2019.
Additionally, Tishman Speyer is working
on a three-building complex across
the street. Jackson Park will consist of
more than 1,800 apartments and 120,000
square feet of amenities including a 1.6-
acre park only for tenants. Th e developments
will stand 42, 44 and 53 stories
high.
Renderings courtesy of Tishman Speyer
The JACX will include two commercial towers with a food hall and outdoor terrace.