40 The QUEE NS Courier • business • SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com business ▶ LUXE LIVING IN LIC IT’S 50/50 FOR JFK The JFK Chamber of Commerce celebrated the 50th anniversary of the renaming of JFK Airport, as well as the 50 millionth passenger traveling through the international hub, at a commemorative gala luncheon at Russo’s On The Bay on Tuesday, September 10. The event featured guest speaker David Neeleman, CEO of Azul Airlines and co-founder of jetBlue, and Jack Kennedy Schlossberg, grandson of JFK. BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com Soon there will be more luxury in LIC. The World-Wide Group, a New York City based real estate development company, announced it has started construction on a brand new, $157 million, luxury multi-family development at the intersection of 24th Street and Queens Plaza North. The developer purchased the site last spring and the building is expected to start leasing in 18 months, with construction fully completed by 2015. The building will be 21 stories and have 421 rental units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments. Residents will be offered 25,000-square-feet of amenities featuring an outdoor pool with a landscaped roof deck, a stateof the-art fitness center, private gardens, indoor parking and a bike room. The development is also just blocks away from eight subway lines connecting the borough to Manhattan. “We are excited to be contributing to the growth of one of New York City’s great neighborhoods, and look forwards to delivering this amenity-rich, high-end luxury rental development to the Long Island City market,” said David Lowenfeld, executive vice president at The World-Wide Group. “The building will offer our residents unsurpassed amenities and services with unmatched, convenient access to Manhattan and Cornell’s Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island.” Rendering Courtesy of The Marino Organization Inc. The World-Wide Group started construction on a $157 million luxury residential development in Long Island City that will bring residents 25,000-square-feet of amenities. Founder of jetBlue airlines, David Neeleman; president of JFK Chamber of Commerce Bob Caton, representing Borough President Helen Marshall, Melva Miller; grandson of President John F. Kennedy, John Jack Kennedy Schlossberg Executive Director for the Council for Airport Opportunity Philippa Karteron; Bob Caton; David Neeleman; John Jack Kennedy Schlossberg; Treasurer JFK Chamber Bruce Abbate Rear: David Neeleman; Bob Caton; Director of Aviation Port Authority NY&NJ Tom Bosco; General Manager JFK Airport Jerry Spampanato. Front: Philippa Karteron; Kyle Kimball; Immediate Past President JFK Chamber Frank Festa; John Jack Kennedy Schlossberg, Executive Director JFK Chamber, Rudy Auslander; Port Authority of NY&NJ Ralph Tragale; Victoria Schneps-Yunis, publisher of The Queens Courier JFK Chamber of Commerce Special Events Committee Representing Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Kyle Kimball; Bob Caton David Neeleman; Congressmember Gregory Meeks Jerry Spampanato; Representing Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, Chris Brown Representing Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, Chris Brown; and Kathleen Pettit Victoria Schneps-Yunis, David Neeleman, Carol Archer Dixie Comeau, Donna Jabbour, Connie De Laigle, Dorothy Brown- Yarru, Jennifer Cuthberth David Neeleman; Executive Vice President of Commercial Aviation Market at Embraer, Paulo Cesar; Bob Caton Philippa Karteron; John Jack Kennedy Schlossberg; Human Resources Advisor at Bombardier Transportation, Delores Mitchell; Customer Service/PR Manager at Bombardier Transportation, Pat Thompson
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