24 THE QUEENS COURIER • SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
Renderings courtesy of VUW studio
Renderings of the Gotham north tower.
Residential development
coming to Long Island City
BY JULIA MORO
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
A new Long Island City residential
development called Gotham Point,
which will consist of two towers and
1,132 total units, is on track to be completed
in late 2022.
The Gotham Organization and
RiseBoro Community Partnership joined
together to make a mixed-income development
in Hunter’s Point South, with 75
percent of units priced at aff ordable rates.
Th e two north and south towers include
senior housing, shared amenities, community
facilities and retail space.
Th e 847 rent-stabilized units will be
available to a maximum income limit
ranging from $25,080 to $137,940 for an
individual, and $35,790 to $196,845 for
a household of four. Minimum income
limits range from $15,806 to $73,166
for an individual, and from $23,692 to
$126,686 for a household of four. Senior
residences will be available to individuals
across income levels from $15,806
to $85,920.
Th e lease gallery for rent-stabilized
residences will open in October at 57-28
Second St. in Long Island City.
“Gotham Point provides much-needed,
rent-stabilized housing in New York
City and we are excited to expand our
Gotham Properties portfolio to the
transformative waterfront neighborhood
of Hunter’s Point South,” said Bryan
Kelly, president of Development at
Gotham Organization. “Th e wide range
of thoughtful amenities as well as meaningful
partnerships with RiseBoro, Flux
Factory and other organizations will no
doubt enhance and meet the needs of
this continually growing and vibrant
community.”
Th e residences will include panoramic
city and river views, luxury plank
fl ooring, premium stainless-steel appliances,
quartz countertops, gas range
stove tops, dishwashers and expansive
ceiling heights.
Additional fees are required for
club memberships and select amenities.
Among the amenity packages are
24-hour attended lobbies, a rooft op terrace
with panoramic city views, resident
lounges and sundecks, a state-ofthe
art indoor and outdoor fi tness club,
a children’s playroom and a publicly
accessible urban rooft op farm and community
boathouse. Residents will have
access to dedicated co-working lounges
with breakout meeting rooms, private
phone rooms and multi-person desks
fully equipped with outlets.
Th e north tower will include small
retail spaces and a public parking garage.
On the ground fl oor of the south tower,
there will also be retail space.
Ninety-eight homes have been set aside
for low-income seniors in an 11-story
wing dedicated to independent senior
living. Th e senior living community will
feature its own personal lobby space as
well as a lounge and laundry room on
each fl oor, library and community room
with a shared pantry. Th ere will also be
an outdoor terrace with views of the
entire Manhattan skyline. RiseBoro will
be leading special programming for the
senior community.
“Aft er an incredibly diffi cult year, New
York City seniors deserve to have access
to aff ordable homes with integrated services,”
said Scott Short, CEO of RiseBoro.
“Gotham Point accomplishes that goal
within an iconic project on the LIC
waterfront. We look forward to bringing
this critical resource to the community
and sustaining it for years to come.”
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