The project is also set to be the first net-zero community in New York City, using geothermal and solar energy to offset power usage. <\/p>\n
Similar to Willets Point and Creedmoor, Arverne East will be built on a previously empty spot of land that has long been an eye-sore in the area. Local Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson called it \u201cone of the largest urban blights in our city.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cNow that period is coming to a close, so that’s something to celebrate,\u201d he said. \u201cWe’re stepping up into a new future, and that’s very, very moving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Queens Borough President Donovan Richard compared the empty land to the \u201cValley of Ashes,\u201d being replaced by the ongoing development at Willets Point. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was just a dump, literally a vacant dump,\u201d he said. \u201cWe always saw a valley of opportunity at this site.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThis community has rightfully always felt the sting of disinvestment, but today, we’ve turned trash into a treasure,\u201d added Richards. <\/p>\n
Officials also lauded Arverne East for its energy priorities, which may be particularly meaningful to the community that has historically borne the brunt of the effects of climate change in New York City. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis building is setting a new standard for sustainability and environmental responsibility, something especially critical for a waterfront community like ours,\u201d said City Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers. \u201cFollowing the devastation of Superstorm Sandy we know firsthand the importance of building not just more housing, but smarter and more resilient housing.\u201d <\/p>\n
Arverne East is one of several large developments going up in Rockaway, and one of many planned for Queens. <\/p>\n
The Creedmoor development, which will bring 2,022 new homes to Eastern Queens, was approved in December. Willets Point Commons, the first 880 units of the 2,500 planned for the new neighborhood at Willets Point, closed its housing lottery last month after overwhelming demand. It\u2019s expected to begin welcoming residents this month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The project is also set to be the first net-zero community in New York City, using geothermal and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208929,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-208928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}