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3,000 Apartments Proposed for Site of Former Flushing Airport

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday unveiled a proposal to build approximately 3,000 homes and 60 acres of public space on the site of the former Flushing Airport in College Point, Queens. The development will be led by Cirrus Workforce Housing and LCOR Incorporated, with construction expected to begin in 2028.

After Adams issued an executive order last year requiring city agencies to identify potential sites for new housing, the New York City Economic Development Corporation led a competitive RFP process to identify a developer for the former Flushing Airport. The airport has been vacant since 1984.

“For too many decades, this valuable land has sat vacant, but our administration said it was time to change that,” said Adams. “We issued a landmark executive order to build housing on city-owned sites like this one and now, we are excited to announce we will create around 3,000 new homes at the site of the former Flushing Airport.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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