Flushing Commons and Macedonia Plaza Approved by Queens Borough President
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall approved two projects in Downtown Flushing, Flushing Commons and Macedonia Plaza helping to revitalize the Borough of Queens and create approximately 2,600 construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs.
The $850 million Flushing Commons project will transform what is now a 5.5- acre, city-owned municipal parking lot into a mixed-use development including up to 620 residential condominiums, a 1.5-acre town square of open space with a fountain plaza, 1,600 parking spaces, a 62,000-sq-ft, state-of-the-art YMCA, 36,000 sq ft of community space, up to 275,000 sq ft of retail space and up to 234,000 sq ft of office and/or hotel space. The project is seeking to achieve LEED certification.