Creating a $2 billion, five-block real estate development
Kaufman Astoria Studios, the motion picture and TV production facility rejuvenated by real estate developer George S. Kaufman in the 1980s, joined with Silverstein Properties and BedRock Real Estate Partners to create Innovation QNS, a real estate development proposed for five blocks centered at the intersection of Steinway Street and 35th Avenue in Astoria, Queens.
Hal Rosenbluth, Kaufman”™s president and CEO, is a Westchester resident.
The project carries an estimated price tag of $2 billion and includes: 2,700 mixed-income apartments with 700 permanently designated as affordable and for seniors; 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; 250,000 square feet of space for small businesses, startups and nonprofits in the creative industries such as film; two acres of open space; a new school; and community health and wellness facilities.
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