Major Investment Projects Transforming Downtown Jamaica, Queens

A rendering of the mixed-use project at 90-02 168th St. Credit: BRP Companies and Wharton Properties.

NEW YORK CITY—The long-struggling Jamaica section of Queens is on the cusp of a major transformation with a host of significant multifamily projects under construction and in the pipeline.

The latest development to move forward is a project on 168^th Street. The Greater Jamaica Development Corp. announced earlier this week that it approved the sale of 90-02 168^th St. to a joint venture of BRP Companies and Wharton Properties to build a nearly 500,000-square-foot development that will include more than 300 mixed-income residential units as well as 70,000 square feet of retail space.