Just a week after advancing a massive housing project in Midtown South — the city is at it again as the metro desperately needs housing. This time, the New York City Planning Commission has voted to approve the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, a vision that would bring 12,000 new homes to Queens, while investing in new infrastructure.
The new homes would be allowed to be built across 230 blocks in Jamaica, with roughly 4,000 getting designated as affordable.
Also, the plan would invest in the community and infrastructure, which includes more than a $300 million pledge for sewer upgrades. Additionally, the proposal would update the area's zoning code, which is expected to allow more mixed-use developments and housing opportunities. This includes Jamaica's Downtown Core, South Core and transit corridors.
Additionally, as the planning advances, more investments in open space, cultural institutions, transit access and employment training will be considered for the neighborhood, according to NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
"For decades, Jamaica’s zoning has curtailed new housing and limited new businesses; it’s made it harder for working-class families to work and stay in the area. But our Jamaica Neighborhood Plan will help change that,” Adams said in a statement.
“With this ambitious vision, we’ll bring thousands of new homes and jobs to Jamaica and make sure that working-class families can live in the city they love."
The move comes after the New York City Council Land Use and Zoning Committees last week voted to approve the Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, which aims to create roughly 9,700 homes in Manhattan. It would mark the largest residential rezoning seen in two decades. Also, in June, the Mayor of Gotham struck a deal with Related Companies to include a total of 4,000 new homes (at least 625 affordable) for phase two of the Hudson Yards West project. Adams referred to the full estimated $32 billion development as "the largest real estate development in U.S. history," at the time.
According to Adams, his administration has preserved, built or planned more than 426,000 homes for NYC since taking office.
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