The 234 Apartment

City Council has approved zoning changes clearing the way for as many as four three- storey apartment buildings and up to 51 multiple attached dwellings on a long, narrow lot at 3876 Queen Street East . The apartment buildings on the northern part of the lot near White Pines Collegiate and Vocational School would contain 60 dwelling units . The multiple attached dwellings would be on the southern portion of the property near Queen Street and Pinewood Public School . The new subdivision will have 51 metres frontage along Queen and extends back 514 metres . The northern part of the property has been flagged as having significant archeological potential and developer Paul Guindon (1890713 Ontario Inc.) will be required to conduct additional archeological assessment work before any soil disturbance or development is allowed. "The applicant is seeking some flexibility in determining the overall dwelling unit mix within this...

Long Island City waterfront ." /> The project will bring 1,000 apartments, commercial space and a new school to the Long Island City waterfront . View Full Caption NYCEDC HUNTERS POINT — Critics of the city's plan to build a school, offices and 1,000 apartments on the Long Island City waterfront called it "irresponsible" to develop the site because it's located in a hurricane evacuation zone that's prone to flooding during storms. Advocates said they would rather see the two city-owned parcels — located next to the East River at the end of 44th Drive — converted to public parkland, with plantings, oyster beds and other green infrastructure to help make the area more resistant to floods.  "We think continuing to build in a flood plain is irresponsible," said Diane Hendry, a member of the LIC Coalition, an advocacy group that launched a petition last week opposing the city's plans. "The land is a natural wetlands. It should be preserv...