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Flushing Commons project to be certified

Queens Courier - After nearly two years on the sideline, one of the biggest development projects in Queens is on the verge of taking a crucial step forward.

The Queens Courier has learned that Flushing Commons, a more than 1 million square foot, mixed-use development project at the site of the Municipal Lot 1 in downtown Flushing, will be certified by the Department of City Planning (DCP) on Monday, January 25, kicking off the seven-month Uniformed Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).

“After a great deal of work in recent months to ensure that the Flushing Commons development plan will be an unqualified success and a positive addition to the Flushing community, we are excited and proud to be beginning the land use review process on January 25,” said Jamie Van Bramer, a spokesperson for Flushing Commons – a partnership of TDC Development and the Rockefeller Group.

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