Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Downtown Flushing and Willets Point, on both sides of Flushing Creek.
Two city-approved frameworks shape the area. West of the creek, the Willets Point plan is turning a former auto-repair district into about 2,500 affordable homes, a hotel, a school and NYCFC’s Etihad Park; the first 880 apartments began move-ins in May 2026. Next door, Steve Cohen and Hard Rock’s Metropolitan Park won a state casino license in December 2025 for the Citi Field parking lots.
East of the creek, the 2021 Special Flushing Waterfront District allows about 1,725 homes along the water, and its first towers have early permits. In Downtown Flushing, the second phase of Flushing Commons on the former Municipal Lot 1 broke ground in September 2026, joining a cluster of mid-rise condo, hotel and office buildings. Not every site is moving: the RKO Keith’s theater site on Northern Boulevard is tied up in bankruptcy.
Where DOB records and press reports disagree on heights or unit counts, both are given. A permit is not treated as proof that construction has started.
| Project | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1Metropolitan Park | Citi Field parking lots | Early Construction |
| 2Etihad Park | Willets Point Blvd. at Citi Field | Topped Out |
| 3Willets Point Commons | 39th Ave. at 126th St. | Completed |
| 4Willets Point Building 3 | 126th Ln. at 38th Ave. | Under Construction |
| 5Willets Point Phase 2 | Northern Blvd. to Roosevelt Ave., east of 126th St. | Approved |
| 6Harper Street DOT Building & Yard | Harper St. on Flushing Bay | Topped Out |
| 7Flushing Commons Phase II | 37th Ave. at 138th St. | Under Construction |
| 8One College Point Square (133-09 37th Avenue) | 37th Ave. near College Point Blvd. | Under Construction |
| 9La Vita (133-25 37th Avenue) | 37th Ave. near College Point Blvd. | Topped Out |
| 10Union Center (37-16 Union Street) | Union St. at 37th Ave. | Finishing |
| 1137-18 138th Street | 138th St. at 37th Ave. | Under Construction |
| 12RKO Keith's Theater Site | Northern Blvd. at Main St. | Stalled |
| 13New Public School at 137-23 45th Avenue | 45th Ave. near Main St. | Under Construction |
| 14Janet Place Phase One | Janet Pl. near Roosevelt Ave. | Permitted |
| 15Flushing Point Plaza (131-02 40th Road) | 40th Rd. near College Point Blvd. | Permitted |
| 1632-02 Linden Place Rezoning | Linden Pl. in North Flushing | In Public Review |
| 1733-75 Farrington Street | Farrington St. near Northern Blvd. | Under Construction |
| 18Flushing Creek Disinfection Facilities | Flushing Creek | Approved; In Litigation |
Willets Point & Metropolitan Park
A casino on the Citi Field lots, a soccer stadium, 2,500 affordable homes and a new city yard.
1
Metropolitan Park
Months Behind Its Own Schedule
The developers told the state construction would start in January 2026; the Queens Daily Eagle reported in May that work was about five and a half months behind. The team targets completion by June 2030 and says construction is well under way.
Sources: New York Post (Oct. 2026); Queens Daily Eagle (May 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01274555-I1 and Q01275341-I1 (Oct. 2026)
2
Etihad Park
Safety Violations on the Way Up
City inspectors issued several safety violations in 2026, including one after a worker fall in August; no stop-work order was found.
Sources: QNS (Mar. 2026); HOK; Etihad Park; NYC DOB NOW job Q01002920-I1 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)
3
Willets Point Commons
The First Homes on Willets Point
The buildings topped out in May 2025, YIMBY reported.
Sources: NYC Housing Development Corporation (May 2026); New York YIMBY (May 2025); NYC DOB NOW jobs Q08032504-I1 and Q08032719-I1 (Oct. 2026)
4
Willets Point Building 3
Senior Homes, About $211 Million in Financing
HDC said the building is financed with about $211 million, including low-income housing tax credits. In August 2026, inspectors cited the site after part of the excavation shoring came loose; no stop-work order was found.
Sources: NYC Housing Development Corporation (May 2026); QNS (May 2026); NYC DOB NOW job Q00995866-I1 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)
5
Willets Point Phase 2
Site Work Before the Buildings
City Planning describes about 2.8 acres of public open space; HDC says more than 150,000 square feet.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2023Q0251; NYC Housing Development Corporation (May 2026); NYC DOB NOW demolition and open-space filings (Sept. 2026)
6
Harper Street DOT Building & Yard
A City Yard at the Bay
Inspectors recorded a worker fall in July 2026; no stop-work order was found.
Sources: Construction Equipment / ACP; Informed Infrastructure; NYC DOB NOW job Q01007052-I1 (Oct. 2026)
Downtown Flushing
Flushing Commons’ second phase, mid-rise towers on 37th Avenue and a theater site in bankruptcy.
7
Flushing Commons Phase II
The Long-Awaited Second Phase
YIMBY reported that pre-development of a third phase of about 600,000 square feet is planned for 2027.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Sept. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2025Q0445; NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01327168-I1 and Q01170950-I1 (Oct. 2026)
8
One College Point Square (133-09 37th Avenue)
Rising West of Main Street
DOB records show 99 units in one filing snapshot and 100 in another.
Sources: The Real Deal (Sept. 2022); NYC DOB NOW job Q00783360-I1 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)
9
La Vita (133-25 37th Avenue)
Selling Before It's Finished
Sales listings show units on higher floors than DOB’s 16-story count.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job Q00523537-I1 (Oct. 2026)
10
Union Center (37-16 Union Street)
New Offices on Union Street
YIMBY reported the building reaching street level in January 2025.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2025); NYC DOB BIS job 421767993 (Dec. 2025)
11
37-18 138th Street
More Office Space Downtown
The DOB filing names a different architect than YIMBY.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job Q00980376-I1 (Sept. 2026)
12
RKO Keith's Theater Site
A Landmark Lobby in Limbo
Some rental listings describe a finished building at the address; no evidence of construction was found.
Sources: The Real Deal (May 2026); NYC DOB / ECB records (BIN 4112123) (Jan. 2026)
13
New Public School at 137-23 45th Avenue
Seats South of Downtown
The school’s name and seat count have not been published.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW jobs Q01092618-I1 and Q01209315-I1 (Aug. 2026); NYC SCA Capital Plan (Nov. 2025)
The Waterfront & North Flushing
The first towers of the 2021 waterfront rezoning, a new North Flushing rezoning and a fight over chlorinating the creek.
14
Janet Place Phase One
The Waterfront Rezoning's First Towers
The 2021 rezoning covers 29 acres and about 1,725 homes. An EB-5 investor page for the project gives a delivery target of the end of 2028.
Sources: PincusCo (2022); NYC Planning ZAP P2017Q0052; NYC DOB NOW jobs Q00683000-I1, Q00683002-I1 and Q00752090-I1 (Sept. 2026)
15
Flushing Point Plaza (131-02 40th Road)
A New Owner for an Old Plan
No active vertical construction has been confirmed.
Sources: PincusCo (Nov. 2025); New York YIMBY (Aug. 2020); NYC DOB BIS jobs 421405642, 421374881 and 421374845 (Jan. 2026)
16
32-02 Linden Place Rezoning
Housing on Industrial Land
The site is just north of the downtown core.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2024Q0324; New York YIMBY (Oct. 2026)
17
33-75 Farrington Street
Nearly Topped Out
The same owner has filed to demolish buildings on Northern Boulevard in Murray Hill, outside this tracker.
Sources: Marketproof; NYC DOB NOW job Q08048244-I1 and ECB records (Sept. 2026)
18
Flushing Creek Disinfection Facilities
A Fight Over Chlorine
The environmental groups argue the chlorination approach is counterproductive.
Sources: Queens Daily Eagle (Feb. 2026); Save the Sound (Feb. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2023Q0415
What We're Watching Next
The Public Design Commission’s next look at Metropolitan Park, Etihad Park’s 2027 opening, the first building filings for Willets Point Phase 2, new-building permits at Janet Place, a ruling in the Flushing Creek lawsuit and the RKO Keith’s bankruptcy are next.
Hush Street also tracks Ridgewood, Maspeth & Glendale in Queens.
Header photo: the view toward Flushing from the Mets-Willets Point station, 2025, by Kidfly182, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
By Hush Street Editorial Updated Built from city filings and published reporting. About Hush Street
