In the center of Far Rockaway in Queens, Marvel has begun an ambitious project to bring 1,700 new affordable housing units to an under-utilized site between the A train terminus and the Long Island Rail Road in order to create a more vibrant, supportive community through socially thoughtful design.

Over three phases totaling 1.7 million SF of development, the design reimagines the link between the MTA and LIRR stations as a series of new public spaces and streets, opening up the center of downtown Far Rockaway to the surrounding community. Across the street from the A train, a new public plaza flanked by 100,000 SF of commercial space will be the gateway to the project, leading to a total of six new residential blocks arranged along a tree-lined shared street. Each building participates in a carefully curated approach to the scale and character of the neighborhood, developed through an interactive process with the client and the Department of City Planning.