Flushing Rivals LIC in Hotel Development

Long Island City isn’t the only Queens neighborhood attracting hotels. The Times Ledger rounds up the hotels slated for Flushing — there are at least eight in the works for the neighborhood. A developer is building an 18-story, 161-room hotel on Union Street, Starwood Hotels recently announced plans for two new hotels in the area, and TDC Development is planning a mixed-use project including a 168-room Hyatt. Earlier this month, Massey Knakal listed three hotel sites for the downtown area. One, at 31-26 Linden Place, is nearly finished. Two other sites, at 34-36 and 31-02 Linden Place (rendered above), are shovel-ready. According to the Times Ledger, “In the last three decades, the borough has gone from housing roughly 20 hotels — many rented by the hour — to very likely cracking the 100 mark within the next few years.” Some developers worry that all the proposed development will oversaturate the market, others believe Flushing’s growth can sustain the boom, especially considering the neighborhood’s proximity to LaGuardia.

Hotel Hotbed in Flushing [Times Ledger]