Willets Point affordable housing phase opens in Queens

City officials and developers announced the opening of the first two buildings at Willets Point Commons on May 19, bringing 880 affordable apartments online as the first completed phase of the larger Willets Point redevelopment. The broader plan includes 2,500 income-restricted homes, a new school, a hotel and a soccer stadium over the coming years. For local agents, buyers, sellers and homeowners, this is a notable Queens development milestone because it adds new housing inventory and signals continued long-term investment in infrastructure and neighborhood change near Citi Field and transit corridors.