Hard Rock and Steve Cohen unveil renderings of Metropolitan Park
The $8bn privately-funded project is now moving forward with ULURP, New York City’s process for public approval of the development.
Hard Rock International and New York Mets Owner Steve Cohen have released new renderings of Metropolitan Park, a project that would bring 25 acres of new public park space, improved public transportation and climate infrastructure, live music, a Queens Food Hall and a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino with bars, restaurants and a sportsbook to Queens, New York.
The $8bn privately-funded project is now moving forward with Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), New York City’s process for public approval of the development.
The design and the layout were formed with over three years of community engagement by Cohen and his partners with local residents, small businesses, Mets fans and Queens community leaders to transform the area.
“It’s time the world’s greatest city got the sports and entertainment park it deserves,” Cohen said.
“When I bought this team, fans and the community kept saying we needed to do better. Metropolitan Park delivers on the promise of a shared space that people will not only want to come to and enjoy, but can be truly proud of.”
The announcement described Metropolitan Park as a “once in a life-time opportunity” to transform the 50 acres of asphalt around Citi Field into an “economic engine” that could create up to 23,000 competitive-paying union jobs.
“We are very proud to present New Yorkers with the visualization of what’s possible for a world-class city and its surrounding neighborhoods,” Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen said.
“We’d like to thank our partners for working with us to create something truly transformative. We take great pride and the utmost care in bringing forth something that will create much needed jobs and memories that will live on for generations to come.”
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