The Kew Gardens megaplex

Posted by Steve on Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

This week’s Times Ledger has a report on the progress of what promises to be a massive development project on the current site of the Borough Hall garage, where Kew Gardens meets Briarwood and a brief jaunt from Forest Hills, too. Sounds like it’ll be mainly offices, but there’s more, lots more: Stores! “Affordable and market rate [read: expensive]” housing! And yes, yet another high school! Parking issues are holding things up and there’s no developer signed on yet, but construction is still scheduled to start in around a year.

This could be just the ticket for a somewhat-grungy strip that’s currently home to a lot of unattractive courthouse-related commerce — bail bondsmen, cheap lawyers, fast food — but just a stone’s throw from tons of public transportation and some truly beautiful low- and high-density housing, not to mention the charming Lefferts Boulevard shopping district.