About Long Island City
LIC Quickfacts - June 2017
170,000+ Residents 106,000+ Employees 6,600+ Businesses
To help inform the discussion today we present our June LIC Quick Facts. This is a sample of some
of the neighborhood information we track. Find more at licqns.com/economicdevelopment to view
our interactive Development Map, Space Bank and Market Reports.
Residential Development
Total units completed since 2006: 12,800+
Condominiums: 2,800+
Rental apartments: 10,000+
Total in planning/construction: 21,500+
2017 - 8,708
2018 - 1,697
2019 and beyond - 11,598
Hotel Development
Hotels currently operating: 31
Hotels in planning/construction: 31
Current hotel rooms: 3,000+
Future hotel rooms: 3,900+
Neighborhood Amenities
39+ arts & cultural institutions and venues
150+ restaurants, bars & cafes
10+ summer event series
5 waterfront parks
Population Change:
2000 2010 2015
LIC Comprehensive Plan Study Area 178,843 168,027 170,614
Central District (11101, 11109, 11120) 25,595 29,007 30,582
Triborough-South (11102, 11103) 80,612 72,913 74,502
Ravenswood (11106) 43,130 38,875 38,812
Sunnyside West (11104) 29,506 27,232 26,718
Commercial & Industrial Development
7M Square Feet Existing*
3.7M Additional Square Feet by 2020**
* New buildings and renovated flex
commercial since 2004
**Announced
Retail Development
265K+ Square Feet Existing
465K+ Additional Square Feet by 2020**
*Retail in mixed-use buildings and renovated commercial
**Announced
Major Business & Institutional Tenants
55,000+ students at higher education institutions
LaGuardia Community College, CUNY Law
Major businesses include:
Boyce Technologies, Brooks Brothers, Citibank, J.Crew/Madewell,
JetBlue, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Lyft, MetLife, NYC DOH,
Publicis/Re:Sources, Ralph Lauren, Silvercup Studios,
TEI Group, Uber
Connectivity/Transit
Direct access to midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn,
Roosevelt Island, Bronx and Long Island
8 subway lines, 13 bus lines
13 Citibike shared bicycle stations
NYC Ferry Service
LIRR, 4 bridges, 1 tunnel