A PLAN shaped by community
The area around Broadway Junction is surrounded by five acres of concrete lots. For a long time, residents raised concerns about revitalizing this site to meet urgent needs for more economic opportunity, affordable housing, and open space.
Over a span of five years, our team convened 100+ meetings with the community to shape the plan for Herkimer-Williams, a project centered on the development of 100% affordable housing, creating good local jobs, fostering community partnerships, and realizing much-needed improvements to the public realm.
The plan approved by the City Council in December 2025 can help meet the needs and desires of East New Yorkers by creating:
100% Affordable Housing
- The priority is to deliver housing relief as soon as possible. As such, construction for new housing units will be front-loaded in the first phases of the project.
- Up to 1,000 affordable housing units
New Opportunities for Jobs,
Education and Financial Security
- Equally as important as affordable housing, space dedicated for employment and educational programs serves as a driver of this development.
- Up to 440,000 SF of commercial space and 100,000 SF of light industrial space coming online over several years, including a green economy hub in the project's first phase
Community Programming
- Herkimer-Williams will create space for community uses and programming that help benefit East New Yorkers.
- Approximately 85,000 square feet of space for community programming, including space for an institutional education anchor
Improved Open Space
- Herkimer-Williams will help enhance the pedestrian environment, increasing visibility and safety through improved open space along the ground floor.
- Up to 25,000 SF of publicly accessible ground floor open space
- Coordination with the City on design and delivery of a new public plaza across from Broadway Junction train station
Neighborhood Retail
- Herkimer-Williams will create new opportunities for neighborhood scale retailers servicing East New Yorkers and those who traverse Broadway Junction daily.
- Approximately 114,000 square feet of retail space for a grocery store and other neighborhood-scale retail
Project Location
Broadway Junction is one of New York City’s busiest transit hubs, sitting at the intersection of five major subway lines, six bus routes, and the Long Island Rail Road. More than 4 million people pass through Broadway Junction annually and 30 million commuters transfer at the station.
Located at the intersection of seven neighborhoods, the Herkimer-Williams site is an opportunity for true community-driven development, building on the momentum of recent public and private investments in the area.
Timeline
2016
East New York Rezoning approved ↓
2018
Community releases vision for Broadway Junction ↓
2019
NYC EDC releases Broadway Junction, A Vision for the Future
Winter of 2021
Preliminary proposal for Herkimer-Williams
March 2022
Public town hall for Herkimer-Williams proposal ↓
Dec 2023
environmental
scoping hearing
Spring 2025
ULURP certification
Ongoing Community Engagement
Developer briefings with community board, local residents, neighborhood organizations, and stakeholders, totaling nearly 100 meetings