Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Dina Levy announced that a long-empty lot in Hunter’s Point South, Queens will be transformed into The Orion, a mixed-use development that will create nearly 1,000 new homes across three buildings, with two-thirds to be affordable to extremely low to moderate-income households. This is the latest step in the evolution of Hunter’s Point South, a previously industrial 30-acre area along the East River waterfront. I commend Mayor Mamdani, Deputy Mayor Bozorg, and HPD Commissioner Levy for their focus on affordable housing.” “Pairing 658 affordable homes with childcare and job training is exactly the kind of meaningful investment our communities deserve.” A long-empty lot in Hunter’s Point South will be transformed into The Orion, a mixed-use development that will create nearly 1,000 new homes across three buildings, with two-thirds to be affordable to extremely low to moderate-income households.