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| | QUEENS WEST, DESIGNATES ROCKROSE AS PREFERRED DEVELOPER |
 | | Rockrose's nearly $1 billion development plan, designed by Arquitectonica, calls for approximately 3 million square feet for 3,000 apartment units in seven buildings. |
 | | The project's northern area, or Stage 2 of the Queens West project plan, totals 21.75 acres, of which 13.5 acres will be set aside for parks and public space, including a waterfront esplanade, a two acre active recreation park and streets. |
 | | Rockrose is well known in New York for pioneering new residential neighborhoods, such as Battery Park City, Wall Street, and the West Village. |
| www.empire.state.ny.us /Press/2001/03-30-01rockroserel.htm (750 words) |
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