# Future of the 3 Clusters outside Manhattan (JC, BK, LIC)

**URL:** <https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/future-of-the-3-clusters-outside-manhattan-jc-bk-lic/3795>\
**Category:** Zoning\
**Created:** [August 4, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/future-of-the-3-clusters-outside-manhattan-jc-bk-lic/3795 "2017-08-04T19:35:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![paperx9999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/paperx9999/32/128567_2.png) [@paperx9999](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/paperx9999)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/future-of-the-3-clusters-outside-manhattan-jc-bk-lic/3795/21 "2025-03-01T09:02:59Z")

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If I knew, I’d be a rich real estate developer. But a maglev/hsr would be a game changer and if they were going to build one the obvious spot would be Jamaica to Manhattan. 10 miles, not that hard to build. Would make it a three minute trip to the city.

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**Author:** ![mtoltethys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mtoltethys/32/30087_2.png) [@mtoltethys](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mtoltethys)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/future-of-the-3-clusters-outside-manhattan-jc-bk-lic/3795/22 "2025-03-01T22:32:37Z")

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I wonder if this area by the train station near York College could support a cluster

 ![IMG_0026](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/b/2bbcda33e08521f025d795e1c7cd18adbd6baad9.jpeg)  
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 ![IMG_0028](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/9/69749e5bb06cf519d8aca89c88e6210e25edaa1a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Rangerparks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@Rangerparks](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Rangerparks)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/future-of-the-3-clusters-outside-manhattan-jc-bk-lic/3795/23 "2025-03-02T04:09:16Z")

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Honestly think any land where 2 lines intersect could form a cluster at this point…

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**Author:** ![tone99loc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tone99loc/32/18833_2.png) [@tone99loc](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/tone99loc)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/future-of-the-3-clusters-outside-manhattan-jc-bk-lic/3795/24 "2026-06-02T15:10:04Z")

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I was trying to see how the different skyscraper clusters compare and it’s tricky to figure out because most lists for NYC don’t have it broken up by borough, so I just pulled what was on Wikipedia and got this:

- Brooklyn buildings taller than 350 ft = **59** (unknown how many btwn 300-349 ft), with 3 under construction over 350 ft
- Jersey City buildings taller than 350 ft = **47** (and 15 btwn 300-349 ft), with 7 under construction over 350 ft
- Queens buildings taller than 350 ft = **31** (and 11 btwn 300-349 ft), with 3 under construction over 350 ft

So that’s 137 buildings taller than 350 ft among these 3 areas. If you went back to the year 2000, that number is a total of 14.

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