Because if we LIVE here and SPEND here, we should have the opportunity to WORK here. 

Upcoming Work 

These are a sample of upcoming projects on SI that will create thousands of construction jobs over the next several years.  Currently none of these jobs are aimed at local residents.  Where local communities and local unions have worked together, Staten Island residents have prospered.  For every $100 million spent in construction, it generates between 90 and 110 construction jobs.  As highlighted with Empire Outlets and the New York Wheel, hundreds of North Shore residents were accepted into union apprenticeships programs and have been able to provide an improved standard of living for their families.

Corporate commons (1441 South Ave)

• Proposed 325,000 square feet of office space in the Bloomfield neighborhood, along the far western side of the island, with an additional 3,336 square feet of manufacturing space 

• Additional permits were recently filed for a 53-foot-tall parking facility that is 222,270 square feet. ​
• The rooftop of the building will be green and lush, with a 40,000-square-foot organic farm featuring beehives for honey production. ​ ​

lighthouse point​

• Construction Directions LLC plead guilty to petit larceny after failing to compensate workers for more than $15,000 at Lighthouse Point
  
• $231 million public and privately funded construction plan to restore landmarked, mid-19th century Lighthouse Depot Buildings
• Construction expected to be completed in 2019 on 175 hotel rooms, 110 mixed-income rental units (at average space of 839 sq. feet), and 400 parking space garage to complement retail and residential areas

The Boulevard

• $180 million shopping center, bringing in massive retailers such as ShopRite, Alamo Draft House Movie Theater, GameStop, et al., housing over 60 retailers in 460,000 square feet
• Built in the Hylan Boulevard commercial corridor, it will service all of Staten Island, and even other nearby boroughs with a population of 408,141 within a 15 minute drive

Landmark COLONY

• City sold dilapidated 45-acre site to private developer for $1, removing prevailing wage requirements, with over $90 million estimated cost of construction
• Senior living and care facility, and preservation of historical sites, to become Landmark Colony, and provide 344 units of housing with a combination of medium-rise condominiums and low-rise townhouses for residents 55 and older 

125 edgewater Street

• Massive residential development is poised to reshape a sleepy stretch of industrial waterfront in Rosebank, along the eastern shore of Staten Island at an estimated cost of construction of $155 million (Yimby.com)
• Will stretch across three buildings and over half a million square feet and 18 acres providing nearly 400 apartments, 25 percent of which would be provided for affordable housing

We need developers to commit to hire contractors who, in turn, would hire local residents for jobs that pay good wages with health insurance, retirement security, and investments in training and education.

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Let's put Staten Islanders to work!

Contact your local politicians and tell them that Staten Islanders need to go to work. 

Fellow Staten Islander, Michael Smith, was given the opportunity to not only start a career but also to work in the borough that he knows and loves. Tell your local politicians that Staten Islanders deserve to live, work, and spend in their own communities.

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LiveWorkSpend is an initiative by the New York City District Council of Carpenters to put more New York City residents to work on the jobs being built in their local neighborhoods.