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TWA Flight Center

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtQueens, NY

TWA Flight Center fully retrofitted as TWA Hotel (2005–2008); no active development opportunity per record. · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 45,479 on I678 NB to 907M WB fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 4,918 units, Queens County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $3,273/mo zillow · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: TWA Hotel record · all sites with this
New use
HotelThis site: TWA Hotel newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New useshotelWikipedia no source
What is there nowTWA Hotelnewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2005newtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Queens County (NY), 20244,918 units in 5+ unit buildings, 328 in 2–4, 56 single-family; 2023: 7,505 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 37 within 25 km: The Shops at Atlas Park (3.5 km); Celtic Park Apartments (8.4 km); Atlantic Plaza (9.7 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)56,533 jobs in 6,819 establishments; average annual pay $43,035; employment location quotient 0.76; employment -1.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20222,739 jobs; 27 in retail trade, 28 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36081021601)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 52th income percentile as adults; 0.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (668 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 11.9%; median family income $75,547; 184 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsNew York City Department Of Education (PK-12); 8 public schools within 1 mile: PS 54 HILLSIDE; PS 99 KEW GARDENS; PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS; PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation86 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025114 county-logged events: 66 flash flood, 37 thunderstorm wind, 6 lightning, 3 hail; $60,181,250 property damage reported; 10 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20237,348 establishments (-1%); 56,495 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $745,223 (+5% 1 yr, +9% 5 yr); typical rent $3,273/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)45,479 vehicles a day on I678 NB to 907M WB; 6,041 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former TWA airport terminal (1962–2001) converted to TWA Hotel via 'reinhabit' retrofit (2005).

Why. Retrofit already completed (status: built); median rent $1,915 noted in opportunity assessment.

Where it stands. Operational as TWA Hotel since 2008 (per events).

For a planner

  • No vacancy data provided
  • Context: 3 nearby sites within 10km (1 closed mall, 2 built/proposed)
  • Traffic: I678 road segment (45,479 ADT) nearby.

For a developer

  • No current occupancy or revenue data
  • Housing market (ZHVI $745k) not directly relevant to hotel use
  • Peer conversions (e.g., Shepherd Mall) listed but not assessed for this site.

What we do not know yet

  • Verified status: draft
  • No post-2008 performance metrics
  • No details on hotel tenant mix or demand drivers.

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $1,915

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History and original facts

Opened1962newtypes-extraction
Closed2001newtypes-extraction reported
CountyQueens County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The vacant TWA Flight Center terminal was reinhabited as the TWA Hotel.

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Timeline

  1. 1962 Trans World Airlines opened the TWA Flight Center.
  2. 1962 Opened
  3. 2001 With the demise of TWA, the terminal remained vacant.
  4. 2001 Closed
  5. 2005 The terminal remained vacant until 2005, indicating the start of its new phase.
  6. 2005 Retrofit: reinhabit
  7. 2008 The original Saarinen terminal has since been converted into the TWA Hotel.

Sources

  • John F. Kennedy International Airport · CC BY-SA 4.0
    5 quoted sentences
    TWA Flight Center
    Trans World Airlines opened the TWA Flight Center in 1962
    With the demise of TWA in 2001, the terminal remained vacant
    the terminal remained vacant until 2005

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