By Jean Brannum | jbrannum@queensledger.com

The Queens Public Library has reached a tentative agreement with 5PointzLIC in Court Square to build a new location on the building’s second floor, according to a press release.

The new branch will replace the former LIC library at One Court Square, which closed in 2020. The Queens Public Library negotiated a fifteen-year lease with a five-year renewal plan with the development owner, G-M Realty L.P.

The lease is expected to be finalized in the Fall and construction is estimated to be two years starting Summer 2025.

This deal comes after the Mayor’s office and LIC Councilmember Julie Won continue to advance the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, a comprehensive planning process to develop a vision for the future of the area.

“Court Square is a rapidly growing neighborhood and this new library will give our neighbors access to countless books, technology, and vital, free programming,” Won said.

5PointzLIC is an apartment building on Jackson Ave.