Sign upFor the one million residents who have called Forest City 1 home since it opened in 2032, this is normal life. This may sound like science fiction, but Forest City 1 is not a pipedream. Artist impression of what Forest City 1 might look like. Forest City 1 allocates 12,000 acres – more than a quarter of its total site – to forest alone. Forest City 1 allocates 12,000 acres – more than a quarter of its total site – to forest alone.