Much like City Island, Throgs Neck and its traditionally middle class Irish and Italian community resisted the abandonment and disinvestment that swept across the Bronx in the ’70s and ’80s. And even as property values have risen in the southeastern Bronx neighborhood, a 2004 rezoning stunted most new construction. But one developer has found a way to make the restrictive zoning work for him and filed plans for five new townhouses at 2626-2634 Miles Avenue.
The homes would rise across the street from the 9.5-acre Ferry Point Park, where Donald Trump recently opened a large golf course. Each two-family home would rise two stories and hold 2,650 square feet of residential space, except for one with only 2,400 square feet. And most of the houses will have yards on three sides, because zoning here prevents the construction of attached townhouses.
All of the homes would have one or two-family garages, and a driveway large enough for at least one car.
The developer is John Navi, of Roslyn Heights, N.Y.-based Colonial Construction and Development, and Gerald Caliendo is the architect of record.
The 150-foot-wide by 100-foot-deep vacant lot last changed hands in 2004 for $407,300.
Navi has also submitted plans for a larger two-family home nearby at 2825 Sampson Avenue, a few blocks northeast of the Miles Avenue property. That one would measure 3,240 square feet and include a one-car garage. There would also be a 1,000-square-foot parking area large enough for three cars. Gerald Caliendo would once again handle the design.
The property is also empty and last sold for $76,368 in 2004.
Throgs Neck’s population has only grown by a few hundred people in the last decade, which is probably related to the area’s isolation and lack of new development. Two expressways cut the peninsula off from the rest of the Bronx, and the best form of public transportation is an express bus that runs to Midtown.
Still, Throgs Neck remains incredibly affordable compared to much of Brooklyn and Queens. Based on current listings, single-family homes start at $185,000, and two-families are priced from $250,000. But unless the city upzones for additional density, it might not stay cheap.
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