City officials recently gathered in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx to celebrate the commencement of construction at 2050 Grand Concourse. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning, the 13-story building will contain 96 affordable apartments, comprehensive support facilities for the formerly homeless, and residential amenities.
Specific support services include low-cost medical services, vocational training and employment placement, transportation services, nutrition and general education services, home-making assistance, and mental health counselling. The building will also serve as the new headquarters for Bronx-based nonprofit, Unique People Services, Inc., the entity credited as lead developer for the project.
Residents will also have access to a large community room equipped with a kitchen, a laundry facility, storage rooms, and two landscaped rooftop terraces.
“As part of our overall efforts to build and preserve affordable housing and combat homelessness, the 2050 Grand Concourse project will provide 96 affordable apartment units for individuals with mental illness and HIV/AIDS who formerly experienced homelessness, along with low- and moderate-income families in the area,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. “The project also builds on our initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change, receiving funding as part of NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence Competition. We are seeing real renewal and progress in the Bronx, and we are continuing to strengthen the local economy and enhance quality of life for all residents.”
2050 Grand Concourse at night, rendering courtesy Unique People Services
Funding for construction, which is estimated at $61 million, was provided in part by the New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
As part of state-level sustainability initiative, the building’s energy-efficient design includes high-performance exterior insulation, solar panels, high-efficiency HVAC systems, recycled building materials, low-flow plumbing fixtures, low-VOC paints, solvents, and adhesives, and Energy Star windows, lighting, and appliances.
“Developments like this one provide a supportive environment for residents and critical community services so that the entire Fordham Heights neighborhood can grow and thrive,” said HCR commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas. “When complete, 2050 Grand Concourse will offer a fresh start to 96 households and a new headquarters for Unique People Services to carry out their important work for New Yorkers in need.”
Since 2011, HCR has invested more than $1.2 billion to create or preserve over 16,000 affordable homes in The Bronx. For 2050 Grand Concourse, the agency contributed $7.4 million in permanent tax-exempt bonds, federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits that will generate $21.3 million in equity, $17.7 million from the Supportive Housing Opportunity Program, and $3.5 million from the federal Housing Trust Fund.
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The lack of PTACs in the rendering is encouraging.
First thing that stood out to me.
You kidding me?.. DeBozo – AKA Wilhelm would never allow that.. this is another example of the deals the idiot in city hall made with these so called developers to back $$ his election campaign.. these are the guys putting up a building wherever there’s an empty lot in this city.. thank you to the idiot …
Yeah looks pretty good. I think Magnusson has a good reputation for end product looking pretty much like the artist rendering so I’m hopeful.
You know PTAC’s wouldnt be a big deal if they would just use the kind that make up the bottom of a window, say 8-16″ in height instead of bunching an ugly black box through the masonry facade.
This lot has been vacant my whole life (I am 42 y/o and grew up in The Bronx). It is about time a developer put a nice looking structure.
I am not clear why the city and state insist on flooding Mount Hope with the mentally ill. This neighborhood has far more than it’s fare share. There are way too many permanently unemployed mentally ill adults wandering the West Bronx causing mayhem. There is no need to aggravate this problem. What the Bronx needs housing for people who actually go to work everyday. Send the nutters and disability moochers over to Park Slope for the bleeding hearts to deal with.
I’m interested and I’m close by on Burnside and Grand concourse
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I want to apt 3 rooms
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2050 Grand Concourse, a formerly vacant lot, is owned and will be operated by Unique People Services — a Bronx founded, NYC serving, diverse and women led nonprofit — who are also the developers. 2050 Grand Concourse won the NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence award (green features, low carbon), will be the nonprofits’ HQ with programs on site (employment opportunities) and upstairs there will be a mixed residence with a significant number of units available for individuals and families that qualify based solely on their income. UPS welcomes all to apply whether for affordable residences or employment opportunities.