Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 608 East Fordham Road in Belmont, The Bronx. Located between Arthur and Hughes Avenues, the lot is closest to the Fordham Road subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Vijay Gogia of Sky Blu Holdings LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 85-foot-tall development will yield 47,750 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 59 residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 809 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar, a 40-foot-long rear yard, and 30 open parking spaces.
Lester Katz of BDF Architecture is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits have not been filed yet. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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This is great. Finally development on the eastern end of Fordham Road is coming to fruition.
660-668 East Fordham Road was also successful as the new city council member did not assume jurisdiction and the ULURP not vetoed by the mayor. The previous borough president had disapproved on that plan due to a limited number of 2-3 bedroom apartments, and the community board over parking of course.
I hope to see several large developments with some actual height for all those parking lots/gas stations /underutilized lots closer to the zoo.
Corridor is C4-5D, residential equivalent would be R7D which is pretty good density.
“Quality Housing bulk regulations, mandatory in R7D districts, produce ten-story buildings set at or near the street line. The base height of a new building must be 60 to 85 feet before setback, rising to a maximum building height of 100 feet, or 105 feet if providing a qualifying ground floor.”
Hurray!
More Buildings!
More People!
More Density!
More Traffic on our streets, subways and busses, etc.,
While our fragile infrastructure
continues to crumble.