Permits have been filed for a 15-story mixed-use building at 1959 Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights, The Bronx. Located between West 177th Street and West Tremont Avenue, the lot is two blocks south of the Burnside Avenue subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Peter Fine is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 165-foot-tall development will yield 243,007 square feet, with 170,723 square feet designated for residential space, 42,832 square feet for community facility space, and 29,451 square feet for commercial space. The building will have 333 residences, most likely condos based on the average unit scope of 1,004 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar, one commercial loading berth, and one enclosed parking space.
GF55 Architects is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits were filed this month for the two-story structure on the site. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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This was my old neighborhood until 1976, by which time, most of the buildings in the area were abandoned. It is remarkable to see all the new construction in the Bronx. In the photo, I can see a building on the former site of an apartment that was likely destroyed.
Too many buildings are needlessly demolished, but this is a mercy killing.
Finding something to lament here is quite a challenge. The Jerome rezoning has been quite a sucesss story so far.
Next to a noisy, dirty El, in a neighborhood devoid of parks and two blocks from the Jerome Ave exit / entrance to the Cross Bronx Expo. Quite a success ?
Yes actually.
Thanks for your insight.
So just not build better stuff then?… because dirty el and highway ramp?… Got it… Genius.
The croton aqueduct park is nearby and quite nice. I’m sure the new building will be somewhat soundproofed although it would be great to modernize our Els with a quieter concrete slab (as SEPTA did in Philly).
Yes yes i like it thank you
The massive Jerome/Cromwell rezoning was done over community objections at the behest of politically connected speculators & developers who profitted immensly when they flipped their properties. No mention is made of the loss of thousands of living wage blue collar jobs along this thriving industrial corridor.