Construction has partially topped out on 315 Grand Concourse, a 13-story residential building in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Designed by Fischer Makooi Architects for Beitel Group, the 134-foot-tall structure will span 192,026 square feet and yield 240 rental units with an average scope of 770 square feet, as well as 7,040 square feet of commercial space, a 44-foot-long rear yard, and enclosed parking for 82 vehicles. The property is located on a triangular parcel bound by Grand Concourse, Walton Avenue, and East 140th Street.
Recent photos show the main volume of the reinforced concrete superstructure built to its pinnacle on the southern half of the plot. Exterior work is progressing behind a dense assembly of scaffolding and construction netting, with the grid of windows already in place. Meanwhile, excavation and foundations are still ongoing for the secondary volume of the building on the northern corner of the lot. Based on the pace of work, this component could potentially top out in late spring or early summer.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The property was formerly occupied by a low-rise commercial building, as seen in the following Google Street View image from Grand Concourse.
315 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, The Bronx via Google Maps
The main rendering shows the rear western elevation along Walton Avenue, depicting the main bulk of the project that has already topped out. The building features a multifaceted massing with stepped setbacks on the northern half and an expansive terrace at the 11th story of the southern end. The façade is composed of various shades of gray metal paneling along with what appears to be white brick. Glass railings line the flat parapet, suggesting the presence of a roof deck.
The northern volume that has yet to rise above street level is absent from the rendering, and its dimensions and appearance remain unclear.
The nearest subways from the development are the 4 and 5 trains at the 138th Street-Grand Concourse station to the south.
315 Grand Concourse’s anticipated completion date is slated for fall 2025, as noted on site.
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The lower Grand Concourse rezoning should have allowed for buildings double this size.
Seconded
But the community cannot support the massive influx of residents. There isn’t even a local supermarket.
So we should advocate for less investment and less people, because there currently isn’t a supermarket in close proximity?
Got it.
Not true. Western Beef is on Morris Ave
That’s still very far, concerning heavy groceries. We still need a supermarket close by right on grand concourse
This area is one of the best in the city for a significant increase in population. It’s well served by the subway and has numerous buses. It’s geographically close to Midtown.
And there are several supermarkets in this area. New ones could always occupy commercial space in the base of the buildings.
No disrespect but that’s not how businesses work. A local supermarket isn’t going to open if it thinks people in the area won’t buy from them or can’t afford to. In order to get things like nice grocery stores is to have an influx of residents with disposable income. It’s not politically correct – but it is the reality of how US society works
Uhh… a C Town supermarket is opening a block north of this site at 425 Grand Concourse. They signed a 15 year lease earlier this month.
Not having a local supermarket in the area is just one of many things a small community lacks, as I also live in a small community and know what happens when a large amount of residents suddenly move into it. They recently built a 500-apartment unit right across the street from me and there are no major stores or even a hospital in my area. Not only did rent jump up on everyone already living here, but many families, who’ve lived here 4 or more generations started moving out. Garage sales every week. Small businesses closing down. I have to take a bus into the next town to get anything done including food shopping. The roads and sidewalks have been ripped up several times to beautify the area, causing terrible traffic and fixing outdated pipes after realizing they were much too small to accommodate the additional waste from 500 additional residents. They planned for years to build this complex but did not plan for the effects on the town. They are also trying to introduce weed and vape shops in the area and this is a very family oriented environment. No one advocated for it but the town council received a gracious donation from the weed shop owners.This is literally your one-church town where everybody knows everybody and we look out for our neighbors and kids. No one really heard of our town or even cared too much about it because it was considered “boring”. We don’t even have enough schools in our small district to support an influx of inner city kids. We don’t have zoning laws that support super structures either. The commuter schedules and routes changed just to accommodate the new residents who commute to work in NYC. Now, that New Yorkers are being displaced from the City, they are looking for new areas to start over from. But, their new arrival means displacing everyone else. Communities shouldn’t be destroyed just to accommodate somebody else who strong-arm their way into our neighborhoods. Investments only profit the few who are already rich or looking for another term in office and don’t care about the existing community and don’t include building affordable homes with their luxury home projects. More people also means more crime in the area they move into. We have seen all the unfavorable changes and have even heard of the complaints of the new tenants who are baffled at why they are paying so much to live in an area that offers so little. These new tenants are from the City and not used to the simplicity small towns are known for. But, their complaints are heard over ours, the original tenants, all because of the disparity of our incomes. I think it is a very selfish system of greed and it hurts a lot of good hardworking people who just want to raise their families in quiet safe areas they grew up in and can still afford.
Not sure where you live but most likely the people who live in your community probably had grandparents (or older) who were NYC residents and moved there. The largest migration being “white flight” from the city. Things always change. I don’t like weed shops but let’s not pretend suburban people haven’t been smoking weed (and using hard drugs) all along. They just would go to the urban areas to buy. Suburban clients have always been very lucrative to the drug trade
The comment brings up a question I have had. Supermarkets have large footprints and thus vulnerable for redevelopment. They are mostly turned into chain drugstores or apartment buildings. Neither are nearly as beneficial to the neighboorhood as the grocery store was. You have to feel badly for seniors who cant uber over to trader joes or whole foods.
Maybe we need to establish a new zoning just for supermarkets to combat this alarming trend. Have better minds than mine addressed this?
It’s crummy looking. Is it impossible to build Architecture in the Bronx?
Cheak this out. there’s is a BJS in the area .A mall there too also food bazaar also in that mall. 153 rd street.The Bronx is still the boggie down. Also supermarkets deliver for free just leave a tip
Yeah I don’t get the complaint either. It’s a short walk for a healthy person to Gateway Mall. There is also Citibike all around now.
This strangely reminds me of Bronx State and Jacobi hospitals near where I used to work in the east Bronx. It has a massive institutional appearance.
It will be the area of present generation in 2025 or the 1990s, with a long line of this leading-edge buildings: Thanks.
This is an upcoming community which is near public Transportation…
Looking forward to hearing more about this project and when will this project be finished …