Construction is nearing topping out on 1723 Boston Road, an eight-story mixed-use building in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. Designed by Kao Hwa Lee Architects and developed by Watermark Capital Group, the 85-foot-tall structure will span 99,425 square feet and yield 98 rental units with an average scope of 799 square feet. The project will also include 21,097 square feet of commercial space and a cellar level with 50 enclosed parking spaces. The property is located at the confluence of Boston Road and Southern Boulevard.
The reinforced concrete superstructure currently stands six stories high, with formwork in place for the seventh floor. Based on the pace of progress, the building should top out in the next couple weeks. Meanwhile, crews are in the process of framing out the fenestration with metal studs and insulation boards behind the assembly of scaffolding and black netting.
1723 Boston Road. Photo by Michael Young.
1723 Boston Road. Photo by Michael Young.
1723 Boston Road. Photo by Michael Young.
No finalized renderings have been revealed for the project apart from the following axonometric diagram. The building will feature a U-shaped massing with a setback at the eighth floor on the main eastern elevation. Additional setbacks are also visible on the lower levels of the northern and western faces. The building will culminate in a flat roof with a multifaceted bulkhead.
1723 Boston Road. Designed by Kao Hwa Lee Architects.
The property was formerly occupied by the Dover Theater, which was constructed in the 1930s in the Neo Gothic style. The theater closed in the 1980s and subsequently served as a church. The below Google Street View image shows the state of the structure prior to its demolition in 2025.
Watermark Capital Group is constructing the new building with a $25 million loan secured from Oak Funding last July.
1723 Boston Road in Crotona Park East, The Bronx via Google Maps
The nearest subways from the ground-up development are the 2 and 5 trains at the elevated 174th Street station over Southern Boulevard.
YIMBY expects 1723 Boston Road to complete construction around the end of the year or in early 2027.
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I preferred the previous occupant.
Another Bronx box building. No escape in case of fire or is there a plan for a water tower? Nice design on the building at right.
Anyone see a movie at the theater before?
Naming the new apartment building The Dover would be an appropriate gesture.
Great. Please put some trees on the sidewalk.
I USE TO GO TO THE MOVIES AT ATHE DOVER MOVIER THREATER RIGHT THERE NOW IM LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW MOVE I LIVED IN THE AREA FOR OVER 40 YEARS WORK RIGHT UP THE STREET FOR 30 YRS AND I WOULD LOVE TO STAY IN THE AREA. WOULD LOVE TO APPLY FOR AN APPARTMENT
This Huge building is now blocking a view I had of the train since I was a kid, it’s a little sad but hopefully they finish this project fast the loud construction while I am remote school is a little frustrating.
There is no reason for 50 parking spaces in that neighborhood.
Yes finally some parking for tenants. I’m a disabled senior in desperate need of an apartment with parking. Will apply!