Exterior work is progressing on 650 Southern Boulevard, a nine-story mixed-use building in Longwood, The Bronx. Designed by IMC Architecture and developed by Jerome Development Corp., the 111-foot-tall structure will house a 74,000-square-foot in-patient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility with 54 rooms. The project will also include commercial space. The property is located between Avenue St. John and Legett Avenue.
The steel-framed superstructure stands topped out and shrouded in scaffolding and black netting as crews work to install the façade and window grid. A hoist is attached to the rear southern profile.
650 Southern Boulevard. Photo by IMC Architecture.
650 Southern Boulevard. Photo by Michael Young.
650 Southern Boulevard. Photo by Michael Young.
The above aerial rendering shows the northern elevation of the structure, which will feature a setback at the sixth story topped with a terrace. The façade will be composed of white brick surrounding a grid of rectangular windows in a basket weave pattern, while the lot-line walls will be clad primarily in gray EIFS. Three bulkheads will sit atop the flat roof.
The following street-level view offers a closer look at the recessed entrance and the façade’s weave pattern, which is accentuated by the alternating use of soldier and stretcher brick layouts.
650 Southern Boulevard. Designed by IMC Architecture.
The site was formerly occupied by a one-story religious facility, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before its demolition. Joel Leifer of Jerome Development purchased the property from Richard Pogostin for $3.25 million in September 2023. The former industrial lot then underwent a $2.5 million environmental remediation prior to the start of construction.
650 Southern Boulevard, circa August 2024. Image via Google Maps.
The nearest subway from the ground-up development is the 6 train at the East 149th Street station.
650 Southern Boulevard’s anticipated completion date is slated for summer 2026.
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The basket weave facade is interesting and perhaps unique.
A great place to live if you’re in the scrap metal business.
Is the recessed entry designed for people to hang out there?
Why lot line windows?
I don’t see any window openings through the netting in the construction photo, so maybe that was just the rendering and won’t make it to reality. It appears the lower lot line windows are intended to mimic fenestration but not be actual windows anyway.
I’m more interested in why the funny little four-foot(ish) setback above the ground floor. Stuff like that drives me crazy as it will permanently showcase the ugly lot line wall of the adjacent old apartment house.
👍 It looks good!👏 9 stories of rehabilitation space in the Bronx where a 1 story “Dabar Tabernacle of Deliverance” once stood. I would say it’s an immeasurable improvement. I’m sober 3 & 1/2 years now & I was personally saved via detox & rehab, so I’m happy to see this being built to help those still struggling w/ addiction to get clean. No complaints here, I think it looks beautiful, especially the “basket weave”, which I’ve never really seen before on a building, I find it subtle yet eloquent, I like it!, & all the other little details too, nice work!👍🪻🍀🪷☀️🌳👏