Construction is finishing up on CHV 202nd and 203rd Street, a pair of 11-story residential buildings at 261 East 202nd Street and 270 East 203rd Street in Bedford Park, The Bronx. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by CAMBA Housing Ventures (CHV), the structures anchor the through-lot development consisting of 323 residential units and supportive services for the formerly homeless and seniors provided by CAMBA, Inc.. The project is located between Valentine Avenue to the west, and the intersection of Briggs Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway to the east.
The following photos show the completed look of the southern portion of the complex along East 202nd Street. The façade is primarily composed of red and beige brick surrounding a uniform grid of PTAC windows. The upper levels feature a handful of setbacks topped with terraces, and a glass and metal canopy hangs above the front doors to the property.
CHV 202nd and 203rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
CHV 202nd and 203rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
CHV 202nd and 203rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
CHV 202nd and 203rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
CHV 202nd and 203rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The opposite northern structure at 270 East 203rd Street, pictured below, features a near identical design with the same façade materials, fenestration, upper-level setback layout, and matching bulkhead.
CHV 202nd and 203rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
CHV 202nd and 203rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
CHV 202nd and 203rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
CHV 202nd and 203rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Of the total residential inventory, 129 rental apartments are planned to be set aside for families earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), according to YIMBY’s coverage of the project from 2021. The remaining 194 units with supportive services are allocated to seniors, veterans, and individuals and families experiencing homelessness and mental illness. Thirty percent of households, or 97 units, benefit from an Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative award and an additional 30 percent benefit from the New York City 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing Services Program.
Social services provided by CAMBA, Inc. include financial literacy training, nutrition workshops, benefits advocacy, connection to job training programs, resume workshops, computer skills training, mental health groups, and assistance with medical services.
Residential amenities include a landscaped courtyard in the middle of the building, 24/7 front desk security, computer room, teaching kitchen, shared laundry room, and a fitness center. The project was built to meet the standards of the Energy Star Multifamily High-Rise Program and LEED Gold.
The nearest subways from the ground-up development are the B and D trains at the Bedford Park Boulevard station along Grand Concourse.
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Why so much PTAC? What’s stopping them from using split units?
Please define PTAC?
The ptacs don’t bother me one bit when they are nicely incorporated in a window system like this.
This project looks great — like most Aufgang builds.
It makes the Badaly dreck built around it look even worse.
True. This one is a decent addition to the neighborhood
A very solid design and a good fit for the neighborhood.
If you lived there, you’d struggle to identify which building you lived in each time you returned. Buildings should have some hint of distinctiveness.
I have heard of the “poor door.” Is one the poor building?
In all fairness though many many 1920s Bronx apartment buildings are extremely similar in appearance. I’m sure mistaking another building for your own has happened before. Yes, it would be nice if a different face brick could have been spec’d for each building, but, it wasnt, and I can think of a lot more important things.
BTW, the vintage building on the corner had its parapet mutilated in the last ten years. That infuriates me a hell of a lot more than two identical buildings on two different blocks.
These buildings are on different streets with different addresses, where’s the struggle? I grew up living in Gracie Gardens, 4 identical buildings between 89th and 90th streets off of East End ave around a common interior garden, I never had problems finding my building..
Umm, no Matt. People would definitely not mix up these two identical buildings if you have common sense and know if you live on either 202nd or 203rd Street. It’s basic common sense for adults and children.
I’m also sure the tens of thousands of people that once lived, or are currently living in even more massive complexes like Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village manage to find their building without an issue.
Unfortunate parapet loss next door
My 1958 building had to replace its parapet 17 years ago. At least the building is a plain brick box and the new parapet was no change in appearance. Concrete slab balconies on non fireproof buildings from the 1950s are starting to require major work.
Kudos to the architect for making a building that’s plain but not ugly. The AC units make the windows look larger than they actually are which is pretty cool. This would make great infill housing in a lot of the “Towers in the Park” NYCHA developments across the city, just add some ground level retail.
I lived in a huge building in D.C. with five identical wings in a row. I had to count them as I stood at the corner EVERY time I came home. There was nothing to distinguish each wing. I still entered the wrong entrance sometimes.