Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 677 East 141st Street in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Also addressed as 351 Powers Avenue, the corner lot is near the Cypress Avenue subway station, served by the 6 train. Rona Reodica of New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 85-foot-tall development will yield 70,757 square feet, with 66,420 square feet designated for residential space and 4,337 square feet for community facility space. The building will have 84 residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 790 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar, a 20-foot-long rear yard, and 30 enclosed parking spaces.
Suzanna Tharian of Stat Architecture is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits have not been filed yet. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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This is a former public elementary school and then a charter school.
Of course these will be rentals – that’s all the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development builds.
Oh no! This beautiful historic building will be demolished. It could be converted to housing, even adding some floors. This is utterly stupid and wrong.
This would have been helpful to mention in the article but this is immediately next to the project featured a couple weeks ago. Same architect as well, so this is likely being designed as a coordinated complex. Also explains why there was some much community involvement regarding the future of the land. Obviously the school closing is the reason the property is becoming available for redevelopment. Perhaps a new school will be part of a future phase of this larger project.