Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 2603 Sedgwick Avenue in University Heights, The Bronx. Located between West Kingsbridge Road and Bailey Avenue, the lot is closest to the Kingsbridge Road subway station, served by the 4 train. Petrit Grishaj of Peter G Construction is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 60-foot-tall development will yield 16,806 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 25 residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 672 square feet. The masonry-based structure will also have a penthouse, cellar, and a 40-foot-long rear yard.
Badaly Engineering 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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As a resident of Sedgwick Ave. fifty years ago, I would mention in passing that University Heights usually ends at Fordham Road, and the area north of this is Kingsbridge Heights.
Yeah this building is in Fordham Manor, directly in between University Heights and Kingsbridge Heights.
Correct. University Heights is where the old NYU campus used to be…. Now Bronx community college. But that’s what the name was for. NYU… once upon a time it was a middle class area — hence the stately homes
Another barbaric, soul-crushing abomination soon to sprout.
Why Is Everyone So Anxious to Tear Down All Single Family Homes?
Wasn’t The American Dream to Own your Own Home?
Now the American Dream is to Rent Your Own Apartment!
Well this is a multi family home – but yeah your point still stands. Seems they only want rich people to be able to own. No more middle class — everyone should be rent to landlords – or the government