Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 2201 University Avenue in University Heights, The Bronx. Located between West 183rd Street and West 181st Street, the lot is near the 183rd Street subway station, served by the 4 train. Aurel Sterkaj of Gotham Construction Group Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 38-foot-tall development will yield 9,788 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 14 residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 699 square feet. The masonry-based structure will also have a 35-foot-long rear yard.
Mohammad Badaly of Badaly Architects 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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Another gut punch. Not because some run-down SFH is biting the dust, but because the cheap tasteless dreck that will replace it will no doubt be an aesthetic negative for the neighborhood.
It does have to be this way of course.
A beautiful streetscape ruined by overdevelopment.