Four years after the city rezoned a forgotten industrial section of West Farms, the sad stretch of properties next to the Cross Bronx Expressway is becoming a haven for affordable housing. Developer Walison Corp. has filed plans to erect an 11-story supportive housing project at 1817 West Farms Road, right next to their headquarters at 1815 West Farms Road.
Realnet Holding LLC, based in Great Neck, has filed applications for two small multi-family residential buildings at 758 East 223rd Street, in Williamsbridge, located three blocks north of the 2 and 5 trains’ stop at…
The northwestern Bronx neighborhood of Kingsbridge Heights is crowded with prewar apartment buildings, but every once in a while, a developer snags a small vacant lot in the hilly area west of Fordham University. Last week, new building applications were filed for a six-story residential building with a community facility at 2661 Kingsbridge Terrace, on a through-block lot stretching from Heath Avenue to Kingsbridge Terrace.
Property owner Mario Del Brun has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 1027 Nelson Avenue, in Highbridge, located six blocks from the 4 train’s stop at 161st Street/Yankee Stadium. The building will rise on a small, 19-foot-wide vacant lot and will measure just 3,083 square feet, which translates into average units of 771 square feet each. Bakhtiar Sahmloo’s Kew Gardens-based Tabriz Design Group is the applicant of record.
Property owner Matthew Ahdoot, of TNE Buildings, has filed applications for seven two-family residential buildings spanning 3530-3542 Mickle Avenue, in Williamsbridge, located in the North Bronx. Each building will stand three stories tall and measure between 2,000 and 3,000 square feet, with units averaging 1,315 square feet across the entire development. Pirooz Soltanizadeh’s Jamaica-based Royal Engineering is the applicant of record.
