Van Nest

Sketch of new Morris Park Station, courtesy of New York City

Public Review Begins For Bronx Metro-North Station Area Plan

7:30 am on January 27, 2024 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Planning Commission, led by Chair Dan Garodnick, has initiated the review process for the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Plan. The plan is designed to enhance the East Bronx service in conjunction with new Metro-North stations slated for Parkchester/Van Nest, Morris Park, Hunts Point, and Co-op City. The four proposed stations, if approved, will be scheduled to open in 2027 and will connect Bronx residents with crucial job centers across the New York City metropolitan area.

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Permits Filed for 2003 Cruger Avenue in Van Nest, The Bronx

6:30 am on August 3, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed to expand a one-story structure into a five-story healthcare treatment facility at 2003 Cruger Avenue in Van Nest, The Bronx. Located between Sagamore Street and Bronxdale Avenue, the lot is near the Bronx Park East subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Michael Perretta under the Cruger LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 841A Morris Park Avenue in Van Nest, The Bronx

6:30 am on April 20, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 841A Morris Park Avenue, a three-story mixed-use building in Van Nest, The Bronx. Designed by Gerald Caliendo and developed by Nissan Cohen of Morris Park Venture LLC, the structure yields eight residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,429 to $156,130.

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633 Mead Street

Three-Story, Two-Duplex-Unit Townhouse Planned at 633 Mead Street, Van Nest

2:00 pm on June 16, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Imran Iqbal has filed applications for a three-story, two-unit residential building at 633 Mead Street, located in the Van Nest section of the East Bronx. The structure will measure 3,489 square feet and the apartments should average 1,333.5 square feet apiece, indicative of family-sized configurations. They will be duplexes, with one unit located on the ground floor and part of the second, while the second will take up the rest of the second floor and the entire third. Amenities include two off-street parking spots and storage space in the cellar. Kenneth A. Koon’s Bronx-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot plot is vacant. The East 180th Street stop on the 2 and 5 trains is located eight blocks away.

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