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Four-Story, 67-Key Hotel Filed At 646 Gerard Avenue, Concourse

2:00 pm on December 17, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Nehalhumar Gandhi, doing business as a New Jersey-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, 67-key hotel at 646 Gerard Avenue, in the Concourse, located three blocks north of the 149 Street – Grand Concourse stop on the 2, 4, and 5 trains. The project will measure 18,556 square feet in total, and hotel rooms will average 277 square feet apiece. Guests will have access to traditional hotel amenities on the ground and cellar level, and they will also be conveniently located a few blocks south of Yankee Stadium. Flushing-based Michael Kang is the architect of record. A single-story commercial building was filed for demolition this past October.

4279 Third Avenue, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 86-Key Hotel at 4729 Third Avenue, Belmont

6:30 am on December 17, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Plenty of hotels are cropping up in the South Bronx, but new hotels rarely arrive in northern Bronx neighborhoods like Belmont or University Heights. That appears to be changing with a filing for an eight-story hotel at 4729 Third Avenue in Belmont, just south of the Fordham University campus.

Bronx General Post Office Renovation To Feature Less Visible Rooftop Addition

6:30 am on December 15, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

Back in February, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a massive renovation and restoration of the Bronx General Post Office. Located at 558 Grand Concourse, the property is a city individual and interior landmark. Now, the renovation design has changed slightly and the changes were well-received by the commissioners.

Townhouse Renovation & New-Construction Project Filed At 889 Cauldwell Avenue, Morrisania

6:00 am on December 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Yosef Yaakovzadeh, doing business as Green Builder’s NYC LLC, has filed applications for a three-story, two-unit residential building at 887 Cauldwell Avenue, in Morrisania. The new structure will measure 3,170 square feet in total, and the units will take on townhouse configurations, spanning through multiple floors. The developer also filed applications to renovate the existing three-story townhouse at 889 Cauldwell, which is situated on the same zoning lot. That will measure 2,715 square feet and will retain two residential units. Bakhtiar Shamloo’s Kew Gardens-based Tabriz Group Design is the architect of record.

917 Westchester Avenue, image via Bing Maps

Permits Filed: 917 Westchester Avenue & 940 Rogers Place, Longwood Affordable Housing in the Bronx

7:00 am on December 4, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Affordable housing may grow on two empty lots near the elevated subway tracks in Longwood, a neighborhood in the southeastern Bronx. Plans were filed yesterday to erect a seven-story apartment building at 917 Westchester Avenue and a six-story one at 940 Rogers Place, around the corner from the Intervale Avenue stop on the 2 and 5 trains.

14-Story, 126-Unit Affordable Residential Building Planned At 111 East 172nd Street, Mount Eden

11:00 am on December 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Community Access has filed applications for a 14-story, 126-unit apartment building at 111 East 172nd Street, in Mount Eden, located a few blocks north of the 170th Street stops on the B, D, and 4 trains. The structure will measure 107,272 square feet in total, which means apartments will average 851 square feet apiece. Units will be rented at below-market rates, with some being designated for mental health and additions patients. Brooklyn-based Peter Woll is the architect of record. The block-thru site consists of a single-story building and a three-story townhouse, which first have to be demolished.

1665 Jerome Avenue, rendering by Body-Lawson Associates

Revealed: 1665 Jerome Avenue, Supportive Housing in Morris Heights

7:30 am on November 25, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

As the city considers rezoning 73 industrial blocks along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, YIMBY has a look at a supportive housing project that will rise under the new zoning in Morris Heights. The 13-story building will fill a long-vacant lot at 1665 Jerome Avenue, across the street from a ramp to the Cross-Bronx Expressway.

Two Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Buildings Planned At 600-602 Oak Terrace, Mott Haven

1:00 pm on November 24, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Ben Baum, of Brooklyn-based Real Properties, has filed applications for two four-story, eight-unit residential buildings at 600-602 Oak Terrace, in Mott Haven, located four blocks from the 6 train’s Brook Avenue stop. One of the buildings will measure 5,564 square feet while the other 5,476 square feet; across the development, units will average a rental-sized 690 square feet apiece. Flavio Barros’ Long Island City-based CB Engineering is the applicant of record, and the plot of land is currently vacant.

Rendering of 1755 Watson Avenue. Via Azimuth Development Group.

Revealed: 250-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned At 1755 Watson Avenue, Soundview

7:30 am on November 24, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

The Azimuth Development Group is planning an expansive mixed-use project at 1755 Watson Avenue, between Rosedale Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue, in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The 250,000-square-foot building will house 250 mixed-income residential units, plus 20,000 square feet of retail space. With the residential units spread across 230,000 square feet, that means units averaging about 920 square feet. Aufgang Architects is the designer.

1817 West Farms Road, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: Supportive Housing at 1817 West Farms Road, Crotona Park East

6:30 am on November 19, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

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.

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