Permits have been filed for a five-story mixed-use building at 2970 3rd Avenue in Melrose, The Bronx. Located at the intersection of East 153rd Street and 3rd Avenue, the corner lot is near the 3rd Avenue-149 Street subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Shimon Kleinman is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Grant TPT Apartments, three residential buildings located at 1113 Grant Avenue, 1211 Washington Avenue, and 1033 Cauldwell Avenue in Morrisania, The Bronx. Built between 1910 and 1931, the structures yield a total 100 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 19 units for residents at 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $51,669 to $105,000.
Permits have been filed for a five-story mixed-use building at 4572 Manhattan College Parkway in Fieldston, The Bronx. Located between West 242nd Street and Waldo Avenue, the lot is near the an Van Cortlandt Park–242 Street subway station, served by the 1 train. Nasser Ghorchian is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a 13-story mixed-use building at 680 East Fordham Road in Belmont, The Bronx. Located at the intersection of Cambreleng Avenue and East Fordham Road, the lot is closest to the Fordham Road subway station, served by the B and D trains. Hen Vaknin is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) will restart four previously halted street redesign projects aimed at improving bus reliability and traffic safety in The Bronx and Brooklyn. The initiatives include a new bus lane on Fordham Road in The Bronx and three protected bike lane projects across Brooklyn neighborhoods including Fort Greene, Flatbush, and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. NYC DOT will oversee implementation, with construction scheduled to begin this spring.
