Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 590 Wales Avenue in Melrose, The Bronx. Located between East 150th Street and East 151st Street, the lot is near the East 149th Street subway station, served by the 6 train. Haimo Zhong of Fowler Wholesale Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is above the halfway mark on 160 Van Cortlandt Park South, an eight-story all-affordable residential building in Kingsbridge, The Bronx. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 279,000-square-foot structure will yield 339 rental affordable rental apartments in studio- to three-bedroom layouts, including a unit for the live-in super. The property is bounded by Van Cortlandt Park South to the north, West 239th Street to the south, and Putnam Avenue West to the east.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1049 Washington Avenue, an 11-story residential building in Morrisania, The Bronx. Designed by ND Architecture & Design and developed by Hello Living, the structure yields 104 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 73 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $104,846 to $227,500.
Work is complete on the third and final phase of the $1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project in Hunts Point, The Bronx. Managed by the New York State Department of Transportation, the six-year initiative aims to enhance access to the Hunts Point Market while reducing truck traffic on local streets. Project work introduced new connections to major expressways, improved pedestrian infrastructure, and expanded recreational access along the Bronx River waterfront.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 146 East 176th Street in Mount Hope, The Bronx. Located between Morris Avenue and Grand Concourse, the lot is near the 174–175 Streets subway station, served by the B and D trains. AJ Ginsburg is listed as the owner behind the applications.
