The Bronx

Housing Lottery Launches for 269 Van Cortlandt Avenue East in Norwood, The Bronx

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 269 Van Cortlandt Avenue East, an eight-story residential building in Norwood, The Bronx. Designed by Nikolai Katz Architect and developed by Shimshon Grunstein of AFS Systems Inc., the structure yields 30 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,703 to $168,320.

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Fischer Senior Apartments Opens At 97 West 169th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx

Fischer Senior Apartments, a nine-story residential building, has opened at 97 West 169th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx. Designed by Shakespeare Gordon Vlado Architects and developed by West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH), the structure yields 105 units. Twenty-five apartments are dedicated to affordable housing and 59 are reserved for formerly homeless adults. The property is located between Nelson and Shakespeare Avenues.

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Photo by Michael Young.

Four New Residential Buildings Coming to Crotona, The Bronx

YIMBY recently visited Crotona, The Bronx to check on four low-rise residential buildings that are either under construction or have been recently completed. All are located around the northern end of Crotona Park, within a short walk of the elevated 174th Street subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. The projects will introduce more than 250 housing units to the historically working-class neighborhood, which is seeing a steady increase in affordable residential construction in recent years.

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Grant Park Completes Construction In Claremont, The Bronx

NYC Parks has completed the $17 million reconstruction of Grant Park in Claremont, The Bronx, converting 15 formerly vacant lots and a decommissioned one-block stretch of Grant Avenue into a unified 4.7-acre public open space. The project was funded through the Jerome Avenue Rezoning Initiative, with $16.5 million in mayoral funding and $500,000 from the Bronx Borough President’s office.

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350 Grand Concourse. Designed by S9 Architecture.

Developers Land Financing for ‘The 360’ at 350 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, The Bronx

Developers have secured $130 million in construction financing for The 360, a planned 13-story residential building at 350 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed in a joint venture between Shorewood Real Estate Group and Bogopa Enterprises, the 320,000-square-foot structure will yield 304 rental units. The project will also contain community facility space and 47,892 square feet of ground-floor retail that is pre-leased to Food Bazaar. Seventy-six of the residential units will be dedicated to affordable housing for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. The property is located between East 140th and 144th Streets.

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