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    Search results for "Pier 5, Bronx"

    Housing development on Pier 5 allowed

    CityLaw  •  Parkland  •  Pier 5, Bronx

    Pier 5. Image Credit: Google Maps

    The City authorized Pier 5 on the Harlan River to be development for housing. The City acquired Pier 5 on the Harlem Riven, a 4.4 acre parcel of land in The Bronx, in 2006 during the $60 million renovation of Yankee Stadium and transferred control of the land to the Parks Department. Pier 5 is bounded on the north by Mill Pond Park, on the east by the Major Deegan Expressway, on the south by 149th Street. Parks fenced off Pier 5 and kept it closed for a most of the following ten years. Parks occasionally rented the land to private companies to host carnivals and small events. Between June 2013 and August 2014 Parks allowed the Bronx Council for Environment Quality to collect air quality data and to conduct environmental experiments on Pier 5. The Council permitted members of the public to come on the land for educational and research purposes. Ultimately Parks allowed the Department of Transportation to use Pier 5 for equipment storage. (more…)

    Tags : CityLaw, housing construction, Parkland, Piers
    Date: 01/09/2021
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    Appellate Division Upholds City’s Sale of Bronx Waterfront Property

    Court Decisions  •  Disposition of City Property  •  The Bronx

    Partial Site Rendering Image Credit: NYCEDC

    A Bronx not-for-profit sues City over the sale of waterfront property to a private developer. The City sold Pier 5 to a private developer to facilitate the construction of the Bronx Point development. Pier 5 is a 4.4 acre plot of land bounded by Mill Pond Park to the North, the 149th Street Bridge to the South, the Major Deegan Expressway to the East and the Harlem River to the West. The development anticipates mixed-affordable housing, state of the art community facilities, open spaces and a waterfront esplanade. To read Cityland’s prior coverage of the Bronx Point development click here.

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    Tags : 1st Division, Appellate Division, Bronx, Parkland, Pier 5
    Date: 12/02/2019
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    Landmarks Approves New School Building Construction in Grand Concourse HD, Bronx

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Grand Concourse Historic District, Bronx

    Rendering of 700 Gerard Avenue/Image Credit: Partners for Architecture and Historic Preservation Consulting, LLC.

    The new building would be the first new development in the historic district. On September 17, 2019, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a new five-story school building on a lot at 700 Gerard Avenue, Bronx which is located within the Grand Concourse Historic District. The lot, located on the east side of Gerard Avenue between East 153rd and East 157th Streets, is currently used as a parking lot and is above an existing underground subway tunnel. The new building would house the American Dream Charter School, a sixth to twelfth grade dual language charter school. Partners for Architecture is the architectural firm for the project.

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    Tags : 700 Gerard Avenue, American Dream Charter School, Bronx, certificate of appropriateness, Grand Concourse, Grand Concourse Historic District, Landmarks, Partners for Architecture
    Date: 11/04/2019
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    City Planning Approves Bronx Waterfront Rezoning That Could Create Over 1,000 New Residential Units

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP  •  Harlem River waterfront, Bronx

    Image credit: GoogleMaps

    The City Planning Commission approves the rezoning of five-acres on the waterfront of the Harlem River. On August 23, 2017, the City Planning Commission approved an application by the New York City Economic Development Corporation to establish a Special Harlem River Waterfront Subdistrict for future development in the Bronx. The application included the sale of city-owned property to the Development Corporation, a zoning map and text amendment, and a special permit to reduce parking requirements. (more…)

    Tags : Bronx Community Board 4, Economic Development Corporation, Harlem River, Lower Concourse Rezoning, Special Harlem River Waterfront District
    Date: 09/13/2017
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    HDC Identified Targets of Preservation Focus for 2015

    Historic Districts Council  •  Six to Celebrate  •  Citywide
    HDC's Annual List for 2015

    HDC’s Annual List for 2015

    Among its stated priorities, preservationist organization hopes to spur designation of items on Landmarks’ calendar that have been long under consideration without being brought to a vote. On February 3 2015, the Historic District Council held an event where it released its annual “Six to Celebrate,” identifying preservation priorities for the coming year. Candidates for the list are submitted by community organizations, and evaluated by HDC for historic and architectural merit, as well as the threat level to the neighborhoods from development. (more…)

    Tags : Landmarks Preservation Commission, South Street Seaport Historic District
    Date: 02/17/2015
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