Work to continue on 19 and 13- story buildings in recently rezoned Bronx neighborhood. On December 7, 2004, BSA granted two permit extensions, allowing work to continue on two new developments that will exceed the height limitations set by the City Council’s September 2004 approved rezoning in the Bronx.

On September 28, 2004, the City Council rezoned a 30-block area of Central Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil, which restricted new buildings to six or seven-story heights. 1 CityLand 4 (2004). Work on two developments, a 19-story building at 640 West 237th Street and a 13-story structure at 3220 Arlington Avenue, was required to stop on September 28th. However, under the zoning resolution, these developers had 30 days to apply to BSA for an extension. To grant the extension, BSA had to find that, prior to the rezoning, a lawful permit was issued, excavation work was completed, and substantial progress was made on the new building’s foundations. (read more…)