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    Bronx affordable housing projects gain BSA approval

    Variance  •  Norwood, Bronx

    Developer claims proposed 140 units needed to meet funding requirements. The Doe Fund, Inc., a not-for- profit that provides job training and housing for New York City homeless, applied to BSA to construct two affordable housing projects on Webster Avenue in the Bronx. The lots’ commercial zoning prohibited residential development, triggering the need for a variance.

    Under the Doe Fund’s plan, the eight-story 41,114-square-foot building proposed for 3349 Webster Avenue would contain 84 single-room occupancy units for seniors. At 3365 Webster Avenue, a second, eight-story 52,306-square-foot building with 56 units would target formerly homeless families. (read more…)

    Tags : 3349/3365 Webster Avenue, Bronx Community Board 7, The Doe Fund
    Date:10/15/2007
    Category : Board of Standards & Appeals
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