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    Planning Commission Approves New Affordable Housing and New Charter School in The Bronx

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP  •  Melrose, The Bronx

    Rendering of 600 East 156th, designed by Curtis + Ginsberg Architects.

    The City Planning Commission approved the construction of 175 new affordable units and a new charter school in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx. On April 5, 2017, the City Planning Commission issued a favorable report on an application from 600 Associates, LLC, an affiliate of the nonprofit developer Phipps Houses. The applicant proposed changing the zoning of the lot in question from manufacturing to residential, and proposed designating the lot as a Mandatory Housing Inclusionary area. The rezoning and designation would facilitate the construction of a twelve-story mixed-use building containing a charter school and 175 units of affordable housing. (more…)

    Tags : Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Community Board 1, City Planning Commission, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects
    Date: 04/17/2017
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    Community gardens slated for affordable housing

    City Council  •  UDAAP/Disposition  •  Melrose, Bronx

    Site contains six community gardens. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development fIled an application for the disposition of City-owned land and designation of an Urban Development Action Area for the construction of the Courtlandt Avenue Apartments, a five-story, 1 67- unit, low-income housing project in the Bronx.

    The 55,980 sq.ft. project site, bounded by Courtlandt and Park Avenues and East 158th and 159th Streets, is comprised of 16 lots, of which 1 1 are vacant, two contain abandoned buildings, and three contain six community gardens. The six gardens are part of the 543 City community gardens subject to a 2002 settlement agreement between the City and the State Attorney General. 8 CityLaw 116 (2002) . Under the agreement, 198 gardens became permanent open spaces, 38 were set for development, and 114 became subject to a review process that could ultimately lead to development. (more…)

    Tags : 314 East 159th Sunshine Garden, Bronx Community Board 1, Courtlandt Avenue Apartments, Melrose Commons Urban Renewal Area, Urban Development Action Area
    Date: 11/15/2004
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