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    Bronx Point Development Approved by City Planning

    Urban Development Action Area Project Request  •  Bronx, NY

    Rendering of Bronx Point. Image Credit: City Planning Commission

    Bronx Point could spark development in the South Bronx. On August 14, 2019, the City Planning Commission unanimously approved an Urban Development Action Area Project (“UDAAP”) application in the South Bronx. The project, more commonly referred to as “Bronx Point” was brought by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”) to designate the property located north of East 150th Street, south of Mill Pond Park, west of Exterior Street/Major Deegan Expressway and east of the Harlem River as an UDAAP. UDAAP designations provide tax exemptions for the rehabilitation or new construction of housing, on former city owned land, if City Council determines the area to be in need of an urban renewal.

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    Tags : Bronx, Bronx Point, Harlem River, UDAAP
    Date:09/04/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
    (1) Comment

    City Planning Approves Bronx Waterfront Rezoning That Could Create Over 1,000 New Residential Units

    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. (read more…)

    Tags : Bronx Community Board 4, Economic Development Corporation, Harlem River, Lower Concourse Rezoning, Special Harlem River Waterfront District
    Date:09/13/2017
    Category : City Planning Commission
    (1) Comment

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