SUGARY DRINKS
CONTRIBUTE TO
INCREASING RATES
OF HEART DISEASE
AND TYPE 2 DIABETES
IN CHILDREN, TEENS
AND ADULTS.
Restaurants can help
reverse this trend by
making healthy drinks
like milk and water the
default drink option on
children’s menus.
#servekidsbetternyc
97% of kids’ restaurant meals are unhealthy.
With families eating out more often, it’s time
for restaurants to serve kids better.
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J 6 ANUARY 18-24, 2019 BTR
The rooftop of Union Crossing. Courtesy of Union Crossing
Union Crossing transforms
former A&P bakery, warehouse
BY ALEX MITCHELL
The Bronx is certainly building.
The anticipated pinnacle of the
borough’s real estate boom will be
Union Crossing at 825 E. 141st Street.
This seven fl oor, almost entirely
repurposed building adjacent to the
Bruckner Expressway has a mission
to incorporate creative tenants that
will also refl ect on the ever-so-changing
Bronx.
With creativity in mind, each fl oor
is equipped with high, 20-foot tall
ceilings alongside ‘light-fi lled fl oor
plates’ that would offer fl exible space
for offi ces, studios for its second fl oor,
commissaries, alongside shops and
cafes, according to Union Crossing
representatives.
Its ground fl oor alone will boast
280,000 square feet of offi ce and studio
space with retail opportunities.
“We see Union Crossing as an opportunity
to connect with and be an
active part of the south Bronx community
by providing a platform for
growing and strengthening local
businesses,” said Josh Zegen, managing
principal and co-founder of Madison
Realty Capital, one of the project’s
partners.
Originally built as a major baking
facility for the Great Atlantic & Pacifi
c Tea Company (A&P), the build-
ing was later purchased by the Union
Standard Equipment Company and
became the world’s largest warehouse
and rebuilding facility for food processing
and packaging equipment.
Now, after $25 million in renovations
to almost its entire infrastructure,
Union Crossing will display evidence
of the Bronx’s revival, as well
as breathtaking views of the Manhattan
skyline from its panoramic windows,
but also from Union Crossing’s
open rooftop.
While the building’s ownership
hasn’t announced a formal opening
date, Union Crossing is anticipating
it’s completed rehabilitation within
the upcoming weeks.
The building will also play host
to ‘It’s The Bronx,’ a creative event
series that encompasses the Bronx’s
best art, music, food and culture under
one roof.
Created by Marco Shalma, the
man responsible for the Bronx Night
Market, he called Union Crossing the
“perfect spot” to host an event series
like this because of it’s drive to promote
creativity and the borough’s
very best.
The inaugural ‘It’s The Bronx,’ on
Saturday, January 26 will also serve
as the unoffi cial inaugural event for
Union Crossing.
The building’s exterior. Courtesy of Union Crossing