3rd Avenue affordable housing development planned
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A planned housing development
promises to bring
more affordable housing to
the Bronx.
The project, with 53 units,
is being built on a currently
under-utilized lot in Fordham.
The eight-story building
would offer affordable units to
a wide range of income levels,
including a set aside for the
formerly homeless, and employ
innovative environmentally
sustainable construction
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techniques.
Councilman Ritchie Torres
and Bronx Pro Group revealed
renderings of the development
during a press conference at
the site on Wednesday, January
23.
When its completed,
Dreamyard will paint murals
and artwork at the site to inspire
its residents, the councilman
said.
The housing complex at
4697 Third Avenue still requires
additional state fi -
nancing. Bronx Pro Group,
the winner of a Department
of Housing Preservation and
Development Request for Proposals
for a design, is in the
Councilman Torres and BronxPro Group’s Samantha Magistro discuss the
planned project on Wednesday, January 23. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
process of applying for the additional
fi nancing, said representatives
of the company.
Torres said that the borough
is the most rent-burdened
in the city, and in Fordham
over 50 percent of the population
is paying more than
50 percent of their monthly
income just to cover rent or
housing costs.
“On my recommendation,
the NYC City Council voted to
approve a disposition of land
to Bronx Pro so that it could
create state of the art affordable
housing.” said Torres.
“The affordable housing complex
represents a $32.6 million
investment of both public and
private capital.”
The project would have
about 9,500 square feet of commercial
space, and would be
both mixed use and mixed
income serving a range of incomes,
said Torres.
“You will have units for
working class and middle
class families, but you will
also have units for the poorest
New Yorkers,” said Torres.
“Some of the units could
have rents as high as $2,000 (a
month) and as low as $200.”
Total residential space
would be about 53,000 square
feet, according to company
representatives.
Residential amenities will
include a 2,300 square foot terrace
with playground, exercise
room and laundry room,
as well as a variety of different
amenities.
The councilman expressed
his belief that housing should
not only be affordable but also
beautiful.
“I think we are intent on
creating a development that
is going to transform the psychology
of the neighborhood
and give people a sense of
pride in their community,”
said the councilman, adding
that the plan would transform
a blighted vacant lot.
Representatives from
Bronx Pro Group, a for-profi t
mission-driven development
company, said that they expect
the building on the 9,541
square foot lot to be very energy
effi cient.
Bronx Pro plans on utilizing
The International Passive
House standard for energy effi
cient construction that mandates
buildings use little extra
energy to achieve a comfortable
temperature during hot
and cold weather, company
representatives said.
This can be achieved
through roofi ng and insulation,
they said.
The company hopes that the
development will be a catalyst
for the future revitalization of
this stretch of 3rd Avenue, said
Jaye Fox, Bronx Pro Group director
of development.
It could be completed in
2021 if everything goes according
to plan, Bronx Pro Group
representatives said.
You will have
units for working
class and middle
class families,
but you will also
have units for
the poorest New
Yorkers.
Ritchie Torres
Councilman