Belmont: Building Applications Filed with DOB for New, 8-Story, Residential Building at 773 Grote Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, eight-story, residential building at 773 Grote Street in the Belmont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Southern Boulevard and Prospect Avenue, the lot is near the West Farms Square East Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Luce Popaj, under 773 Grote LLC, is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 95-foot-tall development will yield 22,921 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 34 residential units, most likely rentals

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, May 12, that a former New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) employee was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a building superintendent multiple times after being written up for a job infraction. According to the investigation, as detailed by the prosecution, on Jan. 6, 2020, inside Fort Independence Houses, a residential housing complex located at 3340 Bailey Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, the defendant, Frankie Corchado, 48, who worked as a supervisor of caretakers, met with Charles Newton, the superintendent, along with a manager.

By SILE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 11-story residential building at 1351 Jerome Avenue in the Mt. Eden section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Marcy Place and Elliot Place, the lot is one block from the 170th Street subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Joseph Riegler is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed, 115-foot-tall development will yield 89,176 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 131 residential units, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building permit applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, four-story, residential building at 950 Ogden Avenue in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located at the intersection of West 162nd Street and Ogden Avenue, the lot is close to the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium subway station, serviced by the B, D, and 4 trains. The proposed 54-foot-tall development will yield 9,124 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 13 residential units, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 701 square feet. The steel-based

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, five-story, mixed-use building at 3029 Godwin Terrace in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between West 230th and West 231st Streets, the lot is one block from the 231st Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train. Galaxy GC Group is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 70-foot-tall development will yield 24,263 square feet, with 20,613 square feet designated for residential space and 3,650 square feet for community facility space. The building will have

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks A 68-year-old man was reported missing in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 71-year-old woman was reported missing from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 65-year-old woman was reported missing from the East Bronx. Click here for more details. A 13-year-old boy was reported missing in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 12-year-old girl was reported missing in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 21-year-old woman was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for 225 units at River Crest Apartments, located at 1164 River Avenue in the Concourse section of The Bronx. Available on NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online portal, are 225 newly constructed units located within the boundary of Bronx Community Board 4, which covers the neighborhoods of Mt. Eden, Highbridge, West Concourse, East Concourse and Concourse Village. Individuals or households who meet the income and household size requirements listed in the below tables are eligible to apply. The eligible income range

By DAVID GREENE

A partial exterior wall collapse that occurred in early March at Tracey Towers has prompted management to erect a sidewalk shed to protect residents and pedestrians, and New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has issued a partial stop work order, shutting the adjacent Tracey Towers playground that had re-opened in 2015 after an infusion of $200,000 in City Council funds. On March 10, a resident contacted Norwood News saying the building’s management, RY Management Co. Inc, had told residents strong winds had brought down the wall. A visit the following day to the massive dual-tower complex, located opposite

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that the former superintendent of an apartment building in Yonkers was sentenced to State prison for assaulting a female tenant with an axe. Anan Badan, 59, of Yonkers, was sentenced on April 28, to three years in State prison, with three years of post-release supervision. A jury convicted Badan after trial of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, both felonies. According to the investigation, on Nov. 2, 2020, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Badan confronted the tenant at her apartment about a

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Belmont: Building Applications Filed with DOB for New, 8-Story, Residential Building at 773 Grote Street

Kingsbridge Heights: NYCHA Supervisor Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting Superintendant

Mt. Eden: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 1351 Jerome Avenue

Highbridge: Building Applications Filed for 950 Ogden Avenue

Kingsbridge: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 3029 Godwin Terrace

Neighborhood Notes: Redistricting Updates, Affordable Housing Lotteries & More!

Concourse: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 225 Units at 1164 River Avenue

Playground Shut, Scaffold Returns after Wall Collapse at Tracey Towers

Yonkers Apartment Super Sentenced to 3 Years for Assaulting Female Tenant With Axe