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

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

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with the New York City Department of Buildings for a new, 7-story, mixed-use building at 733 Crotona Park North in the Crotona section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Clinton and Prospect Avenues, the lot is near the 174th Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and the 5 trains. Elena Borokhovich of Affordable Living NY is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 70-foot-tall development will yield 62,300 square feet, with 49,055 square feet designated for residential space and 13,245 square feet for community facility space. The building

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 990 Woodycrest Avenue, a six-story, residential building in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Infocus and developed by Yaniv Zohar under the Woodycrest Avenue LLC, the structure yields 20 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal for New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD), are eight units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $49,715 to $167,570. Amenities include covered parking,* assigned parking spaces,* a shared laundry

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 8-story, mixed-use building at 2135 Colonial Avenue in the Pelham Bay section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East 196th Street and Pelham Parkway South, the lot is closest to the Pelham Bay Park subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Moses Freund of The Vaja Group LLC, located at 16 Biret Drive, Airmont, NY 10952, is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 84-foot-tall development will yield 25,169 square feet, with 25,000 square feet designated for

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has approved building applications to construct a new, 16-unit, multifamily rental property in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx. The development comprises two neighboring lots at 2838 and 2840 Webb Avenue, which will debut as an interconnected, four-story structure, as reported by YIMBY. According to YIMBY, the applications had been under review but in the meantime, DOB confirmed to Norwood News that building approval was reached for 2838 Webb Avenue on March 28, and permits are in the process of being issued for that site. Meanwhile, a permit was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, eight-story, mixed-use building at 53 East 177th Street in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located at the intersection of Walton Avenue and East 177th Street, the lot is within walking distance of the Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Mike Schwartz is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 84-foot-tall development will yield 52,359 square feet, with 50,520 square feet designated for residential space and 1,838 square feet for community

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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

Crotona: Building Applications Filed with DOB for New 7-Story Building at 733 Crotona Park North

Highbridge: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 990 Woodycrest Avenue

Pelham Bay: Building Applications Filed for New, 8-Story Building at 2135 Colonial Avenue

Kingsbridge Heights: DOB Approves New, Residential Building at 2838-2840 Webb Avenue

Mt. Hope: Building Applications Filed for New 8-Story Building at 53 East 177th Street