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Bedford Park: HPD Launches Housing Lottery for Units at Marion Creston Apartments

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery has launched for Marion Creston Apartments, two new residential buildings located respectively at 2997 Marion Avenue and 2861 Creston Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   The apartment complex consists of 43 units in two newly constructed, smoke-free buildings. Palette Architecture designed the seven-story structure at 2861 Creston Avenue, and David Cunningham Architecture is responsible for 2997 Marion Avenue. Both are being developed by John V. Waters of NFW Group.   Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online platform for NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD), are


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Bedford Park: Building Applications Filed with DOB for New Residential Building at 21 East 204th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 4-story, residential building at 21 East 204th Street in Bedford Park, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Located between Grand Concourse and Villa Avenue, the lot is near the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Selvie Domi of 21 East 204th Associates LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.   The proposed 60-foot-tall development will yield 5,718 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 13 residential units, most likely rentals, based on the average


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Concourse: HPD Launches Housing Lottery for Units at 1135 Teller Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A housing lottery described as affordable has launched for units at 1135 Teller Avenue, an eight-story residential building in Concourse, The Bronx as reported by , as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Sion Consulting Engineering and developed by Gurwinder Singh of Kulwant Teller Inc., the structure yields 44 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online platform for NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD), are 43 units for residents earning 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $104,880 to $198,250. Developers say 1135 Teller Avenue is a newly constructed luxury


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Norwood: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Units at 3044 Decatur Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a four-story, residential building at 3044 Decatur Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Located between East 204th Street and East Mosholu Parkway North, the lot is near the Kingsbridge Road subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Lin Kumbullaj of Kiri Construction Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.   The proposed 37-foot-tall development will yield 5,884 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have nine residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit


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Van Cortlandt Village: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Units at 3885 Orloff Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) to expand a three-story structure into a four-story residential building at 3885 Orloff Avenue in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between West 238th Street and Cannon Place, the lot is closest to the 242nd Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train. Herman Jakob of West Street Gardens LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.   The proposed 38-foot-tall development will yield 6,736 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 17 residential units with an average


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Wakefield: Man 22 Sprayed with Substance & Mugged exiting Subway

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in this video who department officials say is sought in connection with a robbery at the East 225th Street subway station, serving the 2 line on June 19,2023.. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say is sought in connection with a robbery in Wakefield. Police said that on Monday, June 19, at around 3.05 a.m., the victim, a


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Olinville: Police Appeal for Help Locating 16-Year-Old Male Youth Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 16-year-old male youth reported missing on Sunday, May 28, from the Olinville section of The Bronx.   Police said Jordan Maitland, of 660 Magenta Street was last seen on Saturday, May 27, at around 9.45 p.m. in the vicinity of his home. They said he is described as being around 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs around 180 pounds, and has brown eyes and short black hair. They said he was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, black shirts, and white sneakers.   Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of


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UPDATE Wakefield: Man & Two Women Arrested following Discovery of Semi-Decomposed Body of Woman Last Month

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police said they have arrested a man and two women following the discovery last month of the semi-decomposed body of a woman at the end of a quiet residential block in the Wakefield section of The Bronx.   As reported, an NYPD spokesperson said that on Friday, June 9, at around 12.16 p.m., police from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding “an aided” [person] at the rear of 4438 Edson Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers observed an unconscious and unresponsive female, semi-decomposed inside a plastic bin,” the spokesperson said. “EMS responded and pronounced the female deceased at


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