Highbridge: Building Applications Filed for 978 Summit Avenue

978 Summit Avenue in Highbridge, The Bronx
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Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings for a new 13-story, mixed-use building at 978 Summit Avenue in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Located between West 162nd and West 164th Streets, the lot is near the 161st Street -Yankee Stadium subway station, serviced by the B, D, and 4 trains. Moses Freund of The Vaja Group is listed as the owner behind the applications.

The proposed 137-foot-tall development will yield 56,397 square feet, with 48,695 square feet designated for residential space, 4,885 square feet for commercial space, and 2,817 square feet for community facility space. The building will have 72 residential units, most likely rentals, based on the average unit scope of 676 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a 15-foot-long front yard and 22 enclosed parking spaces.

S. Wieder Architect is listed as the architect of record.

Demolition permits have not yet been filed and an estimated completion date for the new structure has not yet been announced.

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