A few folks had been wondering what was going on at the corner of FDB and 146th Street since an old tenement was recently demolished in the past couple of weeks. Looking up current DOB permits, it would appear that the boarded up corner building was actually going under renovation when something compromised the integrity of the structure. Emergency demolition had been approved in the past weeks and now the entire site has been razed. It will probably be safe to say that a new structure will be rising soon sometimes in the near future so stay tuned for updates.
This is out there from June 20, 2013
ReplyDeleteJoshua Schuster from Northpark Companies – 2750 Frederick Douglass
Boulevard
The site consists of three lots along Frederick Douglass Boulevard at the corner of 146th
Street. Two of the lots are privately owned and currently consist of vacant land and a boarded up
building. They are separated by the third lot, which is also vacant and is owned by the City. The
developer is proposing to merge the lots and build a mixed-use development consisting of 37
condominium units, commercial space and community facilities. The commercial space would
be retained by the current owner as a condominium. The community facilities would be deeded
over to CB10 and house the Harlem Business Alliance.
The 37 units would be distributed as follows: 5 studios (550 sf), 20 1-bedrooms (700 sf)
and 12 2-bedrooms (950 sf). The 2-bedroom units would also have two bathrooms. The residents
would enjoy a gym, a terrace, in-unit washer and dryer and other amenities. 8 of the 37 units
would be affordable to people earning 100% of AMI (3 studios, 3 1-bedrooms and 2 2-
bedrooms). The developer’s original proposal had been to make 4 units affordable at 80% of
AMI and 4 units affordable at 125% of AMI, but this was changed after this Committee
expressed concern that not enough units were available for people with truly low incomes. The
price for the affordable units would be approximately $180,000 for the studios, $220,000 for the
1-bedrooms and $270,000 for the 2-bedrooms. Maintenance costs are factored into the price of
the affordable units. Of the 8 affordable units, CB10 residents will be given priority on 4 units.
The finishes for the affordable and the market-rate units will be the same.
The building will be 75ft high (7 floors) at its highest point at the corner (below 80ft
maximum height permitted under R72 zoning). All apartments will have 9ft ceilings. The
building will only be 6-floors high where it abuts the adjacent buildings in order to match their
height. The façade will be in brick and have decorative details. The entire Avenue frontage will
consist of retail, with the residential and community facilities entrances located on 146th Street.
The building will be energy efficient under the NYSERDA Multifamily Performance
Program. It will also qualify for 25-year 421-a property tax abatements, which will be passed on
to the final purchasers.
This presentation is for informational purposes. The developer will probably seek a letter
of support from CB10 by the end of the year.