Orchard Beach Pavilion has reopened at Orchard Beach in The Bronx’s Pelham Bay Park following a $114 million reconstruction project. Designed by Marvel for NYC Parks and NYCEDC, the project involved the restoration of the landmarked 140,000-square-foot building, which was originally built in 1936 with Works Progress Administration funding and had been closed since 2009.
New York City Council has approved the city’s first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure (ELURP) application for 351 Powers Avenue, an eight-story residential building in Mott Haven, The Bronx. The city-owned site will be developed with 84 affordable homes for low-income New Yorkers, including 30 units for formerly homeless residents. The property is located between East 141st Street and East 143rd Street.
A 20,000-square-foot municipal grocery store is planned for The Peninsula mixed-use development in Hunts Point, The Bronx, with an expected opening date in 2027. Developed by Gilbane Development, The Hudson Companies, MHANY Management, and Broadway Builders, the project is the second location selected for the city’s municipal grocery store program, which aims to establish one publicly supported grocery store in each borough before the end of the mayor’s first term. The store will occupy commercial space within The Peninsula, the redevelopment of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Facility along Spofford Avenue between Manida and Tiffany Streets.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal for a new mixed-use building at 122-124 Greenpoint Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by OPerA Studio, the project would replace a one-story structure at 122 Greenpoint Avenue and redevelop an existing former firehouse building at 124 Greenpoint Avenue, retaining its limestone front façade. If approved, the new development would contain ten residential units and ground-floor commercial space. The property is located between Manhattan Avenue and Franklin Street.
The Central Park Conservancy and NYC Parks are seeking Landmarks Preservation Commission approval for a new consolidated rules signage system across entrances to Central Park in Manhattan. The proposal, which will be presented at a public hearing on May 19, calls for the installation of permanent, standardized signs at all 54 park entrances, replacing a mix of existing and obsolete signage with a unified design intended to improve accessibility, visibility, and multilingual communication throughout the scenic landmark.
