Permits have been filed for a 12-story mixed-use building at 110 East 138th Street in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Located between Harlem River Drive and Park Avenue, the lot is steps from the 138th Street–Grand Concourse subway station, served by the 4 and 5 trains. Reia Tong of Douglaston Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a nine-story residential building at 525 Wales Ave in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Located between East 147th Street and East 149th Street, the lot is near the East 149th Street subway station, served by the 6 train. John DiBattista of St. Roch Apartments LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
SCALE Lending has issued a $305 million construction loan for two-tower residential development at 355 Exterior Street in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by the Beitel Group, the project will comprise two connected structures rising 40 and 26 stories. The development will span 515,000 square feet and yield 755 rental units. The property is located along the Harlem River between East 140th and 144th Streets.
New renderings have been revealed for The Bronx Detention Center at 745 East 141st Street in Mott Haven. Designed by CetraRuddy in collaboration with Lumen Architecture, Urbahn Architects, Transformative Reform Group (TRG), and the New York City Design Department of Construction, the $2.9 billion project is part of the plan to replace Rikers Island with four borough-based detention centers. The Bronx structure will yield 1,040 beds, 20 underground staff parking spaces, and 40,000 square feet of commercial space. The project site is bounded by East 142nd Street to the north, East 141st Street to the south, the confluence of Bruckner and Southern Boulevard to the east, and Concord Avenue to the west.
The Emerging Leaders Program Bx (ELP), a South Bronx-based nonprofit focused on professional development for local youth, has opened its first dedicated education space at 2402 Third Avenue in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Located on the ground floor of Lincoln at Bankside, the new center was unveiled in partnership with Brookfield Properties. Its ribbon cutting also marked the launch of ELP’s spring 2025 internship cohort and included participation from New York State Acting Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Isales and key corporate and education partners.
