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LPC To Review Demolition Permit for 165 West 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is set to review a proposal for the demolition of West-Park Presbyterian Church at 165 West 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Submitted by Alchemy Properties and the West Park Administrative Commission, the application cites unsound structural conditions in the Romanesque Revival building as well as the church administration’s financial hardship under Administrative Code § 25-309(2). The property is located between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues.

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The approved site plan for the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Bellrose, Queens.

Plans Approved for 2,022-Unit Redevelopment of Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Bellrose, Queens

By Michael Young

The Public Authorities Control Board recently approved a state plan by Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration for a sprawling mixed-use residential redevelopment of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center at 79–25 Winchester Boulevard in Bellerose, Queens. The project calls for 2,022 new market-rate and affordable rental and for-sale homes, as well as supportive housing for veterans and seniors. The plan would also include 10.3 acres of open space, a 120,000-square-foot public grade school, an 8,000-square-foot childcare facility, 16,000 square feet of recreational space for seniors, and an additional 67,000 square feet of retail space. A developer will be selected next year, according to Hochul’s office. The site spans nearly 50 acres and is generally bounded by the Cross Island Parkway to the north and east, Hillside Avenue to the south, and Winchester Boulevard to the west.

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155 East 173rd Street. Designed by Bernheimer Architecture and Levenbetts Architects. Photo by Secchi Smith.

Renderings Revealed for The Heartwood at 155 East 173rd Street in Claremont, The Bronx

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The first renderings have been revealed for The Heartwood, a 19-story mixed-use building at 155 East 173rd Street in Claremont, The Bronx. Designed by Bernheimer Architecture and Levenbetts Architects, and developed in a joint collaboration between Settlement Housing Fund and Kalel Companies, the building will yield 113 affordable rent stabilized units and a new 17,500-square-foot home for the Grand Concourse Library. At least 15 percent of the residential units will be dedicated to formerly homeless individuals. The property is located at the corner of East 173rd Street and Selwyn Avenue.

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