A local developer has filed plans for a new six-story, 34-unit residential building at 3498 Fort Independence Street in the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood of the Bronx.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Plans for the new development and plans to demolish the existing two-story multifamily property on the site were submitted to the New York City Department of Buildings last week.<\/p>\n
SEE ALSO: NYC to Open Adams-Era Climate Innovation Hub at Brooklyn Army Terminal<\/a><\/p>\n The name on the application is developer Darion Vilajeti \u2014 who could not be reached for comment \u2014 while the architect of record is Chad Firmstone of C2B Architects<\/a>. Firmstone did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n The new residential building \u2014 if approved \u2014 will span 22,210 square feet, according to the filing. Details on the units and amenities for the new residential property have not been provided. However, the plans did note there will be between four and six residences per floor, as well as a top-floor penthouse unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n Not far from the planned residential building \u2014 13 minutes by bus in fact \u2014 stands the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory, which will soon be converted<\/a> into community-owned commercial condominiums and industrial space.\u00a0<\/p>\n Developers Maddd Equities<\/a> and Joy Construction<\/a> teamed up with nonprofit Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) in June to redevelop the armory. The first phase of the project will see the armory transformed into an event venue with community space, while the second phase will see the development of 450 residential units that will be permanently affordable.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThrough community-owned condos, democratic decision-making and a structure for long-term investment in local businesses and workers, this agreement begins to fulfill our collective vision of building a more just, resilient and self-determined Bronx,\u201d Sandra Lobo, executive director of the NWBCCC, said in a statement detailing the armory project at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n