Kingsbridge: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Two Buildings on Broadway and W 230th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

205 West 230th Street in Kingsbridge, The Bronx
Image courtesy of Google Maps

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for the construction of a new, 11-story, mixed-use building at 5517 Broadway, and a new, 12-story building at 205 West 230th Street both in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Located between Kimberly Place, West 230th Street, Godwin Terrace, and Broadway, the lot is near the 231st Street subway station, served by the 1 train. Steven Westreich of Westorchard Management is listed as the owner behind the applications.

The proposed two-tower development will yield 115,295 square feet, with 93,529 square feet designated for residential space, 21,566 square feet for commercial space, and 199 square feet of community facility space, according to reporting by YIMBY. The 112-foot-tall 5517 Broadway building will have 65 residential units and the 124-foot-tall building at 205 West 230th Street will yield 99 units, most likely rentals based on the combined average unit scope of 570 square feet.

MAP OF KINGSBRIDGE area where two new buildings adjacent to each other are to be constructed at 5517 Broadway and at 205 West 230th Street respectively.
Image courtesy of Google Maps

The new structure will also have 13 open parking space, 28 enclosed parking spaces, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. Kao Hwa Lee Architects is listed as the architect of record.

Demolition permits have not yet been filed and an estimated completion date for the new building has not yet been announced.

The site is located around two blocks away from the site of an early morning, 5-alarm commercial fire which ripped through several small businesses along West 231st Street and Godwin Terrace on Dec. 13, 2023. Norwood News has followed up with the FDNY on the cause of the fire and will share any updates we receive.

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