R.A.I.N. Day of remembrance
Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner partnered with R.A.I.N. in a day of remembrance for the lives lost to COVID-19 at Joyce Kilmer Park on March 5. The planned site for an 8-story apartment
building at 1616 Crosby Ave. in Pelham Bay. Photo by Jason Cohen
8-story apartment building coming to Pelham Bay
BY JASON COHEN
Crosby Ave. in Pelham
Bay is a quiet street
with businesses and a few
small homes. Yet, recently
permits were fi led for an
8-story apartment building
right near the Crosby
Pet Center.
The property, 1616
Crosby Ave., which is
home to a 3-story residence,
will soon be fl ipped
into a 74-foot tall building
with 31 apartments. It will
have 26,797 sq. feet and 21,
433 sq. feet for residential
space. There will be a cellar,
but no parking.
Alfred Mitaj under
First Structure LLC is
the owner for the planned
apartment building.
This out of character
development does not
have community members
happy. Residents Annie
Boller and Michele
Torrioni are quite angry.
“These developments
go through without any
thought or consideration
for the community and the
effects it will have,” Torrioni
said. “Our schools are
already overcrowded, the
impact overdevelopment
has on the infrastructure
in the community,
our hospitals are already
overcrowded and our residents
are already underserved.
We need to start
demanding the developers
contribute to help the
communities they develop
in to help sustain a good
quality of life for their residents.
These types of developments
do not bring any
benefi t to our community
they just lead to overcrowded
schools, hospitals
and our public transportation.”
The planned site for an 8-story apartment building at 1616 Crosby Ave. in Pelham Bay. Photo by Jason Cohen
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