BY JASON COHEN
Plans to relocate a centuryold
South Bronx EMS station
and replace it with a community
center and affordable
housing received unanimous
support from Bronx Community
Board 4 last week.
On Feb. 22, CB4 approved
a Uniform Land Use Review
Procedure (ULURP) Application
that would relocate EMS
Station 17 and construct a community
center and affordable
senior housing in its place.
The FDNY is proposing to
move EMS Station 17 from its
current Highbridge location
at 1080 Ogden Ave., to a new
facility to be constructed at
1257 Morris Ave., in the Concourse
section of the Bronx.
The approximately two-story,
11,177-square-foot building
proposal would be located on
a 15,000-square-foot parcel.
However, a special permit is
required for the project from
the city Planning Commission,
as the use is not permitted
under the proposed Development
Site’s R7-1 zoning.
The city Department of Design
and Construction (DDC)
seeks to construct a building
with a footprint large enough
to house seven ambulances,
as well as space for other necessary
programs and operations
such as training, storage,
work areas and 22 below grade
parking spaces.
“We’re very excited about
this,” said David Harney,
chief of staff to the Deputy
Fire Commissioner for Support
Services. “We will be
continuing to work with DDC
and are working to move this
along as quickly as possible.”
A replacement station is
needed because the existing
Ogden Avenue facility is in
poor structural condition,
has exceeded its useful life
and lacks a suffi cient amount
of space required for effective
EMS operations. The station
was originally built to house
an engine company in the
early 1900s. As a result, the
apparatus fl oor has experienced
heavy deterioration and
the facility does not contain
enough space for EMS personnel
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CB4 approved the new EMS
site with conditions, asking
that the city issue a request
for proposals (RFP) for the
1080 Ogden Ave. site, which is
city owned, to solicit interest
in affordable senior housing
and a community center that
offers job training, programs,
summer camps, a recreation
center and more. CB4 is also
requesting that the city make
an effort to utilize Bronx businesses
for construction of the
project.
The plan has the full support
of NYC Council Deputy
Speaker Diana Ayala, who
represents the area.
According to Jose Rodriguez,
chief of staff for Ayala,
the development of the community
center is part of the
commitment made by the previous
administration regarding
the Borough Based Jail
Plan Points of Agreement. In
October 2019, the NYC City
Council voted to shutter Rikers
The site of a newly proposed EMS station slated for 1257 Morris Ave., in
the Concourse section of the Bronx. Photo | Adrian Childress
Island, create four borough
based jails and build
community centers and housing.
As part of that agreement,
the city committed to invest
in a new community center
at 1080 Ogden Ave. Rodriguez
said the project never called
for housing to co-locate at the
site, as it was deemed not a
viable option, however. Still,
the city plans to allocate $18
million in funds to support
development of the project, although
additional City Council,
state or federal funding,
as well as private funding
would be needed, according
to Rodriguez.
If approved, construction
of the proposed EMS station
is expected to begin this year
and be completed in 2023. The
anticipated cost of the project
is $29 million, according to
the city DDC.
Bronx Borough President
Vanessa Gibson has 30 days
to submit her recommendation
to the city Planning Commission.
The public review
process for the proposal began
in December 2021 and is
expected to conclude in early
summer after a public hearing
and vote by the city Planning
Commission, as well as a
public hearing and vote at the
City Council.
CB 4 approves letter of
support for EMS station
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