The New York City Department
of Housing Preservation
and Development (HPD)
announced plans Friday to
bring 40 new homeownership
opportunities to low-income
families in the Bronx.
This announcement with
Habitat for Humanity New
York City and Westchester
County, Camber Property
Group, Almat Urban and Interboro
Community Land
Trust (CLT) advances a key
commitment of the Jerome
Avenue Rezoning to transform
the vacant city-owned
Anthony Avenue site into permanent
affordable housing.
This delivers on the administration’s
commitment
to advance new housing models
designed to expand community
and collective ownership.
This will facilitate
ongoing home sales to lowerincome
households, ensuring
that future generations of
fi rst-time home buyers benefi
t from the project’s longterm
affordability.
“This plan to bring 40 lowincome
homeownership opportunities
to the Bronx is
a huge win for our city and
the residents that will benefi t
from having affordable housing
options in our borough,”
said City Councilwoman Vanessa
Gibson. “The development
on 1640-1642 Anthony
Avenue was one of several
commitments made as a result
of the Jerome Avenue
Neighborhood Plan that will
help combat growing housing
insecurity and bring 100 percent
affordable housing to the
Bronx.”
The project will result
in an 8-story, 100% affordable
residential building to
include a mix of 20 one-bedroom,
16 two-bedroom and
four three-bedroom apartments.
Each home will be affordable
to households earning
up to $93,000 for a family
of three and all are fi tted with
a balcony and installation
for washer and dryer units.
Communal amenities for residents
community room, wellness
gym and hydroponic center.
Additionally, as a part of the
development, homeownership
will be provided to fi rst-time
home buyers and residents
whose applications have been
denied.
moderate income New Yorkers
also the opportunity to build
wealth and equity in their
neighborhoods,” said Rick
Gropper, principal of Camber
Property Group. “Our project
will create 40 low- and middleincome
in the west Bronx, fulfi lling
a key promise of the Jerome
Avenue Neighborhood Plan.”
vacant site’s transformation
into affordable housing advances
of the Jerome Avenue rezoning.
capital projects and services
to the Bronx neighborhood
in new and improved parks
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A development project, slated for vacant land on Anthony Avenue, will
result in an 8-story, 100% affordable residential building.
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and playgrounds, pedestrian
safety improvements near
the Cross Bronx Expressway,
business assistance and new
schools. Covering a 2-mile
stretch of Jerome Avenue,
roughly from 167th Street to
184th Street, the rezoning
promotes housing, including
permanently affordable housing.
The project is being fi -
nanced through HPD’s Open
Door program, which funds
the new construction of affordable
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include a rear yard,
education and assistance
“Affordable homeownership
not only provides low and
with quality homes, but
apartments for sale
Located on 1640-1642 Anthony
Ave. across from Claremont
Park, the city-owned
a key commitment
The rezoning is bringing
more than $189 million in
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cooperative and condominium
buildings, as well
as new one- to three-family
homes. The architect, Robert
A.M. Stern Architects,
designed the building to connect
to the Bronx’s rich architectural
history with most
homes exceeding the HPD Design
Guidelines for unit size.
Additionally, the development
team will partner with
community organizations on
a jobs outreach plan to employ
local residents on the
construction site.
A complete rundown of the
Jerome-Anthony RFP, including
the Jerome Avenue Neighborhood
Plan, can be found
on the Jerome-Anthony RFP
webpage.
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