Hutch Metro unveils expansion
plans for newly acquired parcel
Rendings of the proposed expansion for the Hutchinson Metro Center. Empire State Development
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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 2 BTR 0-26, 2019 3
BY ALEX MITCHELL
The new plans released for the
Hutchinson Metro Center’s nearly
three million square foot expansion
proposal would more than double the
property’s current footprint.
The 33-acre parcel was transferred
by the Dormitory Authority of New
York State to the Empire State Development
as excess land when Bronx
Psychiatric Hospital reduced the size
of its campus from 73 to 40 acres.
Simone Development Companies
purchased the property for
$14,959,154.92 from the ESD.
During phase I of the development,
a 133-room hotel, a bio tech research
facility and a nursing school with
housing are the key elements that will
replace the moth-balled former Bronx
Psychiatric Center buildings situated
between the newly built Bronx Psychiatric
Center campus and the currrent
Hutch Metro Center structures.
The hotel is rumored to be a Hiltonbranded
facility, according to sources.
The Simone Development Companies
proposal calls for demolition
of the existing two-story Bronx Children’s
Psychiatric Building while repurposing
the existing 13- and sixstory
Thompson and Parker buildings
respectively. The four surrounding
little league ball fi elds would be consolidated
into two new larger facilities
along the Hutchinson River Parkway.
Another six buildings would be
added to the property, including one
building set aside for retail space by
2028. An additional 4,029 garage and
fi eld parking spots would be created
to serve the site’s anticipated soaring
number of daily visitors.
The plan was well received by those
attending the information session at
nearby Albert Einstein School of Medicine
on Monday, September 16.
“This will bring together what the
area needs,” said Bronx Chamber of
Commerce president Lisa Sorin, who
testifi ed in favor of the major revamp
at the meeting.
She explained that hundreds of jobs
would be available in the medical and
research fi eld. The nursing college
would provide housing for students
and staff as a result of the expansion,
she added.
Sorin detailed that the fi rst phase of
the project will be completed by 2023,
to coincide with the anticipated opening
of the Morris Park Metro North
Station.
“The plan was to sync the two projects,”
Sorin explained.
Sorin said the Chamber will meet
with the NYC Department of City
Planning as well as the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority to discuss
the necessary infrastructure
improvements that are required to
make this development a boon to the
Bronx.
“A major part of making this plan
work will be new roads and easier access
to the Hutchinson River Parkway
to alleviate potential traffi c problems,”
she added, stating that it’s up to NYC
and the state to keep up with the project
and complete the current construction
projects that surround the Hutch
Metro Center.
“It’s up to these agencies to keep up
with the rapid changes that the Bronx
is going through, especially something
like the Hutch Metro Center proposal,”
she continued.
Another part of the project that appealed
to residents is its proposal to
add 3.9 acres of open, public community
space.
Construction is anticipated to begin
next summer.
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