A seven-story building rising at 1415 Ogden Avenue in Highbridge is in the home stretch, with its red and black brick façade now complete and only ground-floor construction barriers left to clear. The $66 million Ogden Theatre Apartments will bring 85 units of affordable and supportive housing to a corner of the Bronx that once held a movie theater, a bowling alley, and a church.
Construction is wrapping up on the project, according to New York YIMBY, which reports that work is finished on the building’s exterior, including its recessed, bird-friendly window grid. The site sits at the corner of Ogden Avenue and West 171st Street, a stone’s throw from the elevated 4 train at the 170th Street station. The development was designed by Aufgang Architects and is being built through a joint partnership between Unique People Services and NCV Capital Partners, with involvement from HUD, the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene.
Who Will Live There
Of the 85 total homes, 51 are designated as supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals, while the remaining 34 units will go to households qualifying for Section 8 benefits at or below 60 percent of the area median income, per the same outlet’s report. NCV Capital Partners describes the building as a mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, according to the developer’s project portfolio page.
The building will also dedicate roughly 2,000 square feet of ground-floor space to social services, including case management and employment assistance, the report notes. Residents will have access to indoor and outdoor recreational space, a laundry room, and bicycle parking once the project is finished.
Built Green, Financed Through a Public-Private Mix
The project was built to meet Passive House and Enterprise Green Community Standards and includes a rooftop solar array to supplement power from the grid. Aufgang Architects describes the development as 100 percent electric, with variable refrigerant flow HVAC controlled by residents and a heat pump providing domestic hot water, according to the firm’s own project announcement…