A new proposal from prolific developer Maddd Equities could give the South Bronx its biggest residential jolt in years. If approved, a rezoning application filed with the Department of City Planning would pave the way for two mixed-use towers at 1014 Brook Avenue in Morrisania—housing a proposed whopping 1,128 affordable apartments.
The project, spanning a jaw-dropping 1.2 million square feet, would rise 22 and 26 stories and sit across 19 tax lots currently home to low-rise warehouses (two of them vacant). Maddd Equities controls just over half of the site for now and it’s still unclear if it plans to scoop up the rest.
Designed by Aufgang Architects, the complex goes well beyond just apartments. Plans call for 167,000 square feet of retail and community space, including a sports complex open to the public and local schools, located at the base of both buildings. There’s also 1,000 square feet of light manufacturing space—think small-scale makers, a distillery or a woodworking shop…