Former industrial land along West Farms Road and the Cross Bronx Expressway has been rezoned for residential use. In a design by Dattner Architects for Signature Urban Properties and Monadnock, 1,325 housing units and 46,000 square feet of retail space could eventually populate the area. Jake Mooney’s article in the New York Times “Rezoning Clears Way for ‘Small City’ in the Bronx” examines Gifford Miller’s plans for the area. The former New York City Council speaker, who heads the development company, said the project is to create a “a vibrant residential community for low- to moderate-income folks who need a great place to live and access to transit to get to their jobs and their lives.”
