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Project: Stevenson Commons Expansion (6 Buildings)

Proposals from Camber Property Group reveal a massive expansion of Stevenson Commons, a mixed-income residential complex in the Soundview section of The Bronx. If approved by New York City’s Department of City Planning, the expansion will establish six new buildings with a sizable portion of residences reserved for senior demographics.

Stevenson Commons occupies a large parcel of land that is bound by Lafayette Avenue, White Plains Road, Seward Avenue, and Thieriot Avenue. The complex was completed in the mid-1970s and can be referred to as 755 White Plains Road, or alternatively as 1850 Lafayette Avenue.

Renderings and illustrative documents included in the most recent expansion proposals are credited to WXY Architecture + Urban Planning, the design studio that is most likely participating as the architect of record. These illustrations refer to each of the six new buildings as B1 through B6.

The first structure, B1, will top out at 11 stories along Lafayette and Thieriot Avenues and will comprise approximately 187,352 square feet of residential space. This area will support 187 units and 19,879 square feet of community facilities.

Building B2, a 14-story structure, will be the tallest of the newly constructed buildings. Located along Lafayette Avenue, it will comprise 181 units in approximately 181,257 square feet of affordable residential space. Additional area will include 8,013 square feet of community facilities and 65,162 square feet of parking. The latter is designed to accommodate up to 140 vehicles. Indoor amenity spaces will comprise 8,013 square feet.

Building B3 will have frontage along the private interior driveway and will comprise 195 apartments in approximately 195,489 square feet of residential space. Community facilities will occupy 6,103 square feet, while parking area will total 22,989 square feet. The parking component will accommodate 66 vehicles. Additional amenity spaces will span approximately 6,103 square feet of indoor area.

The fourth structure, Building B4, will have frontage along Seward and Thieriot Avenues and will rise to a maximum height of six stories. The building will comprise approximately 74,327 square feet of residential space that will support 114 rental units reserved exclusively for seniors.

The final two properties, Buildings B5 and B6, will have frontage along Seward Avenue, as well as the private interior driveway. Each of the buildings will top out at four stories and will respectively contain 20,828 square feet and 44,810 square feet of residential area. This area will support a total of 58 affordable cooperative housing units in each building.

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