See plan to redevelop Bronx public library with 100+ affordable homes

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A plan to transform a New York Public Library branch in the Bronx has been unveiled, bringing more than 100 affordable apartments atop a new, state-of-the-art library. The city on Thursday announced the selection of Settlement Housing Fund and Kalel Companies to redevelop the Grand Concourse library at 155 East 173rd Street into a mixed-use tower with 113 affordable homes and a new 17,500-square-foot library facility. Designed to be environmentally friendly, the development, dubbed The Heartwood, is expected to meet Passive House standards, the first NYPL branch to do so.

First announced in April 2024, the project falls under Mayor Eric Adams’ “ 24 in 24 ” plan, which aimed to advance 24 affordable housing projects on public s