When developer BRP Companies purchased a vacant site at 847 Saint Nicholas Avenue from the Dance Theater of Harlem for $3.1 million last June, the project attracted concern because of the quiet lifting of a deed that restricted the site to nonprofit cultural organizations. However, the concerns were dampened when the developer agreed that all the new apartments would rent at below-market rates and the Dance Theater of Harlem would ocupy space within the building.
The site at the corner of West 152nd Street is located within the Hamilton Heights/Sugar Hill Northwest Historic District. Last summer, the red-brick design by SLM Architecture passed muster with the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Now,, the 7-story structure topped out construction.
The site at the corner of West 152nd Street is located within the Hamilton Heights/Sugar Hill Northwest Historic District. Last summer, the red-brick design by SLM Architecture passed muster with the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Now,, the 7-story structure topped out construction.
Renderings via SLM Architecture, P.C.
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After the deed was lifted, there were unwelcome flashbacks to Rivington House, where luxury condos took shape on the former site of a nursing home for HIV and AIDS patients after a similar deed restriction was lifted. However, those fears are unfounded at 847 Saint Nicholas Avenue: A 700-square-foot studio for the Dance Theater of Harlem will be part of the new building, and the 39 units will be available to residents at 50% and 60% of the area median income. Further criteria and lottery information are not yet available.
Construction photo via Ondel/CityRealty
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