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Development Tracker — Fordham, Belmont & Bedford Park

What's Being Built in Fordham, Belmont & Bedford Park? A Stalled 927-Unit Waterfront Plan, Webster Avenue Towers & Phipps in West Farms

Hush Street tracks what's changing in Fordham, Belmont, Bedford Park, Norwood and East Tremont: a 927-unit waterfront plan stalled by its developer's bankruptcy, a 510-unit building and Fordham dorm on Webster Avenue, Phipps Houses' plans in West Farms and a wave of 99-unit buildings.
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Projects Tracked
~927
Affordable Homes Planned at Fordham Landing
41 of 169
Recent Filings at 90-99 Units
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Under Construction
Oct. 2026
Updated
Watch → Developer in Chapter 11 at Fordham Landing Rezoning Approved Over Board's Objection
By Hush Street Editorial
What’s Changing
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The City Council approved the 457-unit Sojourner Truth–Mapes rezoning.Oct. 2026
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A DOB inspection recorded 2868 Webster Avenue as topped out.Oct. 2026
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Fordham Landing South's commercial rezoning went to Community Board 7.Oct. 2026
Development Status →
Under Construction6
Topped Out1
Approved2
Filed, Proposed or In Design7
See full project list →
PROJECTS FORDHAM & WEBSTER AVE. WEST FARMS & EAST TREMONT NORWOOD & PUBLIC PROJECTS

Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Fordham, Belmont, Bedford Park, Norwood, University Heights and East Tremont.

Development here mixes a few very large affordable campuses with a dense wave of mid-rise infill. The biggest plan, Fordham Landing South on the Harlem River, would bring about 927 affordable apartments, but its developer’s Chapter 11 filings have kept it in limbo. In West Farms, Phipps Houses won City Council approval in October for 457 affordable apartments over Community Board 6’s unanimous objection, and is starting the third phase of its Lambert Houses rebuild.

Webster Avenue, rezoned for housing in 2011, is filling in next to Fordham University, with a 510-unit building and a 12-story dormitory filed side by side. Smaller buildings dominate the pipeline: of 169 new-building applications filed in Community Districts 5 through 7 since January 2025, 41 propose 90 to 99 apartments and only five propose 100 or more, according to Hush Street’s count of DOB filings. That pattern matches developers staying under the 100-unit threshold that triggers the 485-x tax program’s wage requirements.

Where DOB records and press reports disagree on heights or unit counts, both are given. A permit is not treated as proof that construction has started.

Project Location Status
1Fordham Landing South W. Fordham Rd. at the Harlem River Approved; Financing in Doubt
22768 Webster Avenue Webster Ave., Fordham Rd.–Bedford Park Blvd. Filed (Plan Review)
32740 Webster Avenue (Fordham Dormitory) Webster Ave. near Fordham Rd. Filed (Plan Review)
42868 Webster Avenue Webster Ave. by the Botanical Garden Topped Out
5Fordham Integrated Science Center Southern Blvd., Rose Hill campus In Planning
6Bronx Green Jobs Center E. Fordham Rd. Under Construction
7Sojourner Truth–Mapes Rezoning Crotona Pkwy., West Farms Rezoning Approved
8Lambert Houses Phase 3 Boston Rd. & Bryant Ave. Filed (Plan Review)
9521 East Tremont Avenue E. Tremont Ave. near Third Ave. Under Construction
104121–4137 Third Avenue Third Ave., East Tremont Filed (Plan Review)
11Zeta Tremont Park School (4263 Third Avenue) Third Ave. at E. 178th St. Under Construction
124506 Park Avenue Rezoning Park Ave. along the Metro-North cut In Public Review
1310 Van Cortlandt Avenue East Van Cortlandt Ave. E. near Jerome Ave. Under Construction
14New York Botanical Garden Campus Redesign Southern Blvd., Bedford Park In Design
15Botanical Garden & Williams Bridge Stations Metro-North Harlem Line Under Construction
16NYCHA Northwest Bronx Renovations Twin Parks East and other sites Under Construction

Fordham & Webster Avenue

A waterfront megaproject in limbo, two big filings next to Fordham University and the university’s own plans.

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Fordham Landing South

Google Street View of 330 West Fordham Road, Bronx, NY
Fordham Landing South, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location330 West Fordham Road, with 360 West Fordham Road
Developer/ApplicantDynamic Star LLC; Perkins Eastman (YIMBY)
ProjectA fully affordable waterfront complex of about 927 apartments in a revised four-tower design, one 33 stories and three 18 stories, YIMBY reported in October 2026. City Planning’s latest application cites 921 units; the two DOB filings total 835 units in buildings of 34 and 19 stories.
StatusApproved; Financing in Doubt
Latest UpdateA separate rezoning to add commercial space was certified on Sept. 23, 2026 and sent to Community Board 7 on Oct. 2. No DOB work permits have been issued for either building, and YIMBY reported no start date.

Two Chapter 11 Filings

The developer filed for Chapter 11 in December 2025 and again in March 2026, and a $55 million state award has not been paid out, Norwood News reported in August. A ceremonial Phase I kickoff was held in September 2025. The waterfront approval dates to 2024.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Oct. 2026); Norwood News (Aug. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2025X0283; NYC DOB NOW jobs X00602987 and X00932163 (Oct. 2026)

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2768 Webster Avenue

Google Street View of 2768 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY
2768 Webster Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location2768 Webster Avenue
Developer/ApplicantMaddd Equities and Stagg Group (YIMBY); Aufgang Architects
ProjectA 13-story mixed-use building with 510 apartments (YIMBY; DOB lists 515), the largest private residential filing in the area.
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateThe new-building application has been in DOB objections since March 2026, with no work permits. YIMBY re-reported the plan in July alongside the companion Fordham dormitory on the same lot.

The Area's Biggest Private Filing

YIMBY reported 672 total dwellings planned across the lot, counting the dormitory.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Nov. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job X01298990 (Mar. 2026)

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2740 Webster Avenue (Fordham Dormitory)

Google Street View of 2740 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY
2740 Webster Avenue (Fordham Dormitory), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location2740 Webster Avenue
Developer/ApplicantMaddd Equities and Stagg Group, for Fordham University; Aufgang Architects
ProjectA 12-story dormitory with 162 units for Fordham’s Rose Hill campus (YIMBY); DOB lists it as a college dormitory of about 252,000 square feet.
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateYIMBY published a rendering in July 2026 and reported a July 2028 completion target. The DOB application has been in objections since March.

Privately Built Student Housing

It shares a lot with 2768 Webster Avenue.

Sources: New York YIMBY (July 2026); NYC DOB NOW job X01298988 (Mar. 2026)

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2868 Webster Avenue

Google Street View of 2868 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY
2868 Webster Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location2868 Webster Avenue
Developer/ApplicantDouglaston Development with the Jericho Project; Stephen B. Jacobs Group
ProjectA 12-story affordable building with 279 apartments (DOB, City Planning; YIMBY reported 277, 60 of them supportive), the second phase next to the New York Botanical Garden.
StatusTopped Out
Latest UpdateA DOB inspection on Oct. 17, 2026 recorded the 12-story building as topped off, and DOB issued a plumbing permit on Oct. 13. YIMBY reported a 2027 completion target.

Phase II Beside the Garden

The first phase, 188 senior apartments at 2850 Webster Avenue, was finished in fall 2023, YIMBY reported.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2025); NYC Planning ZAP 2022X0282; NYC DOB NOW job X08006985 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)

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Fordham Integrated Science Center

Google Maps of Fordham University, Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY
Fordham's Rose Hill campus along Southern Boulevard, via Google Maps. — Imagery: Google Maps
Address/Location441 East Fordham Road, Rose Hill campus, on Southern Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantFordham University
ProjectA science building of more than 200,000 square feet on campus surface parking facing the Botanical Garden, backed by a $100 million gift from Maurice and Carolyn Dursi Cunniffe, the largest in Fordham’s history.
StatusIn Planning
Latest UpdateFordham described the building as in planning in November 2025. No DOB filing for it had been made as of late October 2026, and no architect or schedule has been published.

Fordham's Largest Gift

The university’s other current construction filings are alterations, including the Green Jobs Center in the next card.

Sources: Fordham University; Fordham University (Nov. 2025)

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Bronx Green Jobs Center

Google Street View of 585 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY
Bronx Green Jobs Center, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location585 East Fordham Road
Developer/ApplicantFordham University; Matiz Architecture and Design
ProjectConversion of a vacant Fordham Road storefront building into a green-economy training center of more than 12,000 square feet with classrooms and a cafe.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateFordham broke ground in July 2025, and the $4.1 million DOB alteration is fully permitted. Its builder lists a fall 2026 opening.

Training on Fordham Road

The site was formerly a billiard hall and carpet store.

Sources: Fordham University (July 2025); Archstone Builders; NYC DOB NOW job X01304699 (May 2026)

West Farms, Crotona & East Tremont

Phipps Houses’ two big plans, a restarting affordable tower and a row of 99-unit buildings on Third Avenue.

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Sojourner Truth–Mapes Rezoning

Google Street View of 2136 Crotona Parkway, Bronx, NY
Sojourner Truth–Mapes Rezoning, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location2136 Crotona Parkway, with Mapes Court
Developer/ApplicantPhipps Houses
ProjectTwo fully affordable buildings with 457 apartments in all, of 8 to 15 and 6 to 14 stories, across from the Bronx Zoo (ZAP, Bronx Times).
StatusRezoning Approved
Latest UpdateThe City Council approved the rezoning on Oct. 8, 2026, after City Planning’s August vote. No DOB new-building application has been filed.

Approved Over the Board's 'No'

Community Board 6 voted unanimously against the plan in May 2026, citing infrastructure, outreach and conditions at the existing Mapes Court, the Bronx Times reported. The board argued the district already leads the city in new affordable construction.

Sources: New York City Council (Oct. 2026); Bronx Times (May 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2023X0149

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Lambert Houses Phase 3

Google Street View of 2075 Boston Road, Bronx, NY
Lambert Houses Phase 3, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location2075 Boston Road, with 2067 Bryant Avenue
Developer/ApplicantPhipps Houses; Dattner Architects
ProjectTwo new buildings of 13 and 10 stories with 452 apartments in all (DOB), the third phase of rebuilding the 1970s Lambert Houses. News 12 reported the five-phase program takes the complex from about 700 apartments to about 1,600.
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdatePhipps filed both new-building applications in March 2026, after demolition permits were issued in fall 2025. The 2075 Boston Road application was back in plan review on Oct. 13.

Rebuilding a 1970s Complex

News 12 reported Phase 3 is targeted around 2029. The affordability split has not been published.

Sources: News 12 Bronx (Jan. 2026); The Real Deal (Mar. 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs X01369931 and X01356168 (Oct. 2026)

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521 East Tremont Avenue

Google Street View of 521 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY
521 East Tremont Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location521 East Tremont Avenue
Developer/ApplicantMega Contracting Group and Community Access; SLCE Architects
ProjectA 14-story building with 213 affordable apartments, ground-floor retail and a health-care floor (DOB, SLCE); the 2020 rezoning described 205 units.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateA DOB inspector on Aug. 16, 2026 found the structure at the second floor with no work going on. Inspectors issued site-safety violations for scaffold netting and the sidewalk shed on Oct. 17 and 19, indicating the site was active again; no stop-work order was issued.

Paused, Then Active Again

Construction permits were issued between December 2025 and March 2026.

Sources: SLCE Architects; NYC Planning ZAP 2020X0471; NYC DOB NOW job X00925959 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)

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4121–4137 Third Avenue

Google Street View of 4137 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY
4121–4137 Third Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location4137 Third Avenue, with 4121 and 4133 Third Avenue
Developer/ApplicantRBA Developers; Fred Geremia, Architects & Planners
ProjectThree adjacent 15-story buildings with 99, 97 and 98 apartments (DOB), each kept just under 100 units.
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateAll three applications have been in DOB objections since late 2025, with no permits. YIMBY and the Bronx Times reported the 4137 Third Avenue filing in October 2025.

Just Under 100

The trio is a clear example of the 90-to-99-unit pattern in the area’s filings.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Oct. 2025); Bronx Times (Oct. 2025); NYC DOB NOW jobs X01223350, X01228107 and X01223342 (Oct. 2025)

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Zeta Tremont Park School (4263 Third Avenue)

Google Street View of 4263 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY
Zeta Tremont Park School (4263 Third Avenue), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location4263 Third Avenue
Developer/ApplicantZeta Charter Schools; Michael Graves Architecture & Design
ProjectA six-story, 85-foot charter school building of about 80,000 square feet (DOB), described in the City Record as a school for about 630 students.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateDOB inspectors described exterior work under way in July 2026, and DOB issued standpipe and sprinkler permits on Oct. 19.

A New School on Third Avenue

Zeta lists a Tremont Park campus at this address.

Sources: The City Record (Dec. 2023); Zeta Charter Schools; NYC DOB NOW job X01052617 (Oct. 2026)

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4506 Park Avenue Rezoning

Google Street View of 4506 Park Avenue, Bronx, NY
4506 Park Avenue Rezoning, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location4506 Park Avenue
Developer/ApplicantRocky & Brothers Realty
ProjectA rezoning of a manufacturing site for two buildings of 14 and 9 stories with 308 apartments and ground-floor commercial space, with mandatory affordable housing (ZAP).
StatusIn Public Review
Latest UpdateCity Planning certified the application on Sept. 9, 2026 and sent it to Community Board 6 on Sept. 18. The affordable share has not been published.

Industrial Land to Housing

Crain’s also reported the plan.

Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2023X0146; Crain's New York Business

Norwood & Public Projects

A new building near Mosholu Parkway, a Botanical Garden redesign, station rebuilds and NYCHA repairs.

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10 Van Cortlandt Avenue East

Google Street View of 10 Van Cortlandt Avenue East, Bronx, NY
10 Van Cortlandt Avenue East, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Developer/ApplicantRiseWell Community Services
ProjectA 12-story building with 78 apartments that DOB describes as qualifying affordable housing, replacing a two-story structure.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateDOB inspections in June and July 2026 recorded active construction on the 12-story job.

Near Mosholu Parkway

The affordable share has not been published.

Sources: NYC DOB NOW job X01166460 (July 2026); NYC DOB / ECB inspection records (BIN 2131392) (July 2026)

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New York Botanical Garden Campus Redesign

Google Maps of New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY
The New York Botanical Garden, via Google Maps. — Imagery: Google Maps
Address/Location2900 Southern Boulevard
Developer/ApplicantNew York Botanical Garden; Weiss/Manfredi
ProjectA redesign of the Garden’s museum complex, the Mosholu entrance and welcome center, and a new education center (The Architect’s Newspaper).
StatusIn Design
Latest UpdateThe Garden selected Weiss/Manfredi in December 2025; no cost or timeline has been announced. Current DOB work is smaller: a new elevator shaft and a retaining wall.

A New Front Door for the Garden

The Garden’s grounds are a designated city landmark.

Sources: The Architect's Newspaper (Dec. 2025); NYC DOB NOW jobs X01292423 and X01314306 (2025)

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Botanical Garden & Williams Bridge Stations

Google Maps of Botanical Garden station, Bronx, NY
The Botanical Garden Metro-North station, via Google Maps. — Imagery: Google Maps
Developer/ApplicantMTA Metro-North Railroad
ProjectA rebuild of the Williams Bridge station with elevators and longer platforms, and elevator, platform and canopy work at Botanical Garden, part of a three-station Harlem Line package (MTA).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateThe MTA began work in June 2025. This is railroad work with no city building filing. The MTA’s 2025-29 plan separately prioritizes accessibility upgrades at the Fordham Road, 182-183 Streets, Norwood-205 Street and West Farms Square subway stations, which have not started.

Elevators on the Harlem Line

The third station in the package, Woodlawn, is outside this area.

Sources: MTA (June 2025); MTA station accessibility

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NYCHA Northwest Bronx Renovations

Google Street View of 2070 Clinton Avenue, Bronx, NY
NYCHA Northwest Bronx Renovations, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location2070 Clinton Avenue, Twin Parks East, one of eight developments
Developer/ApplicantNYCHA, with the Arker Companies, Dabar Development Partners and SBV RE Investments
ProjectA $593.7 million renovation of 1,669 apartments in 14 buildings across eight developments: new heating and hot water, elevators, façades, kitchens and bathrooms (NYCHA).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateNYCHA announced in June 2025 that the private partners had taken over with about two years of construction ahead. The work is not tied to a single DOB filing.

1,669 Apartments Renovated

The bundle includes two sites in Kingsbridge Heights.

Sources: NYCHA (June 2025); NYCHA Journal (July 2024)

What We're Watching Next

Fordham Landing South’s financing and its commercial rezoning, building filings for Sojourner Truth–Mapes, permits for 2768 Webster Avenue and the Fordham dormitory, the opening of the Green Jobs Center and public review of 4506 Park Avenue are next. Smaller items include a rezoning application at 3210 Webster Avenue in Norwood and a new aviary building filed at the Bronx Zoo.

The Kingsbridge Armory and Kingsbridge Heights west of the Jerome Park Reservoir are covered on Hush Street’s Kingsbridge & Riverdale tracker, and 1959 Jerome Avenue on the Melrose, Concourse & Highbridge tracker.

Header photo: the Metro-North station entrance at Fordham Plaza, 2020, by Beyond My Ken, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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