A new 10-story building has joined Crotona’s skyline, bringing 134 rental apartments and a long list of resident amenities to a neighborhood where affordable housing remains hard to come by. The Crotona Belmont Senior Housing project is now complete, but its biggest impact may be the combination of senior-focused apartments, on-site services and transit access.
Construction has wrapped on the mixed-use development, which was built by SEBCO Development and designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning, according to the Bronx Times. The project includes 134 rental units, security cameras, a security guard and a location near several Bronx bus routes and the Tremont train station.
NYC Housing Preservation and Development featured 92 apartments in the building earlier this year through Housing Connect. The studios and one-bedrooms were designated for older adults, with eligible tenants paying 30% of their income and heat and hot water included in the rent; tenants are responsible for electricity, including the stove.
A new senior housing option with unusually broad amenities
The building’s full unit mix includes 133 studios and one-bedrooms, plus a two-bedroom superintendent’s apartment, according to Magnusson Architecture and Planning. Apartments feature energy-efficient appliances, air conditioning, smart heating and cooling controls, intercom systems and either a patio or balcony.
Residents also have access to a gym, yoga and dance studio, spa, community center, media room, party room, recreation room, outdoor terrace, shared laundry room, package lockers and virtual doorman service, the Bronx Times reports. An accessible entrance and elevators are included, while common-area Wi-Fi and community programming add some practical polish to the project.
The project is tied to existing senior housing and support services
The development used city zoning rules that allowed construction on the parking lot next to an existing HUD 202 senior housing building, creating a physical connection between the two properties. The architect’s project description says the buildings share a rear yard, with additional lounges and resident spaces distributed throughout the new structure.
The city has also lined up tenant services for the property. A New York City procurement notice shows that the Department of Social Services awarded a $1.28 million contract to The Neighborhood Self-Help by Older Persons Project for services intended to help seniors live independently and age in place, with particular attention to formerly homeless residents.
State housing records list SEBCO as the developer and show that construction began in December 2022. The project received support through New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s senior housing programs, while city housing funds also helped bring the building to completion.
For Crotona, the finished project adds more than apartments: It brings a new senior-centered hub close to parks, schools, buses and rail service. The public construction announcement does not specify a move-in date, but the building’s completion marks the latest step in turning a long-planned housing project into a functioning part of the neighborhood.
