A Manhattan-based developer is looking to turn 1701 Boone Avenue in the Bronx from an underused lot into a 106-unit affordable housing tower, right next to Starlight Park and the 174th Street subway station. If it moves forward, the project would add more than 100 affordable apartments to Crotona Park East and put new homes within easy walking distance of transit and green space.
As reported by Crain's New York Business, the plan calls for 106 units and would require a rezoning to allow a taller residential building on the site. The proposal is described as early stage, with details such as financing, permit filings and other specifics still not publicly nailed down.
SilverLining Development, a Manhattan firm founded by Aden Wiener, lists 1701 Boone Avenue in its East Bronx portfolio and describes the parcel as directly next to Starlight Park and the 174th Street Subway Station. The company highlights the site as a project opportunity but offers few public details about timing, design or funding.
Site history and zoning
City property databases list an older one-story structure on the parcel, recorded as Block 3010, Lot 29. According to PropertyShark, the building dates to 1931, and city tax records have included the address on recent RPIE non-filer lists. City Finance documents also show the lot recorded as Block 3010, Lot 29.
What comes next
Any rezoning would trigger the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, or ULURP, which gives Community Boards, the Borough President, the City Planning Commission and the City Council a formal shot at reviewing and weighing in on the proposal, according to the Department of City Planning. In recent years, the city has rolled out several major affordable housing projects in the Bronx, including the 277-unit 425 Grand Concourse development, which HPD has celebrated as a significant addition to the borough's housing stock. Public hearings and neighborhood review could influence the building's height, unit mix and any negotiated community benefits.
Early-stage proposal
The developer's public materials flag 1701 Boone Avenue as an opportunity site but keep the fine print close to the vest. SilverLining's portfolio entry lists the parcel in its East Bronx lineup, and Crain's reports that key details such as financing, the exact unit breakdown and any Department of Buildings filings had not yet surfaced. That suggests formal ULURP certification and building department reviews may still be ahead.
If approved, the 106-unit plan would add new affordable homes in a borough where housing demand remains intense, and it would almost certainly stir local debate over density, traffic and how much the neighborhood should change. Residents, community board members and elected officials are likely to be central voices as the proposal moves into any formal public review.
