A 125-year-old two-family house on Muliner Avenue in Van Nest is on track to be demolished and replaced by an 11-unit rental building, the latest sign of how a major transit project is reshaping this corner of the East Bronx. Permits have been filed for a three-story residential building at 1848 Muliner Avenue, located between Rhinelander Avenue and Morris Park Avenue, just blocks from the Bronx Park East subway station served by the 2 and 5 trains.
According to New York YIMBY, Alfons Tinaj, affiliated with A&T Construction Group Inc., is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed building would stand 29 feet tall and yield 6,891 square feet of residential space across 11 residences, which the outlet reports are likely to be rentals based on the unit scope. Those apartments would average 626 square feet apiece, with the masonry-based structure including a cellar. No demolition permits have yet been filed for the site, and no estimated completion date has been announced, per the same report.
Jakov Saric of Node Architecture, Engineering, Consulting PC is listed as architect of record on the filing. The 0.06-acre lot currently holds a 2,100-square-foot two-family residential structure built around 1901 and classified as Tax Class 1, according to NYC Department of Finance tax records. State corporate registration notices published by The National Herald show that 1848 Muliner Ave LLC was formally incorporated on December 3, 2025, with an administrative address listed in New Rochelle, ahead of the permit filings.
A Rezoning Built Around New Train Stops
The project lands squarely inside the footprint of the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Rezoning, which the New York City Council approved in August 2024 to pave the way for roughly 7,000 new housing units across Van Nest, Morris Park, and Parkchester, as reported by City Limits. The rezoning coincides with plans for new East Bronx Metro-North stations, including a joint Parkchester/Van Nest station and a Morris Park station, with completion targeted for 2030 and projected to cut Manhattan commute times by up to 50 minutes, the MTA says.
Bronx Community Board 11, which represents Van Nest, voted in favor of the rezoning, but the board's approval came with strings attached: a formal request for city commitments to upgrade water, sewer, and transit infrastructure before the area absorbs new residents. How the city follows through on those infrastructure commitments remains a point worth watching as more infill projects like this one move forward.
Local Housing Gap Shapes the Development Push
City Council District 13, which includes Van Nest, produced just 369 affordable housing units between 2014 and 2023, ranking it 39th out of 51 council districts citywide, based on New York Housing Conference tracking cited by City Limits. That production gap helps explain why small-scale rental projects like 1848 Muliner Avenue are drawing developer interest as the area's transit profile improves.
Saric has been linked to several Bronx infill projects, including a 36-unit development in Belmont, according to PincusCo. Recent Bronx projects associated with Saric have average unit sizes ranging from 626 to 674 square feet. The 626-square-foot average proposed for 1848 Muliner Avenue fits comfortably within that range.
Growth Arrives Alongside Public Safety Concerns
The development push isn't happening in a vacuum. Bronx Times crime statistics showed felony assaults across the Bronx rose 5.4% from 2024 to 2025, with a larger increase in the 49th Precinct serving Van Nest, alongside an unprovoked stabbing of a 78-year-old man in Van Nest. It's a reminder that incoming residents will be moving into a neighborhood juggling both rapid growth and public safety challenges.
