La Central South Bronx Housing, NY Residential Complex, Melrose Homes Images
La Central South Bronx Residential Complex
Melrose multi-family housing, NY, USA ? design by FXCollaborative & MHG Architects
Sep 21, 2019
La Central South Bronx Residential Complex
Design: FXCollaborative, in collaboration with MHG Architects
Location: Melrose, South Bronx, New York City, NY, USA
La Central mixed-use, multi-family residential complex in the South Bronx
Two More Buildings of the Bronx?s La Central Mixed-Use Project Top Out
The five-building complex is the largest affordable housing project in New York City

Photos by Julienne Schaer
NEW YORK, September 20, 2019 ? The topping-out of the second and third structures of the five-building La Central mixed-use, multi-family residential complex in the South Bronx were celebrated last week in a special ceremony at the 153rd Street and Bergen Avenue site in the Melrose neighborhood. FXCollaborative, in collaboration with MHG Architects, is the design architect for the new 1.1-million-square-foot development.
Two buildings at the topping-out:

Once complete, the entire La Central project will be a thriving mixed-income, mixed-use development with a total of 1,077 units of affordable housing (which includes the Breaking Ground/CommuniLife Building that features 160 units of supportive housing for formerly homeless veterans and New Yorkers with special needs, opening October 29); a new YMCA, a BronxNet television studio, a skate park and...