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Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment (El Centro Kingsbridge)
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Andrew Kimball outlines the plans for redeveloping the historic Kingsbridge Armory into El Centro Kingsbridge, a mixed-use development aimed at creating new economic opportunities in the Bronx.
- Ambitious plan to redevelop the long-underutilized Kingsbridge Armory site
- Phase one includes a state-of-the-art event venue space, sports field for local youth academies, cultural space, and community space
- Over 25,000 square feet of dedicated community space and an educational facility focused on workforce development
- Phase two plans for 450 units of permanently affordable rental housing adjacent to the Armory
- Redevelopment expected to generate $2.6 billion of economic impact over the next 30 years
- Project to create 3,000 construction jobs and 3,600 permanent jobs
Andrew Kimball
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Phase one of the project envisions a vibrant mixed use development with a state of the art event, venue space, sports field for local youth academies, cultural and cultural space, and over 25,000 square feet of dedicated community space, an educational facility focused on workforce development and more.
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Phase two, four hundred and fifty units of permanently affordable rental housing will be adjacent to the Armory.
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The redevelopment is expected to generate $2,600,000,000 of economic impact over the next thirty years creating 3,000 construction jobs and 3,600 permanent jobs.
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The Bronx is also home to the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, FDC, the city's primary food distribution hub.