Bronx Times Reporter - November 13-19, 2015 - Vol. 35 No. 46

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Bronx Times Reporter (November 13-19, 2015; Vol. 35 No. 46) compiles local community coverage across Throggs Neck and surrounding areas. Highlights include updates on regional development and commercial transactions, including a $41 million resale of Bronx land and details on leasing deals at Concourse Plaza. Additional local reporting covers public works such as installation of a new seawall at Providence Rest nursing home, with reference to funding sources following Superstorm Sandy.

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Local Development and Commercial Deals

Resale of Bronx Land for $41 Million

New Tenants at Concourse Plaza

Community Infrastructure and Safety

New Seawall at Providence Rest Nursing Home

November 13-19, 2015 Your Neighborhood — Your News® 75 cents SERVING THROGGS NECK, PELHAM BAY, COUNTRY CLUB, CITY ISLAND, WESTCHESTER SQUARE, MORRIS PARK, PELHAM PARKWAY, CASTLE HILL Helping Katrina’s Cause Jizelle Rodriguez (l) shows off her cat face after being painted by face painter Erica Hatcher during the ‘Kidney for Katrina’ fundraiser, which supported 13-year old Pelham Bay resident Katrina Sonnick, who currently suffers from Juvenile Nephronophthisis, a rare kidney disease. Photo by Miriam Quin $41 MIL FOR -end-der d-i BY PATRICK ROCCHIO A large, desirable parcel of vacant east Bronx land, that’sripe for development, has been resold. The former site of the multiplex Whitestone Cinema atthe Bruckner Interchange, originally slated to become a Paragon Outlet, was recently unloaded for $41 million to Extell Development Company. Extell develops residential and commercial properties, including high-rise Manhat- tan condominiums. The deal for the site in Throggs Neck, completed recently, marks the second time in three years that the property has been sold. The Lightstone Group purchased it for $30 million in 2012, from Sumner Redstone. A well-placed source who said he has spoken to a key person in Extell told the Bronx Times that while plans for the location remain mum except for a general leaning toward commercial development, given the developer’s history, it does not appear that the community should be concerned. “I cannot image this is going to be something that is not desirable,” the source said, adding that Extell is one of the hot high-end developers in NYC right now. The source speculated that the outlet mall plan may have been scuttled because many of Continued on Page 61 Feil inks 4 Concourse Plaza leases BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN A shopping complex in the Bronx will soon boast four exciting new tenants. According to the Feil Organization, business retailers Modell’s, Kidstown and Rainbow Stores along with professional service business American Stenographic have each reached deals with Feil to occupy space at Concourse Plaza. The four businesses will occupy a total of 37,500 square feet of retail and ofﬁce space atthe 25-year old complex. Modell’s, a longtime sporting goods retailer that has been in business for over 125 years, will lease the largest of the four spaces, occupying 15,000 square feet. Anotherretailer, Kidstown, will occupy 13,111 square feet of space. Additionally, Rainbow stores will lease 7,585 square feet of retail space, while American Stenographic will occupy 1,800 square feet in the ofﬁce tower, which currently has 30 business tenants. Terms of the deal, including the amount of money and years of each transaction as well as when each tenant Continued on Page 61 A CNG Publication • Vol. 35 No. 46 [www.bxtimes.com](www.bxtimes.com) ~~C R~~IM I N~~A ~~~~ ~~L ~~RE~~CORD? YOU CANWORK WITHTHAT. Learn your rights and responsibilities under the Human Rights Law. [Visit nyc.gov/humanrights or call 311](Visit nyc.gov/humanrights or call 311). For More Information Visit Us At [www.bronxdentistny.com](www.bronxdentistny.com) (718) 547-5280 GOT IMPLANTS DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT COME SEE US 2 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, NOVEMBER 13-19, 2015 BTR OUR LADY OF HOPE CREMATION GARDEN NOW OPEN AT ST. RAYMOND’S CEMETERY Selection and Purchase Available Please contact Marlene at the Cemetery ofﬁce at 718-792-2080 for more information LIKE us on Facebook; [www.facebook.com/StRaysCem.Main](www.facebook.com/StRaysCem.Main) or follow us on Twitter@StRaysCem Cremation is permitted by the Catholic Church and Catholics are reminded that the cremains (ashes) are tobe treated with respect and dignity. Cremains should be buried immediately after a Funeral Mass and cremains should never be displayed or stored in an urn at home or sprinkled over land or water. Just as a body is reverently buried after a Funeral Mass so, too, should cremains be bur

FAQs

What $41 million deal is reported in the issue?

A vacant parcel of east Bronx land near the Whitestone Cinema site at the Bruckner Interchange was resold for $41 million to Extell Development Company.

Which businesses are leasing space at Concourse Plaza?

Modell’s, Kidstown, Rainbow Stores, and American Stenographic reached deals to occupy space at Concourse Plaza, totaling 37,500 square feet.

What is the purpose of the new seawall at Providence Rest?

The seawall is designed to protect residents at Providence Rest nursing home from the waters’ edge and was dedicated with a ribbon cutting in early November 2015.

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