Darion Vilajeti files plans for 34 units in Kingsbridge Heights
3498 Fort Independence Street axonometric diagram (Credit - Chad Firmstone architect via DOB)
Darion Vilajeti submitted a new building construction project for a 34-unit, 24,467-square-foot residential (R-2) building at 3498 Fort Independence Street in Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx. The plan was filed on April 8, 2026. It calls for the construction of a 86-foot-tall, six-story building and was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number X01378020. The project is described in the filing as: Application Filed For New 6 Story Building As Per Plans Here Within. The applicant is the Registered Architect Chad Firmstone of C2B Architects PC.
The neighborhood
In Kingsbridge Heights, The majority, or 57 percent of the 10.6 million square feet of commercial built space are elevator buildings, with walkup buildings next occupying 33 percent of the space. In sales, Kingsbridge Heights has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $52.5 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 29th highest in Bronx. For development, Kingsbridge Heights has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 26th highest in Bronx. It had 431,636 square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 4 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of eight of the 16 commercial properties representing 754,558 square feet of the 769,953 square feet. The largest owner is Chestnut Holdings Of New York, followed by Isaac Weinberg and then Leopold Friedman.
On the tax block, there was one new building construction project filed totaling 22,210 square feet. It is a 34-unit, 22,210 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Darion Vilajeti and filed by Darion Vilajeti with plans filed April 8, 2026 and it has not been permitted yet.
The surrounding
This is the first commercial real estate event of interest identified within the 400-foot radius of 3498 FORT INDEPENDENCE STREET in the past 24 months.
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