Menacham Harfenes files plans for 80 units in Longwood
895 Reverend James A Polite Avenue rendering (Credit - Nikolai Katz architect via DOB)
Menacham Harfenes submitted a new building construction project for an 80-unit, 69,543-square-foot residential (R-2) building at 895 Reverend James A Polite Avenue in Longwood, Bronx. The plan was filed on June 24, 2026. It calls for the construction of a 74-foot-tall, seven-story building and was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number X01410192. The project is described in the filing as: proposed new 7 story residential building. The applicant is the Registered Architect Nikolai Katz of Nikolai Katz Architect .
895 Reverend James A Polite Avenue
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | floor | comment | description | persons_permitted | occupancy_label | zoning_use | dwelling_units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | Cellar | GYM ROOM, COWORKING ROOM, LAUNDRY ROOM, WATER ROOM, ELECTRIC ROOM, COMPACTOR ROOM, 50 BYCYCLE SPACES | Apartment | N/A | Residential | ||
| 2 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | Cellar | TWENTY NINE PARKING SPACES | Parking Garage | N/A | Storage | ||
| 3 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | 1 | RETAIL STORE TOTAL OF 7421.61 SF | Retail Sale | 257 | Mercantile | ||
| 4 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | 1 | AMBULATORY HEALTH FACILITY TOTAL OF 502.97 SF | Ambulatory Health Facility | 5 | Business | ||
| 5 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | 1 | PACKAGE ROOM TOTAL OF 115.17SF | Apartment | N/A | Residential | ||
| 6 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | 2 | SEVENTEEN (17) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 18 | |
| 7 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | 3 | SEVENTEEN (17) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 18 | |
| 8 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | 4 | SEVENTEEN (17) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 18 | |
| 9 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | 5 | SEVENTEEN (17) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 18 | |
| 10 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | 6 | TWELVE (12) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 18 | |
| 11 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | 7 | HOT WATER ROOM EMR ROOM, GYM ROOM TOTAL OF 780.67 SF, | Apartment | 4 | Residential | ||
| 12 | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | acris | 06/26/2026 10:14 AM | Roof | ELEVATOR AND STAIR BULKHEAD OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACE TOTAL OF 1149.64 SF | Apartment | 6 | Residential |
The neighborhood
In Longwood, The bulk, or 44 percent of the 22.3 million square feet of commercial built space are elevator buildings, with walkup buildings next occupying 27 percent of the space. In sales, Longwood has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $110.1 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 12th highest in Bronx. For development, Longwood has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 2nd highest in Bronx. It had 3.7 million square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 17 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of six of the nine commercial properties representing 390,546 square feet of the 431,207 square feet. The largest owner is Arker Companies , followed by Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association and then L+M Development Partners .
On the tax block, there was one new building construction project filed totaling 51,155 square feet. It is a 80-unit, 51,155 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Menacham Harfenes and filed by Menacham Harfenes with plans filed June 24, 2026 and it has not been permitted yet.
The Owner
The PincusCo database currently indicates that Markis Management owned at least three commercial properties in New York City with 57,996 square feet and a city-determined market value of $7.2 million. (Market value is typically about 50% of actual value.) The portfolio has $17 million in debt, borrowed from Investors Bank . Within the portfolio, all identified are specialty properties. The bulk, or 66 percent of the built space, is in Bronx, with Brooklyn next at 34 percent of the space.
The surrounding
This is the first commercial real estate event of interest identified within the 400-foot radius of 895 Rev James A Polite Avenue in the past 24 months.
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