Plans filed for 100-room shelter in Washington Heights
1 Wadsworth Terrace simple diagram (Credit - Kevin Mark Paul architect via DOB)
Nathan Silverman submitted a new building construction project for a 100-room, 49,566 square-foot homeless shelter at 1 Wadsworth Terrace in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The plan was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings on October 11, 2024 under job number M01121583. It calls for the construction of a seven-story building. The project is described in the filing as: proposed seven-story and three cellars mixed-use community facility new building with 100 philanthropic or non-profit institution rooming units with sleeping accommodations, adult health care facility and ambulatory diagnostic & treatment facility. The building is expected to hold 200 individuals. The architect is H2M Architects + Engineers.
The property
This property was sold by Helen Webster for $8 million to Shlomo Lehrman on July 9, 2024.
The parcel has frontage of 260 feet and is 50 feet deep with a total lot size of 13,000 square feet. The zoning is R7-2 which allows for up to 3.44 times floor area ratio (FAR) for residential. The city-designated market value for the property in 2022 is $1.9 million.
1 Wadsworth Terrace
| wdt_ID | floor | comment | description | persons_permitted | occupancy_label | zoning_use | dwelling_units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sub-Cellar - 2 | IT ROOM, HVAC ROOM, PUMP ROOM, COMPACTOR ROOM, ELEVATOR CONTROL ROOM | Mechanical and/or electrical equipment room | 5 | Factory and Industrial | ||
| 2 | Sub-Cellar - 2 | STORAGE ROOM | Storage of non combustible Materials | 1 | Storage | ||
| 3 | Sub-Cellar - 2 | ACCESSORY OFFICES | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 30 | Residential | ||
| 4 | Sub-Cellar - 1 | MACHINE ROOMS | Mechanical and/or electrical equipment room | 2 | Factory and Industrial | ||
| 5 | Sub-Cellar - 1 | OFFICES | Ambulatory Health Facility | 6 | Business | ||
| 6 | Sub-Cellar - 1 | ACCESSORY QUIET ROOM, PANTRY, STAFF BREAK ROOM | Ambulatory Health Facility | 21 | Business | ||
| 7 | Sub-Cellar - 1 | ACCESSORY ACTIVITY SPACE | Ambulatory Health Facility | 53 | Business | ||
| 8 | Cellar | OFFICE | Adult Custodial Care | 1 | Institutional | ||
| 9 | Cellar | ACCESSORY PANTRY, HAIR SALON, TREATMENT ROOM, STAFF BREAK ROOM, CONFERENCE ROOM, QUIET ROOM | Adult Custodial Care | 41 | Institutional | ||
| 10 | Cellar | STORAGE ROOMS | Storage of non combustible Materials | 4 | Storage | ||
| 11 | Cellar | ATS ROOM, ELECTRICAL SWITCH GEAR ROOM, GAS METER ROOM, SPRINKLER-PUMP ROOM, WATER HEATER ROOMS | Mechanical and/or electrical equipment room | 6 | Factory and Industrial | ||
| 12 | Cellar | ACCESSORY ACTIVITY SPACE | Adult Custodial Care | 48 | Institutional | ||
| 13 | Cellar | ACCESSORY PHYSICAL THERAPY ROOM | Adult Custodial Care | 26 | Institutional | ||
| 14 | 1 | ACCESSORY OFFICES | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 15 | Residential | ||
| 15 | 1 | RPZ ROOM | Mechanical and/or electrical equipment room | 1 | Factory and Industrial | ||
| 16 | 1 | ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL PARKING FOR (11 INDOOR SPACES) | Parking Garage | 13 | Storage | ||
| 17 | 1 | ACCESSORY OFFICES | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 11 | Residential | ||
| 18 | 1 | ACCESSORY LOUNGE, WAITING ROOMS. FAMILY MEETING ROOM, CONFERENCE ROOM, EXAMINATION ROOMS | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 58 | Residential | ||
| 19 | 2 | 18 SLEEPING ROOMS WITH 36 BEDS | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 36 | Residential | ||
| 20 | 3 | 18 SLEEPING ROOMS WITH 36 BEDS | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 36 | Residential | ||
| 21 | 4 | 18 SLEEPING ROOMS WITH 36 BEDS | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 36 | Residential | ||
| 22 | 5 | 18 SLEEPING ROOMS WITH 36 BEDS | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 36 | Residential | ||
| 23 | 6 | 18 SLEEPING ROOMS WITH 36 BEDS | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 36 | Residential | ||
| 24 | 7 | MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ROOMS | Mechanical and/or electrical equipment room | 2 | Factory and Industrial | ||
| 25 | 7 | ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR RECREATION TERRACES | Congregate Living - Homeless Shelter | 38 | Residential |
Violations and lawsuits
According to city public data, the property has received $1,250 in ECB penalties in the last year.
There were no lawsuits or bankruptcies filed against the property for the past 24 months.
The neighborhood
In Washington Heights, The bulk, or 45 percent of the 66 million square feet of commercial built space are elevator buildings, with walkup buildings next occupying 27 percent of the space. In sales, Washington Heights has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $398.5 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 21st highest in Manhattan. For development, Washington Heights has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 19th highest in Manhattan. It had 1.8 million square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 3 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of 45 of the 88 commercial properties representing 1,722,200 square feet of the 2,638,389 square feet. The largest owner is Alma Realty, followed by Parkway Realty Associates and then United States Postal Service. On the tax block, there were five new building construction projects totaling 284,464 square feet. The largest is a 123-unit, 135,361 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Woody Victor with plans filed October 4, 2017 and it has not been permitted yet. The second largest is a 129-unit, 86,760 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by HAP Investments and filed by Eran Polack with plans filed May 8, 2018 and permitted August 20, 2019.
The surrounding
Within a 400-foot radius of 15 Wadsworth Terrace, PincusCo identified two commercial real estate items of interests occurred over the past 24 months. One of those two items was a sale which Alma Realty bought the 98,124-square-foot, 88-unit rental (D1) on 658 West 188th Street for $10.7 million from Sentinel Real Estate on September 8, 2023. One of those two items was a loan which Alma Realty borrowed $8 million from Ridgewood Savings Bank secured by the 98,124-square-foot, 88-unit rental (D1) on 658 West 188th Street on April 4, 2024.
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