Zeetex Realty files plans for 52 units in Fordham Manor
2609 Marion Avenue (Credit - Cyclomedia)
Leapold Zicherman of Zeetex Realty submitted a new building construction project for a 52-unit, 31,312-square-foot residential (R-2) building at 2609 Marion Avenue in Fordham Manor, Bronx. The plan was filed on April 20, 2026. It calls for the construction of a 74-foot-tall, seven-story building on two tax lots, 2609 Marion Avenue and 304 East 194th Street, and was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number X01386026. The project is described in the filing as: subject building is a seven-story building. The applicant is the Registered Architect Lester Katz of Xpdite Group LLC.
2609 Marion 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 | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | Cellar | 2572.51 COMMERCIAL SPACE | Retail Sale | N/A | Mercantile | ||
| 2 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | Cellar | TWENTY SIX (26) BICYCLE PARKING, | Retail Sale | N/A | Mercantile | ||
| 3 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | Cellar | SPRINKLER ROOM, ELECTRIC ROOM, COMPACTOR ROOM LAUNDRY ROOM | Apartment | N/A | Residential | ||
| 4 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | 1 | REFUSE-COMPACTOR ROOM, 1459.72 COMMERCIAL SPACE, 637.25 RESIDENTIAL CO WORKING AREA | Apartment | N/A | Residential | ||
| 5 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | 1 | FIVE (5) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 6 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | 2 | NINE (9) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 9 | |
| 7 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | 3 | NINE (9) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 9 | |
| 8 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | 4 | NINE (9) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 9 | |
| 9 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | 5 | NINE (9) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 9 | |
| 10 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | 6 | NINE (9) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 9 | |
| 11 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | 7 | TWO (2) CLASS 'A' DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 2 | |
| 12 | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | acris | 04/22/2026 07:58 AM | Roof | ELEVATOR AND STAIRS BULKHEAD WITH GREEN ROOF ZONE AREA AND 1951 OF RECREATION SPACE | Apartment | N/A | Residential |
The neighborhood
In Fordham Manor, The bulk, or 35 percent of the 18.4 million square feet of commercial built space are walkup buildings, with elevator buildings next occupying 28 percent of the space. In sales, Fordham Manor has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $193.9 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 4th highest in Bronx. For development, Fordham Manor has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 5th highest in Bronx. It had 1.9 million square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 10 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of 11 of the 22 commercial properties representing 351,997 square feet of the 667,112 square feet. The largest owner is ABJ Properties, followed by Barry Singer and then Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation.
On the tax block, there were three new building construction projects totaling 67,232 square feet. The largest is a 52-unit, 31,312 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Zeetex Realty and filed by Leapold Zicherman with plans filed March 15, 2026 and it has not been permitted yet. The second largest is a 52-unit, 31,312 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Zeetex Realty and filed by Leapold Zicherman with plans filed April 20, 2026 and it has not been permitted yet.
The surrounding
Within a 400-foot radius of 2609 MARION AVENUE, PincusCo identified two commercial real estate items of interests occurred over the past 24 months.
Of those two items, one was in new building development. It was a new building permit issued on October 30, 2025 for a 38,160-square-foot residential (R-2) building with 45 residential units at 354 East 194th Street.
One of those two items was a loan which 194 Sea House LLC borrowed $15.8 million from Northeast Community Bank secured by the 1,536-square-foot, one-unit single-family house (A1) on 354 East 194th Street on December 9, 2025.
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