# NEW YORK | 355-399 Exterior Street | 438 FT + 298 FT | 43 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Under Construction\ **Created:** [December 5, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685 "2018-12-05T00:01:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/1 "2018-12-05T00:01:38Z")
The South Bronx could see another large **resi development: A new waterfront site with 300K buildable sf just hit the market** ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/e/2e6717d9f32f56dc37040b09670d7d685fe8093a.jpeg) > Another development site could be joining the South Bronx’s residential boom. > > The waterfront property at 399 Exterior Street is on the market, with owner Pantheon Properties aiming to get more than $30 million for it, Crain’s New York reported. The site has room for about 300,000 square feet of residential space. > > “This is one of the last large scale residential development sites that is available along the water in Mott Haven and we believe demand will be strong,” said Jason Meister, an Ackman Ziff sales broker marketing 399 Exterior Street. “The feeling right now among residential developers is there isn’t a lot of upside in most markets in the city. But the South Bronx is one of the few areas where builders still see opportunity for growth.” > > The lot is currently used for parking — and is less than a mile away from the sites Brookfield Property Partners acquired earlier this year. Brookfield is developing one of the largest projects in the Bronx, with plans for about 1,300 new apartments at 2401 Third Avenue and 101 Lincoln Avenue. > > Meister told Crain’s the site has also drawn interest because it’s in an Opportunity Zone. Credit: [TRD](https://therealdeal.com/2018/11/29/the-south-bronx-could-see-another-large-resi-development/) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/2 "2018-12-12T21:48:22Z")
the plot thickens… er, widens… > **[399 Exterior St | 355 Exterior St | Bronx Development](https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2018/12/12/two-become-one-combined-mott-haven-development-sites-could-bring-600k-sf-resi-project/)** > > Pantheon Properties and Borden Real Estate have joined together to sell adjacent development sites in the South Bronx, The Real Deal has learned. > Pantheon previously put 399 Exterior Street, a former bus depot on the Harlem River, on the market, after the city moved to take part of it for a public park through eminent domain. The adjacent lot at 355 Exterior Street belongs to Borden and is similar in size. > > The sites, which one source estimated might fetch in the neighborhood of $70 million, measure approximately 120,000 square feet in floor area and could give way to 600,000 square feet of residential development under current zoning regulations. ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/3 "2018-12-17T03:41:27Z")
> **[South Bronx Waterfront Lot is Biggest Development Site on Market in NYC -...](https://www.welcome2thebronx.com/2018/12/13/south-bronx-waterfront-lot-is-biggest-development-site-on-market-in-nyc/)** > > The Real Deal has reported that two adjacent development sites along the Harlem River are being sold as a package deal. According to the brokers for the ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/4/140f8394315ffb55961f8bc736b3f30f71f5c267.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/4 "2019-02-28T17:30:20Z")
om nom nom nom > **[Lightstone Group | South Bronx | 399 Exterior Street](https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2019/02/27/lightstone-buys-another-huge-south-bronx-site-plans-2k-unit-complex/)** > > The Lightstone Group is again adding to its South Bronx holdings, buying a land parcel for $59 million with plans to build a 2,000-unit residential development. > The Lightstone Group is again adding to its South Bronx holdings, buying a massive land parcel in the area for $59 million with plans to build a 2,000-unit residential development across that parcel and a site it purchased late last year. > > The two sites at 399 and 355 Exterior Street in Mott Haven are an empty lot and a former bus depot, the Commercial Observer reported, and add up to nearly 600,000 square feet. Pantheon Properties owned 399 Exterior Street, while Borden Realty owned 355 Exterior Street, and Lightstone bought the properties in an all-cash deal. ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/5 "2020-10-16T14:54:17Z")
> **[Permits Filed for a 43-Story Tower at 355 Exterior Street in Mott Haven, The...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/10/permits-filed-for-a-43-story-tower-at-355-exterior-street-in-mott-haven-the-bronx.html)** > > YIMBY has the latest permits filed for a 43-story mixed-use tower at 355 Exterior Street in Mott Haven, The Bronx. > The proposed 400-foot-tall development will yield 692,749 square feet, with 555,582 square feet designated for residential space and 10,630 square feet for commercial space. The building will have 710 residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 782 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar, a 74-foot-long front yard, 341 enclosed parking spaces, and 30 open parking spaces. > > [Hill West Architects](https://newyorkyimby.com/category/hill-west-architects) is listed as the architect of record. ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/6 "2021-04-14T20:44:11Z")
approved by the FAA for 438ft, plus details revealed in the filing. [https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=453427824&row=28](https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=453427824&row=28) > The building consists of a mixed-use podium with two residential towers above, consisting of a cast in place concrete superstructure with masonry veneer facade. The north tower reaches 438.00 feet above ground level. The south tower reaches 298.00 feet above ground level. ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/7 "2021-09-01T20:19:34Z")
> **[16 new projects across the five boroughs include sweeping waterfront master...](https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/market-insight/features/future-nyc/16-new-projects-across-five-boroughs-include-sweeping-waterfront-master-plans-new-towers-business-districts/52461)** > > 520 Fifth Avenue & 678 Lexington Avenue : Early in the coronavirus pandemic, some thought this would spell the end of city life as we knew it and that New York City rents would drop as a ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/f/2f882e42f93ae34a4796f8e7fd77388b3057e564.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/8 "2022-01-05T01:26:16Z")
reportedly this site is up for sale. YIMBY was cited in the article for its reporting on the permits. > **[Verizon Snaps Up Lightstone’s Bronx Warehouse for $75M](https://commercialobserver.com/2022/01/verizon-lightstones-bronx-warehouse-cushman-jll/)** > > The wireless network megalith has acquired 325 Exterior Street — a Bronx warehouse it previously rented from Lightstone — for $75 million. > Lightstone also owns the parcel of land adjacent to 325 Exterior — which spans both 355 Exterior Street and 399 Exterior Street — having purchased it in February 2019 for $59 million in an all-cash deal, as previously reported by CO. > However, according to a JLL offering memorandum viewed by CO, that site was also put up for grabs late last year and remains on the market today, sources said. ---
**Author:** ![abot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/abot/32/122020_2.png) [@abot](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/abot)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/9 "2025-01-09T17:08:48Z")
I see sources saying 400 feet and 438 feet for the taller tower here. Could this potentially be the new tallest building in the Bronx? I believe River Park Tower is 428 feet. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/10 "2025-01-09T19:38:48Z")
I think it will be tallest in Bronx if it’s taller than 428 ft. [The 5 Tallest Buildings in the Bronx - Untapped New York](https://www.untappedcities.com/tallest-buildings-bronx/) It will be interesting to see the visual impact on Manhattan’s Park Avenue axis. Right now, folks looking straight up Park Avenue via binoculars or zoom lens from Helmsley Building, MetLife Tower or the 97th Street portal will see the CubeSmart self-storage building at 255 Exterior Street. This new development will rise directly to the north (left). Will there be much of a visual impact? Time will tell. Also, the CubeSmart needs to be redeveloped at some point as well. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/11 "2025-01-10T17:32:31Z")
This is the latest update: > **[Construction begins on the tallest building in the South Bronx](https://www.welcome2thebronx.com/2025/01/08/construction-begins-on-the-tallest-building-in-the-south-bronx/)** > > Construction has begun on what will be the South Bronx's tallest building at 355 Exterior Street just south of the 145th Street Bridge. Almost overnight, the South Bronx grew a glittering skyline of market rate luxury rental towers along the Harlem... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/12 "2025-01-17T04:20:10Z")
> **[Excavation Underway for 714-Unit Complex at 355 Exterior Street in Mott...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/01/excavation-underway-for-714-unit-complex-at-355-exterior-street-in-mott-haven-the-bronx.html)** > > Excavation is underway at 355 Exterior Street, site of a two-tower, 714-unit project by Hill West Architects and Lightstone Group in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Photo by Michael Young ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/a/2a61728cf3de4bc4044b429bbb6585f42b18b9fd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Skyalign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skyalign/32/128133_2.png) [@Skyalign](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skyalign)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/13 "2025-01-23T03:28:08Z")
I’m confused about the height of the taller tower. Is it 437ft? How could it be reported as the second tallest building in the borough at that height? HillWest states 437ft but a floor count of 40 stories. YIMBY says 43 stories. ![IMG_6428](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/9/098b734bfffbf59fb3ef0e7f086cfebd8e5a093b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/15 "2025-02-01T21:49:07Z")
![IMG_1033](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/8/787c518f348d409c706505fdcb1c68bf8e332fda.jpeg) Took a picture while on the highway. Site looked busy. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/17 "2025-02-02T15:56:29Z")
You can put these buildings in bad neighborhoods but they don’t solve social problems. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/18 "2025-02-03T03:26:37Z")
It’s not even a neighborhood per se. It’s literally a wasteland between the Deegan and a polluted creek. I can’t imagine a worse place to put high-rises in the Bronx, except possibly the asthma ravine by the Cross-Bronx Expressway. ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/19 "2025-02-03T08:01:53Z")
In our society, new residences are treated like pollution. They garner the least opposition when they’re built next to highways, in industrial zones, etc. try to build residences in a residential neighborhood and opponents come out of the woodwork. ---
**Author:** ![Jaydayvis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@Jaydayvis](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Jaydayvis)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/20 "2025-02-03T12:32:40Z")
Give it 50-100 years, a Prada storefront will probably be opened somewhere nearby. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/21 "2025-02-03T15:56:05Z")
Assuming we don’t go extinct. ---
**Author:** ![chused](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@chused](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chused)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-355-399-exterior-street-438-ft-298-ft-43-floors/4685/22 "2025-02-03T18:37:12Z")
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