Exterior work is progressing on 650 Southern Boulevard, a nine-story mixed-use building in Longwood, The Bronx. Designed by IMC Architecture and developed by Jerome Development Corp., the 111-foot-tall structure will house a 74,000-square-foot in-patient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility with 54 rooms. The project will also include commercial space. The property is located between Avenue St. John and Legett Avenue.
The steel-framed superstructure stands topped out and shrouded in scaffolding and black netting as crews work to install the façade and window grid. A hoist is attached to the rear southern profile.
650 Southern Boulevard. Photo by IMC Architecture.
The above aerial rendering shows the northern elevation of the structure, which will feature a setback at the sixth story topped with a terrace. The façade will be composed of white brick surrounding a grid of rectangular windows in a basket weave pattern, while the lot-line walls will be clad primarily in gray EIFS. Three bulkheads will sit atop the flat roof.
The following street-level view offers a closer look at the recessed entrance and the façade’s weave pattern, which is accentuated by the alternating use of soldier and stretcher brick layouts.
The site was formerly occupied by a one-story religious facility, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before its demolition. Joel Leifer of Jerome Development purchased the property from Richard Pogostin for $3.25 million in September 2023. The former industrial lot then underwent a $2.5 million environmental remediation prior to the start of construction.
The nearest subway from the ground-up development is the 6 train at the East 149th Street station.
650 Southern Boulevard’s anticipated completion date is slated for summer 2026.
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