Ambitious Plans for the 125th Corridor in Harlem

An ambitious revitalization plan for the 125th Street Corridor in Harlem includes eight large scale developments, between the Hudson River on the West to East River on the East. Some of the proposed developments are listed below:

A parking garage located between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard will be transformed into a 19 story tower and cultural hub featuring a theater, recital hall, rehearsal space and entertainment venues.

Columbia University is expanding on to a 17 acre, $6 billion super-campus between Broadway and 12th Avenue near the Hudson River.

A landmark building located at Park Avenue known as “The Corn Exchange Bank” will rehabilitate its historic façade and add an additional six stories of office and retail space.

The Victoria Theater site which is adjacent to the Apollo Theater, will be turned into a $140 million, 26 stories high mixed-use complex with a hotel, several theaters and apartments.

A retail market site at 260 West 125th Street will be redeveloped as a National Jazz Museum, Harlem Visitor’s center and movie theaters.

A 22 block area under the Metro-North tracks known as “The Marqueta Mile” will be redeveloped as an upside down High Line Avenue, with an open air market offering food, arts and crafts.

The Taystee Bakery site between Morningside Avenue and Amsterdam Avenues will be redeveloped as a 328,000 square-foot complex for retail, manufacturing, commercial and creative tenants. The Harlem Brewing Company will have its brewery and a beer museum and other facilities at this location.



Reference: Feiden, Douglas, 125th St. Commercial Corridor adds another possible star; already developing Taystee Bakery, other sites, New York Daily News, May 21, 2012
 

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