Apartment Building Coming To Central Harlem Vacant Lot

HARLEM, NY — Developers have filed plans with the city Department of Buildings to construct a new apartment complex in Central Harlem, according to public records.

Brooklyn-based firm Madison Management's new development will rise 60-feet-tall on a currently-vacant site on Fifth Avenue between West 128th and 129th streets, according to the building plans filed earlier this month. The building will contain 8 apartment units, according to the plans.

With 19,085 square feet of space zoned for residential use, the average apartment in the new development will be quite large at about 2,385 square feet. Unlike many modern apartment buildings amenities will be sparse. Plans filed with the city only include a recreational space in the building's cellar.

Plans do not specify when construction will begin on the new development. The building site is currently a vacant lot, so developers should be able to begin construction as soon as the city approves the plan. The property has been owned by a Queens Village, New York entity called Five128, Inc. since 2008, according to city records.