The New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) is pleased to release this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for a ground lease opportunity for a term through October 19, 2040 to lease individual or multiple industrial and commercial sites at the Bathgate Industrial Park, Bronx, New York (“BIP”). BIP is a seven-block industrial park located in the Bronx and bordered by East 174th Street to the north, Third Ave to the east, Claremont Parkway to the south, and Washington Ave to the west. In 1982 The City of New York (“City”) and NYCEDC entered into a lease with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to spur economic development in the South Bronx. BIP is located in an M1-4 District, which permits multistory lofts with one- or two-story warehouses. Light industrial uses, wholesale service and storage facilities are permitted in the zone. This leasing opportunity includes the following offering sites: 1) Site 1 (Block/Lot 2930/12) is located at 4006 3rd Avenue and is currently vacant. It has 2 floors for a total of approximately 17,472 square feet and an approximately 10,000 square foot parking lot. The site was previously used as a medical office, post office, catering hall, COVID-19 vaccination site, and an asylum seeker overflow site. 2) Site 4 North (“Site 4N”; Block/Lot 2919/5 partial) is located at 1610 Bathgate Avenue and is currently vacant. It has approximately 22,220 square feet of manufacturing space with 20’ ceilings, 2 loading docks and a parking lot. The site was previously used as a dry cleaner and a snack manufacturing/packaging facility.
