A developer filed plans for a 698-unit residential building at 22 East 119th Street in East Harlem, according to renderings and permit details first reported by New York YIMBY.
The filing, visible in the city's Department of Buildings records, describes a mixed-income residential tower in a corridor the city has targeted for affordable housing production under recent rezonings in the area.
For general contractors and subs, a project this size means years of sequenced work: foundations and superstructure first, then a long run of interior fit-out, MEP, and finish trades. A 698-unit building is easily a nine-figure construction cost once it reaches the bid stage, which means this is a job worth tracking now, long before a GC is named.
The filing does not yet include a general contractor, construction cost, or bid schedule. DOB permit records typically lag the design announcement by months, so the next marker to watch is a new building permit application tied to the same block and lot.
M/WBE participation requirements would likely attach if the project uses city or state housing subsidy, as much East Harlem affordable housing does, but no financing structure has been disclosed yet.
What to do next
Subs and GCs working the East Harlem and Harlem corridor should flag 22 East 119th Street and check DOB NOW for a new-building permit filing tied to that address over the next two to three months. When a GC is named, that's the moment to start building a relationship — large affordable projects in this size range typically go out with a trade-by-trade subcontractor bid list once the GC is selected. Until then, there's nothing to bid; there's only a block to watch.