Bruce Teitelbaum’s Revived One45 Nears Finish Line

Bruce Teitelbaum’s One45 project in Harlem is getting another chance at fruition after passing a critical test.

The city’s Land Use Committee unanimously approved the development years in the making, Crain’s reported. The project at the corner of West 145th Street and Lenox Avenue has the support of Councilmember Yusef Salaam, meaning the City Council is likely to rubber stamp the project.

This version of One45 includes nearly 1,000 units, more than a third of which would be permanently affordable. More than 150 apartments would be affordable for households earning between 40 percent to 50 percent of the area median income. About 90 affordable housing units would be for seniors.

Teitelbaum signed a memorandum of understanding in February, pledging to “work in good faith with the relevant agencies and nonprofit development partners to deepen the affordability provided by the project.” At the time, the proposed project had about 50 fewer affordable units.

“One45 sets a new standard and a benchmark for what inner city development should be,” Teitelbaum said in a statement.

From here, the proposal will return to the City Planning Commission for scope approval before a vote by the full Council.

A prior iteration of the proposal was a 917-unit plan that Teitelbaum shelved in 2022 in response to opposition from the local Council member at the time. Kristin Richardson Jordan, viewed as responsible for killing the project, decided not to seek re-election to the Council the following year, paving Salaam’s path to election.

Teitelbaum withdrew his original plans because Jordan demanded more affordability than was financially feasible, and the rest of the Council was likely to follow her lead in denying a rezoning for the project.

After the rebuke, Teitelbaum turned the L-shaped site into the home of a migrant community center and a truck depot he opened after his development was dashed, much to the ire of many in the community.

— Holden Walter-Warner