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12 overhanging lots from various sections of the Bronx, New York.
Take a walk through the borough:
Begin your stroll on the Grand Concourse, a sprawling art-deco boulevard, often called the Bronx's "Champs-Élysées,". Its facades boast geometric flourishes and weathered grandeur, while vibrant murals splash color onto brick walls, celebrating the Bronx’s heartbeat. Spanglish chatter blends with the pulse of music and the rhythm of traffic, interrupted by the sudden rattling of passing trains. The streets buzz with activity, shadowed by zig-zagging fire-escapes and graceful cornices. Every detail, from chipped lampposts to tiled and frescoed lobby vestibules, whisper stories of cultures lost and found again through time.
One such historic address is 1150 Grand Concourse --- known as the "Fish Building," it's a celebrated example of Art Deco architecture in the Bronx. Designed by Horace Ginsbern and built in 1937, it gets its nickname from the whimsical mosaic tilework in its lobby, which features colorful depictions of aquatic life, including fish, turtles, and other sea creatures. The intricate designs showcase the era's attention to detail and artistic craftsmanship. Located along the Concourse, the Fish Building originally catered to upwardly mobile middle-class residents. Depicted here for FA3, it remains a striking architectural gem, symbolizing the borough's rich history and the enduring appeal of Art Deco design. The building offers an FA3 acute corner.
A few blocks walk is the beautiful 888 Grand Concourse, another surviving vestige of the borough's golden era of residential and commercial development. Built in 1937, this Art Deco gem was designed by architect Jacob Felson and features classic design elements such as sleek geometric patterns, ornate detailing, and a limestone-clad façade. It sits across from the Bronx County Courthouse, near the 149th Street–Grand Concourse subway station, and is surrounded by cultural landmarks like the Bronx Museum of the Arts and Yankee Stadium. This model is appropriated for SimCity to handle right-hand slip lane corners and 1x1 curves.
Included from the South Bronx, is the ultra modern and very comfortable Colin Powell Apartments, located at 715 Fox Street in the Longwood section of the Bronx. Modelled for FA2, the building is a seven-story building comprising 50 affordable cooperative units, including studios to 3-bedroom apartments. Completed in 2010, this development was a collaborative effort between the NYC HPD, the NY HDC, a private developer, and the Habitat for Humanity. The rentals are affordable and LEED certified. Perfect for your modernist utopia. They tile well too, and the building offers an acute corner.
A short walk up the street finds 822 E 156th St, we will find a small row of very narrow, ornate, Italianate mid-rise buildings dating back to at least 1890 --- there are 3 floors of apartments above a small bodega and such --- here they are 1x1 FA3 lots to use to fill gaps. They are acute corner lots as well.
Moving east toward Soundview, at the corner of 163rd off the Bruckner, is 940 Southern Boulevard, containing a row of many small businesses including dollar stores, cell phone shops, chicken restaurants and cheapo grocery stores. This could be any Main Street, anywhere. I brought it into SimCity 4 because it's perfectly shaped for a 1x1 curve, or a right-turn on a low-rise shopping district street.
Represented in FA2 is Flat Fix - It's a tire shop, and it can occupy a corner with ortho or diagonal depending on placement. I don't remember where this one is specifically, but it could be anywhere --- it's a pretty unassuming little tire shop. Another location unknown is that of our final model, 21st St. Auto Body --- there's no 21st St. in the Bronx, but we'll let it slide because it fits in so nicely. Here it is represented in FA3 lotted for an obtuse corner.
All lots are non-functional landmarks with neutral stats so they have no effect on budget and resources.
No dependencies are required.
Represented with FA2:
- Colin Powell Apts. --- 2x2, left and right rotations
- Flat Fix --- 1x1, left and right rotations (diagonal corner)
Represented with FA3:
- 1150 Grand Concourse --- 3x2 left and right rotations
- 21st. St. Auto Body --- 2x2 left and right rotations
- 822 E 156th St --- 1x1 left and right rotations
and corner and 1x1 curve lots:
- 888 Grand Concourse --- 3x2 right-hand corner
- 940 Southern Boulevard --- 1x1 overhanging lot for corner (large footprint)
These are leftover from 2022 when I initially had my computer problems --- as such they are as-is.
BEWARE --- This upload contains props which possibly conflict with the St Louis 4x2 Narrow lots --- I was having issues with this batch of models so if you have any issues or conflicts, just remove this pack and let me or @Kaimai know.
Cheers!
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