Avante Development

From construction to development — a natural evolution.

About Us

With thousands of construction projects brought to life, Avante Development is the next stage in our evolution. We know how buildings come together — and that shapes every decision we make as developers, from creating more Affordable housing to pursuing municipal RFPs.

Bronx, NY
Modern multi-story apartment building with gray brick facade on a city street, people walking, cars stopped at a crosswalk, and a traffic light showing red.
Modern residential apartment buildings with brick facades, multiple windows, and rooftop terraces, flanked by trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Modern brick apartment building with large windows, green lawn at the base, a person walking on the sidewalk, street with double yellow lines, and a streetlamp in front.
Modern multi-story brick building with large windows, trees in the foreground, a street lamp, and a yellow dead end road sign.

Soundview Park Townhomes

Bronx, ny
Total Development Cost: $37 million

Avante Contracting Corporation is co-developer in a joint venture with Lemle & Wolff for the development of 72 new affordable homeownership units in the Bronx. The project is part of a larger development on an underutilized New York City Housing Authority parking lot and utilizes the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Open Door Program to provide affordable homeownership co-ops for households between 75% and 83% of Area Median Income. Soundview Park Townhomes represents the final phase of a multi-phase new construction project located in the Soundview community. The project closed on construction financing in October 2020 and is currently under construction.

Soundview Park Townhomes was featured in the New York Times on October 11th, 2019.

Additional renderings are available courtesy of STAT Architecture.

Bronx, NY
Historic brick apartment building with fire escapes on a sunny day.
A multi-story residential building with a brick facade, multiple windows with black frames, and black fire escape stairs on the front. Green trees are in front of the building, and a white car is parked near the entrance.
A red brick building with three windows and a fire escape ladder. Bare tree branches in front of the building.
A multi-story brick apartment building with fire escapes on the front and a person in a red jacket walking by, parked cars, and a streetlamp in the foreground.
A multi-story residential building with beige brick exterior, multiple black fire escape balconies, several windows, and a small tree in front. The building appears to be under construction or renovation, with an unfinished wooden frame near the entr

Long Union

bronx, ny
Total Development Cost: $37 million

Avante Contracting Corporation is co-developer in a joint venture with Bronx Pro Group for the gut renovation of 71 units across 4 buildings in the Bronx. The rehabilitation of these 4 properties encompasses the complete interior renovation of all systems including plumbing, heating, electrical, and sprinklers; lead and asbestos abatements; roofing, windows, kitchen, bathrooms, living spaces and finishes throughout; repairs to the facades and structural repairs as necessary. New amenities not previously present in the buildings like storage and laundry facilities will also be added. The project is an award to Avante of the ANCP, TPT-TP & Special Projects RFQ to allow existing tenants the opportunity for renovation and conversion to cooperative housing. Vacant apartments will be sold to income-qualified buyers through New York City’s affordable housing lottery. The project closed on construction financing in December 2020 and is currently under construction.

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