Con Edison’s $300m Bronx substation disguised as rowhouses gets $47.3m upgrade
A Con Edison electrical substation in the Bronx, designed to look like a row of houses, has been approved for a $47.3 million upgrade. The facility, which provides power to nearly 900,000 homes, will receive a new transformer and feeder to bolster its capacity.
Why it matters
The project demonstrates how utility companies balance industrial needs with neighborhood aesthetics in urban planning.
When Con Edison unveiled its East 179th Street substation in the Bronx in 2007, it did not look like a typical industrial power facility. The $300 million project was designed to resemble a row of Bronx rowhouses, with a brick facade and a street-level appearance intended to blend into the surrounding neighbourhood.
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