Mega-project is underway

Residents living near the vacant lot at 184th St & Overlook Ave. have been worried for years about plans for a giant 23-story tower to be built on the odd-shaped site. Early renderings of the project showed a building that would dwarf its surroundings. AFter numerous false starts and delays, construction finally began last week. The structure will straddle the entrance to the A train on Overlook, and construction crews have already blocked half the entranceway.

There's even a bizarre bare-bones website marketing the soon-to-be built condos with an image of the final product: here. Many mysteries, and much cause for concern, remain...