A long-forgotten slice of the Harlem River is about to look very different. Fresh renderings show Fordham Landing South , a massive mixed-use project planned for University Heights, where two new buildings would stack nearly 927 affordable apartments above a rebuilt shoreline.

The design by Perkins Eastman is tall and glassy: three mid-rise towers will rise from a single podium in the north building, while a taller single tower will anchor the south building. Site plans show the structures bending along the river’s edge, with ground-floor community spaces, residential lobbies and a full-size grocery store tucked into the base.

What’s most striking about the development isn’t its height, but rather the changes that will be made to the adjacent waterfront. The project includes more tha

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