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NEW YORK CITY-The Sutton, a 135-unit mixed-income Harlem residential project, is moving forward. It is the first property to be developed through the New York City Housing Development Corp.'s Affordable Cooperative Housing Program.

The first of three projected buildings in the city's Bradhurst Urban Renewal Plan, the Sutton will rise 12 stories on West 147th Street between Bradhurst Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, adjacent to Jackie Robinson Park. The property is being developed by a joint venture of Duvernay & Brooks LLC, and Penrose Properties LLC. "We wanted to make a statement with this property," says Gale Kaufmann, managing director of Duvernay.

Combining market-rate and affordable units, the family-oriented $40-million building will contain a variety of two- and three-bedroom apartments. Approximately 20% will have terraces or balconies. Other features will include underground parking for 44 cars, 24-hour security, a fitness center, community room and landscaped courtyard. Approximately 3,500 sf of retail space will be provided on the West 147th Street-Bradhurst Avenue corner.