The existing library sits on an 8,900 square foot City-owned lot, located at East 173rd Street and Selwyn Avenue in the Bronx. The library is one block east of the Grand Concourse with access to several MTA bus lines and the B and D trains at 174-175 Street, and it is one block south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. The library is also across the street from the Claremont BronxCare campus, and P.S. 70, P.S. 402, and Claremont Park are nearby.