161 affordable apartments available in the South Bronx, from $331/month
Google Street View of the houses across the street from 735 Cauldwell Avenue, Map data © 2019 Google In the Melrose section of the South Bronx, a new building is now accepting applications for 161...
View ArticleCity Council votes to make Hart Island, nation’s largest public cemetery,...
Photo of Hart Island by David Trawin on Flickr On Thursday, the New York City Council approved legislation that transfers ownership of Hart Island, the nation’s largest public cemetery where over 1...
View ArticleThe most expensive site in the Bronx gets a name and new renderings
Renderings courtesy of ArX Solutions Last fall, Brookfield Properties bought two sites in Mott Haven for $165 million—the most expensive transaction on record for development in the Bronx—from Somerset...
View ArticleNew mixed-income development brings 435 affordable housing units to Soundview...
Photo courtesy of L+M Development Partners Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday, L+M Development Partners and Nelson Management Group opened the doors to their new mixed-use affordable housing...
View ArticleTake a tour of the NYBG’s Holiday Train Show, now with a new Central Park...
All photos by James and Karla Murray exclusively for 6sqft The New York Botanical Garden’s 28th annual Holiday Train Show is back for the season, and this year it has an entirely new Central Park...
View ArticleIconic Bronx Kosher deli Loeser’s faces an uncertain future
Street View of Loeser’s in August 2017; Map Data © 2019 Google Usually, when we talk about historic mom-and-pop businesses closing up shop, it’s due to a rent increase. But in the case of Loeser’s...
View ArticleThis warm, contemporary home surrounded by the suburban greenery of Riverdale...
Images courtesy of The Corcoran Group. The spacious, laid-back architect-designed modern home at 5253 Arlington Avenue in the Hudson Hill section of Riverdale near Wave Hill was built in 1940 on one of...
View ArticleReal estate investors spend $166M on group of Mitchell-Lama buildings in the...
2111 Southern Boulevard; Map data ©2020 Google A group of real estate companies has purchased eight affordable housing buildings in the Bronx for $166 million. LIHC Investment Group, Belveron...
View ArticleCity likely to rename Bronx block outside of Yankee Stadium after Derek Jeter
Photo by Daniel Vargas on Unsplash Although he’s moved on to a new team and city, former Yankee Derek Jeter will always be a Bronx Bomber in the eyes of fans. As a way to honor the star shortstop and...
View ArticleNew York Botanical Garden releases details of Yayoi Kusama’s upcoming exhibition
Yayoi Kusama in 2020. Photo courtesy of the artist. Opening May 9th and running until November at the New York Botanical Garden, a blockbuster exhibition dedicated to Yayoi Kusama will immerse us in...
View ArticleAfter a decade of advocacy, the Bronx’s Manida Street gets considered for...
Streetview of 842 Manida Avenue, Map data © 2020 Google The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted on Tuesday to calendar the Manida Street Historic District, a block of semi-attached brick homes in...
View ArticlePlans for NYC’s first soccer stadium inch forward in the Bronx
Image by A.V. Flores from Pixabay The long-anticipated plan to build a home stadium for New York City’s soccer team in the Bronx inched forward last week, the New York Times first reported. The group...
View Article$839K South Bronx condo offers loft living in Mott Haven
Image courtesy of Douglas Elliman. In the bustling and buzzy South Bronx community of Mott Haven, this bonafide loft at 305 East 140th Street is also a 2008 condominium conversion known as Bronx...
View Article450-unit affordable housing development planned for New York Botanical Garden...
Corner of Webster Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard; Map data © 2020 Google A two-building development with 450 affordable housing units will be constructed on property owned by the New York Botanical...
View ArticleStep into a ‘Kaleidoscope’ of color at this year’s New York Botanical Garden...
Photo courtesy of New York Botanical Garden The New York Botanical Garden’s popular orchid show will return for its 18th season this Saturday with a special exhibit from “floral designer to the stars”...
View ArticleHow a new soccer stadium could be a catalyst for neighborhood growth in the...
Image by A.V. Flores from Pixabay With a deal between the New York City Football Club and developer Maddd Equities to build a new soccer stadium in the South Bronx on the horizon, the Urban Land...
View ArticleCity seeks ideas for two 100 percent affordable senior complexes on NYCHA land
The site of the proposed affordable senior housing building in Morrisania; Map data © 2020 Google The city is looking to construct two affordable senior complexes with between 150 and 200 housing units...
View Article131 affordable apartments available near Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx,...
Photo by Steven Pisano on Flickr An affordable housing lottery launched this week for 131 apartments in a newly constructed building in the Bronx. The 13-story building at 150 Van Cortlandt Avenue...
View ArticleIn the South Bronx, affordable housing lottery opens for 31 mixed-income...
Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash At 3120 Park Avenue and 451 East 159th Street, in the Melrose section of the Bronx, 31 affordable apartments are up for grabs for New Yorkers earning 30, 50, 100, and 110...
View ArticleLottery for 20,000-name waitlist opens for middle-income apartments across...
Photo of Woodlawn Cemetery by Ted via Flickr/cc A housing lottery launched on Thursday for placement on a 20,000-person waiting list for a number of rental properties in the East Bronx. Found across...
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