The most expensive development site in the Bronx will be 30 percent affordable
A previous rendering of 101 Lincoln Avenue via Hill West Architects The most expensive transaction on record for a development in the Bronx officially closed Wednesday, after Brookfield Property...
View ArticleCity Island cottage has two bedrooms and a big backyard for $385K
This cheery City Island cottage may look tiny, and while it’s definitely not big, it manages to fit two bedrooms, a bonus loft space, several closets, and a high-end kitchen into its petite frame....
View ArticleNew Bronx affordable housing lottery tries to make ‘Mott Haven North’ a thing
Rendering of 764 East 152nd Street via UA Builders Group We’ve seen it all over Manhattan and Brooklyn–brokers come up with bizarre acronyms and new directional cues to hip-ify (aka gentrify) a...
View ArticleWith most approved residential units in NYC, the Bronx building boom continues
Via Nelson Mejia Jr. on Flickr Out of the 20 New York City neighborhoods with the most residential units approved within the past year, seven of them are in the Bronx, more than any other borough....
View ArticleLottery opens for 95 affordable units in the Bronx’s Kingsbridge...
Kingsbridge Armory via Flickr cc It’s no wonder the city has spent the better part of the past decade trying to redevelop the former Kingsbridge Armory into the country’s largest ice skating...
View ArticleSteps from the Bronx Zoo, 58 affordable apartments for seniors up for grabs
1880 Boston Road rendering via SLCE Architects A lottery launched this week for 58 affordable units of senior housing in the West Farms neighborhood of the Bronx. Located at 1880 Boston Road, the...
View ArticleHistoric Bronx General Post Office is for sale again after food market plans...
Via Wikimedia The historic Bronx General Post Office on the Grand Concourse is once again for sale, Welcome2TheBronx reports. The familiar neighborhood landmark was purchased from the postal service in...
View ArticleFollow this year’s autumn foliage in New York City’s oldest forest with...
Image credit: Ben Hider via NYBG. While New York City’s brief autumn speeds by in the blink of an eye, the New York Botanical Garden can help make the most of the season’s glory. The old-growth Thain...
View Article200+ mixed-income units up for grabs at a new South Bronx rental, from...
Rendering via L+M Development A housing lottery launched on Monday for 211 mixed-income apartments in a new South Bronx building. Located at 1530 Story Avenue, the rental is part of the...
View ArticleLottery launches at church-replacing affordable senior housing development in...
Via New York Housing Conference Applications are now being accepted for 43 affordable senior housing apartments in the Foxhurst neighborhood of the Bronx. Formerly home to the Home Street Presbyterian...
View ArticleFor just $450K, this Bronx co-op is cute, roomy, and three blocks from Yankee...
The hipster-taxidermy theme may be a bit strange, but that aside, everything about this Bronx co-op at 860 Grand Concourse is perfect–especially the $450,000 price tag. As the listing says, the...
View Article50 years at Co-op City: The history of the world’s largest co-operative...
All photos included in this post were taken at Co-op City in the early 1970s and are courtesy of Co-op City When Governor Rockefeller, Robert Moses, Jacob Potofsky of the United Housing Foundation, and...
View ArticleFREE RENT: This week’s roundup of NYC rental news
Images (L to R): ARO, Bridgeline, Paris New York, Paramount Tower and in center, Denizen Bushwick Denizen Bushwick: The Best Rental of 2018 [LINK] The Paris New York: Upper West Side Rentals Offer 2...
View ArticleSnag an affordable apartment in the South Bronx, from $590/month
Estella Diggs Park via NYC Parks A housing lottery launched this week for 32 affordable apartments in the Morrisania neighborhood of the South Bronx. The new building located on the corner of Third...
View ArticleFour-bedroom City Island home with huge backyard and private beach access...
Built in 1901, this adorable four-bedroom home at 11 Fordham Street on idyllic City Island could be a great option for those looking to live farther away from the typical hustle and bustle of NYC....
View ArticleBronx icons radiate light in Rico Gatson’s murals at reopened 167th Street...
Beacons (2018) © Rico Gaston, NYCT 167th Street Station. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design. Audre Lorde portrait derived from a photo by Jack Mitchell A series of bright mosaic murals created by...
View ArticleThe Bronx is getting four new Metro-North stations
Aerial view of Co-op City via Wiki Commons According to Governor Cuomo, the MTA, Empire State Development, and Amtrak have reached an agreement to build four new Metro-North Railroad stations along an...
View ArticleFor just $279K, this classic Bronx co-op is renovated, bright, and across...
Baseball fans take note: In addition to being surrounded by parks in a classic pre-war building with renovated interiors and plenty of amenities, this one-bedroom at 811 Walton Avenue in the Bronx is...
View ArticleApply for 174 mixed-income units in the Parkchester area of the Bronx, from...
The Parkchester Oval, via Wiki Commons Last week, it was announced that the Parkchester section of the Bronx, served only by the 6 train, would be receiving a new Metro-North station, connecting it to...
View ArticleFirst housing lottery opens at the Bronx’s $600M affordable redevelopment of...
A rendering of 988 East 180th Street, courtesy of the office of Ritchie Torres It’s been over two years since work got underway to demolish 14 building at the Bronx’s 1970s-era Lambert Houses and...
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