The Melrose section of the South Bronx was ground zero for abandonment in the in the 1960s through ’80s, and today, it’s perhaps the epicenter of the city’s new affordable housing policy. The vacant lots…
Generally when YIMBY comes across a new building permit filing for a large multifamily building in the Bronx outside of Riverdale, its filed on behalf of a non-profit or affordable housing builder. But with 2330…
Last week, we featured a rendering of a South Bronx affordable housing project by Urban Architectural Initiatives, which caught our eye with its clean and colorful façade. This week, we have two recently finished projects by…
Yet another slice of the Bronx south of Fordham Road has been filled in, as a new affordable housing complex is arriving at 2388 Creston Avenue. A block away from the Grand Concourse, between East…
For decades, only affordable housing builders would set foot in the South Bronx, but now, a normally neglected slice of New York City is is finally getting some market-rate attention, in the form of new hotels. Demand for…
