Since the 1970’s the Bronx has seen substantial development and investment in its housing stock and quality of life. The Bronx, which was once symbolic of urban decay, is constantly being transformed through revitalization and urban renewal efforts. While not all of the Bronx’s history since the 1970’s has been pretty, it is undeniable that the Bronx is seeing record levels of development, population, business and job growth.

ACCORDING TO THE NYS COMPTROLLER, THE BRONX’S POPULATION GREW 26% BETWEEN 1980 AND 2017, BECOMING THE FASTEST-GROWING COUNTY IN THE NEW YORK STATE, AND IT’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO A NEW RECORD LOW OF 4.7% IN MAY 2018.

What’s more, the Bronx is seeing record levels of investment, with the City investing over 1 billion dollars over the past decades in revitalization projects throughout the Bronx and private investors investing 1.5 billion dollars into the South Bronx in 2017 alone.

The South Bronx has become a hotspot for investors and is awaiting the completion of major infrastructural and developmental projects that will radically transform the neighborhood in the coming years. Most recently, governor Cuomo awarded the South Bronx 10 million dollars through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative to invest in projects that will support our community and its vision. Major projects along the waterfront such as the Harlem River Yard, Bronx Point and various housing developments will dramatically transform the South Bronx’s waterfront and provide accessibility to a waterfront that has been underutilized since the late 1900’s and left inaccessible to Bronx residents.