Construction underway on massive apartment building next to the historic High Bridge

In a few years, the historic High Bridge, New York City’s oldest bridge, will have a massive next door neighbor which will block its view that many Bronx residents in the neighborhood have come to love and enjoy for generations.

Earlier last year, Samaritan Daytop Village, a non-profit organization based in New York that provides a wide range of services to support individuals and families struggling with addiction, homelessness, and other social challenges, demolished what was once a monastery for Carmelite nuns that the organization had purchased back in 1982.

Now, construction is well underway for a 26 story mixed-use building that, once completed some time in 2027, will have 421 residential units across 400,000 square feet.

Known as The Highbridge and designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC, the development will have 125 units made available via NYC’s Housing Connect housing lottery to the general public who qualifies for such units. The remaining units will be split with 190 set aside for unhoused families and individuals and 106 transitional housing units for families plus one unit set aside for a live-in superintendent.

Residents living in the supportive housing units will have access to Samaritan Daytop Village’s case manager that will be able to provide them with referrals to social services, mental health care services, primary care access and more.

The Highbridge will feature amenities like community facility spaces, walking trails filled with extensive landscaping, outdoor rooftop recreational spaces, and 24/7 security.

As for the units that will be available to the general public, we can only hope that they’re truly affordable for those that need them.

Expected date of completion is some time in 2027.