Today I strolled over to Hostos Community College (located in Mott Haven and the border…
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Melrose and Concourse Village will benefit tremendously from the newly adopted rezoning of East 161st…
Thanks to my daily walks around the neighborhood (and really thanks to my gorgeous Siberian,…
Yesterday, The New York Times published a great article on what to do in the…
Back in 1991 when Melrose was mostly burned out lots, vacant buildings and rubble, the…
With all the new real estate being developed in Melrose and over 1,400 apartments coming…
- Hope for connecting The Bronx directly to Queens and Brooklyn via the Interborough Express is revived
- Historic $1 billion donation made to The Bronx’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine to provide free tuition
- New York City’s FIRST public observatory is opening in The Bronx this Spring!
- After 701 days, New York City finally sees at least an inch of snow in a day
- Apply now for brand new affordable apartments as low as $617 for a 1 bedroom in Mott Haven
MELROSE—The Bronx’s oldest commercial shopping district, The Hub is about to get its first luxury high-rise and it was only a matter of time before it happened given what’s been going on…
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My Barista Sings While Serving Coffee…Does Yours?
Went in for a slice of all natural and homemade sweet potato pie over at PeaceLove and was treated to some serious beats by Alvin Rogers cool Jazz playing on stage while Darada David, owner of PeaceLove, served up some coffee whilst on the microphone belting out amazing vocals. Starbucks eat your heart out…organic coffee…
South Bronx May Be a Banking Wasteland But Not Here In Melrose
Not too long ago the New York Daily News declared that “The South Bronx is a banking wasteland” in an article of the same name which points out how under served the general area is when it comes to banks. According to the article there are only 27 banks in an area that has an…
Welcome to Melrose Milestone…of Sorts
14 days, 15 entries (including this one) is how long we’ve been on the web. Yesterday we hit a milestone of sorts…for the first time since starting this blog 2 weeks ago, Welcome to Melrose had over 200 hits yesterday, Wednesday, September 23, 2009 and we could only thank YOU, the followers who continue to…
Pictures of the Day – More Melrose Architecture
East 152nd Street between Melrose and Third Avenues. Art Deco on Melrose Avenue @ East 151st Street. Great detail on this beauty on Melrose @ East 152nd Street. This one can be yours for $800,000. 595 Courtlandt Avenue – Year Built 1870’s…don’t know the original usage of the building but up on top of the…
Courtlandt Corners Welcomes Middle Income Families to Melrose
In a new twist to affordable housing in Melrose, developer The Phipps Houses Group, one of the largest not-for-profit developers of affordable housing in the country, is setting aside 20% (63 units) of the 323 unit Courtlandt Corners project for middle income families making up to $80,000 per year. According to Courtlandt Corners’ architects, New…
Real Estate Values in Melrose on the Rise According to Zillow
According to Zillow.com, property values are on the rise over the past 12 months and is one of only 3 neighborhoods with increasing values in the entire Bronx. Check out the the data below comparing Melrose to other neighborhoods in the South Bronx. Zillow Home Value Index More Melrose Home Values *Note: No data was…
- Hope for connecting The Bronx directly to Queens and Brooklyn via the Interborough Express is revived
- Historic $1 billion donation made to The Bronx’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine to provide free tuition
- New York City’s FIRST public observatory is opening in The Bronx this Spring!
- After 701 days, New York City finally sees at least an inch of snow in a day
- Apply now for brand new affordable apartments as low as $617 for a 1 bedroom in Mott Haven