Yankee Stadium seen across East 161st Street in the Bronx
Development Tracker — Melrose, Concourse & Highbridge

What's Being Built in Melrose, the Concourse & Highbridge? Affordable Towers North of Yankee Stadium, the Jerome Avenue Rezoning's Buildings & the Hip Hop Museum

Hush Street tracks what's changing in Melrose, the Lower Concourse, Concourse Village, Highbridge, Mount Eden and Morris Heights: The 360 on the Grand Concourse, affordable and supportive towers on River Avenue, the Jerome Avenue rezoning's buildings, Moore Houses' electrification and the Hip Hop Museum.
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Projects Tracked
~1,750
Homes in Six Large Projects Under Way
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Under Construction
684
NYCHA Apartments Going All-Electric
Oct. 2026
Updated
Watch → 1 Stalled Filing on Jerome Ave. Museum Opening Pushed to 2027
By Hush Street Editorial
What’s Changing
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DOB issued foundation permits for 261 Walton Avenue on the Lower Concourse.Oct. 2026
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Foundations got under way at 1959 Jerome Avenue, the corridor's largest building.Oct. 2026
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The Hip Hop Museum's opening was pushed to spring 2027.Sep. 2026
Money Moving →
Moore Houses (NYCHA PACT) Renovation financing (NYCHA)$349M
Renova West Construction financing (NYC HDC)$193M
The 360 (350 Grand Concourse) Construction loan (YIMBY)$130M
See Melrose & the Lower Concourse →
PROJECTS MELROSE & LOWER CONCOURSE CONCOURSE VILLAGE & RIVER AVE. JEROME AVE. CORRIDOR

Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Melrose, the Grand Concourse, Highbridge, Mount Eden and Morris Heights.

Two rezonings shape this part of the South and West Bronx. The 2009 Lower Concourse rezoning opened old industrial blocks below East 149th Street to housing, and the 2018 Jerome Avenue rezoning allowed taller buildings along the elevated 4 train through Highbridge, Mount Eden and Morris Heights (City Planning).

Much of the current construction is affordable and supportive housing led by nonprofits, especially along River Avenue north of Yankee Stadium and on the Jerome Avenue corridor. On the Lower Concourse, a second wave of market-rate rentals has followed the first, and NYCHA has closed financing to fully electrify Moore Houses in Melrose.

Where DOB records and press reports disagree on heights or unit counts, both are given. A permit is not treated as proof that construction has started.

Project Location Status
1The 360 (350 Grand Concourse) Grand Concourse at E. 144th St. Under Construction
2Beitel Group's Lower Concourse Rentals Grand Concourse & Walton Ave. Largely Complete
3261 Walton Avenue Walton Ave. near E. 140th St. Permitted
4Moore Houses & East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Melrose Financing Closed
53116-3124 Third Avenue Third Ave. near the Hub Filed (Plan Review)
6The Hip Hop Museum at Bronx Point Harlem River at E. 149th St. Under Construction
7River Commons (1240 River Avenue) River Ave. at E. 167th St. Under Construction
8River Avenue Apartments II (1185 River Avenue) River Ave. near E. 165th St. Under Construction
9Renova West (860 Concourse Village East) Concourse Village E. at E. 161st St. Under Construction
10Renova East (310 East 161st Street) E. 161st St. near the Hall of Justice Approved
111111 Webster Avenue Webster Ave. near E. 166th St. Under Construction
12Success Academy Bronx K-12 Campus E. 150th St. at River Ave. Opened
13Highbridge (1387 University Avenue) University Ave., Highbridge Facade Under Way
14Inwood Avenue Cluster Inwood Ave. near E. 170th St. Under Construction
151959 Jerome Avenue Jerome Ave. near Burnside Ave. Under Construction
161760 Jerome Avenue Jerome Ave., E. 175th St.–Tremont Ave. Facade Under Way
1723 and 29 Mount Hope Place Mount Hope Pl. off Jerome Ave. Under Construction
181545 Jerome Avenue Jerome Ave., Mount Eden Filed (Stalled)

Melrose & the Lower Concourse

Rentals on the Grand Concourse, public housing going electric and a museum on the Harlem River.

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The 360 (350 Grand Concourse)

Google Street View of 350 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
The 360 (350 Grand Concourse), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location350 Grand Concourse
Developer/ApplicantShorewood Real Estate Group and Bogopa Enterprises; S9 Architecture
ProjectA 13-story rental building with 304 apartments, 76 of them affordable, and a ground-floor Food Bazaar supermarket of about 48,000 square feet (YIMBY). DOB lists 12 stories.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateDOB issued foundation and structural permits on July 9, 2026, an excavation-support permit on Sept. 17 and a protection permit on Oct. 22. Completion is targeted for 2028.

A $130 Million Loan and a Supermarket

PCCP provided a $130 million construction loan, YIMBY reported in May 2026. City Planning certified a supermarket zoning bonus for the project in February 2026.

Sources: New York YIMBY (May 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2025X0223; NYC DOB NOW job X01219259-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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Beitel Group's Lower Concourse Rentals

Google Street View of 120 East 144th Street, Bronx, NY
Beitel Group's Lower Concourse Rentals, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location120 East 144th Street, with 261 and 315 Grand Concourse
Developer/ApplicantBeitel Group; S. Wieder Architect
ProjectThree rental buildings of 13 and 14 stories with 857 apartments in all (DOB): 452 at 120 East 144th Street and 405 at 261 and 315 Grand Concourse.
StatusLargely Complete
Latest UpdateYIMBY reported that 120 East 144th Street wrapped up construction in January 2025, and DOB inspectors described 261 Grand Concourse as a completed 14-story building in February 2026. No final certificates of occupancy were found in DOB NOW.

The Rezoning's First Wave

SCALE Lending provided a $135 million loan for the two Grand Concourse buildings, YIMBY reported in 2024. YIMBY describes the area as Mott Haven.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2025); New York YIMBY (Sept. 2024); NYC DOB NOW jobs X00648530-I1, X00561795-I1 and X00673520-I1 and ECB records (Feb. 2026)

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261 Walton Avenue

Google Street View of 261 Walton Avenue, Bronx, NY
261 Walton Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location261 Walton Avenue
Developer/ApplicantJCAL Construction (DOB owner of record)
ProjectA 13-story building with 195 apartments (DOB) on a site rezoned in 2021 with mandatory inclusionary housing, so some apartments must be permanently affordable; no count has been published.
StatusPermitted
Latest UpdateDOB issued foundation, excavation-support and fence permits on Oct. 13-15, 2026, although the main application still shows objections.

Work Just Starting

The rezoning was approved in 2021 (ZAP 2018X0450).

Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2018X0450; New York YIMBY (Nov. 2022); NYC DOB NOW job X08028724-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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Moore Houses & East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue

Google Street View of Moore Houses, Bronx, NY
Moore Houses & East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/LocationMoore Houses, Melrose
Developer/ApplicantNYCHA with Mega Group Development and Brisa Builders Development (PACT)
ProjectA $349 million renovation of 684 public housing apartments in four buildings, the first NYCHA PACT project to fully electrify every building, replacing gas boilers with heat pumps (NYCHA).
StatusFinancing Closed
Latest UpdateNYCHA closed the financing on May 8, 2026 and expects the renovation to take about three years.

Public Housing Goes All-Electric

More than 1,200 residents live in the buildings, according to NYCHA.

Sources: NYCHA (May 2026)

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3116-3124 Third Avenue

Google Street View of 3116 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY
3116-3124 Third Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location3116 Third Avenue
Developer/ApplicantHPD-sponsored (New York Business Journal); Procida Construction (DOB owner of record)
ProjectA 20-story building with 214 apartments (DOB); the New York Business Journal reported an HPD plan for 215.
StatusFiled (Plan Review)
Latest UpdateThe new-building application has been in DOB objections since April 2026.

The Biggest Filing in Melrose

The affordability mix has not been published.

Sources: New York Business Journal (Sept. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job X01350003-I1 (Apr. 2026)

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The Hip Hop Museum at Bronx Point

Google Maps of Bronx Point, Bronx, NY
The Bronx Point site on the Harlem River, via Google Maps. — Imagery: Google Maps
Address/LocationBronx Point, next to Mill Pond Park
Developer/ApplicantThe Hip Hop Museum
ProjectAn $80 million, 52,000-square-foot museum in the Bronx Point development on the Harlem River (New York Post).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateThe Amsterdam News reported in September 2026 that the opening has been pushed back from fall 2026 to spring 2027. The state budget included $1 million in operating aid for the museum, the New York Post reported in May.

Opening Slips to 2027

The museum was originally set to open in 2019.

Sources: Amsterdam News (Sept. 2026); New York Post (May 2026)

Concourse Village & River Avenue

Nonprofit-led affordable and supportive towers north of Yankee Stadium, and a new school campus.

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River Commons (1240 River Avenue)

Google Street View of 1240 River Avenue, Bronx, NY
River Commons (1240 River Avenue), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location1240 River Avenue
Developer/ApplicantL+M Development Partners, Type A Projects and BronxWorks; Bernheimer Architecture
ProjectA 17-story building with 328 affordable apartments, 98 of them for formerly homeless New Yorkers referred through NYC Health + Hospitals, plus a 43,000-square-foot outpatient clinic and a public plaza (L+M).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateYIMBY reported on Oct. 25, 2026 that the superstructure was rising above street level. DOB issued construction and plumbing permits in August and October; inspectors cited a worker injury during a concrete pour on Oct. 12.

Housing and a Hospital Clinic

L+M targets completion in 2029.

Sources: L+M Development Partners; New York YIMBY (Oct. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job X01023907-I1 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)

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River Avenue Apartments II (1185 River Avenue)

Google Street View of 1185 River Avenue, Bronx, NY
River Avenue Apartments II (1185 River Avenue), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location1185 River Avenue
Developer/ApplicantCommunity Access and Blue Sky Bronx; ESKW/Architects
ProjectA $225 million, 20-story building with 292 apartments at or below 80 percent of area median income, 173 of them supportive, on a former parking lot (YIMBY).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateThe project broke ground on March 31, 2026, and DOB issued the structural permit on Oct. 19. YIMBY reported the substructure forming in October.

Supportive Housing North of the Stadium

Community Access bought the site in 2025, Commercial Observer reported.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Apr. 2026); Commercial Observer (Nov. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job X00871979-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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Renova West (860 Concourse Village East)

Google Street View of 860 Concourse Village East, Bronx, NY
Renova West (860 Concourse Village East), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Developer/ApplicantGilbane Development, Institute for Community Living and Tredway; Aufgang Architects
ProjectA 19-story, 100 percent affordable building with 266 apartments, 160 of them supportive, and a 7,000-square-foot health center, on a parking lot (HDC).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateHDC and HPD closed $193 million in financing on Dec. 22, 2025. DOB issued foundation, structural and general construction permits between April and July 2026.

Building on a Parking Lot

HDC and YIMBY place it in Morrisania; DOB places it in Concourse Village.

Sources: NYC Housing Development Corporation (Dec. 2025); New York YIMBY (Jan. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job X00851840-I1 (Sept. 2026)

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Renova East (310 East 161st Street)

Google Street View of 310 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY
Renova East (310 East 161st Street), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location310 East 161st Street
Developer/ApplicantGilbane Development
ProjectA 26-story, 252-foot building with 347 low-income apartments (DOB, Gilbane), on a site that entered the state brownfield cleanup program in 2025.
StatusApproved
Latest UpdateDOB lists the new-building application as approved (October 2026). No work permits have been issued and no financing closing has been reported.

Renova West's Taller Sibling

Gilbane describes it as part of the same portfolio as Renova West.

Sources: Gilbane; NYC DOB NOW job X00945951-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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1111 Webster Avenue

Google Street View of 1111 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY
1111 Webster Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location1111 Webster Avenue
Developer/ApplicantMega Development and BronxWorks
ProjectAn 11-story building with 265 affordable apartments at 30 to 80 percent of area median income, plus retail and community space (DOB, Hirschen Singer & Epstein).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateDOB issued structural, general construction, protection and scaffold permits between July and October 2026.

Affordable Housing on Webster

The site was rezoned in 2016 for two buildings; the current plan is one larger building.

Sources: Hirschen Singer & Epstein; NYC DOB NOW job X00909046-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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Success Academy Bronx K-12 Campus

Google Street View of 101 East 150th Street, Bronx, NY
Success Academy Bronx K-12 Campus, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location101 East 150th Street, also 586 River Avenue
Developer/ApplicantSuccess Academy Charter Schools
ProjectA six-story, roughly 310,000-square-foot school building with labs, a two-story gym, a theater and a rooftop field (DOB, Success Academy).
StatusOpened
Latest UpdateSuccess Academy says the campus opened in July 2026 and is enrolling kindergarten through sixth grade for fall 2026. No final certificate of occupancy was found in DOB NOW.

A School a Block From the Stadium

YIMBY reported the building taking shape in 2023.

Sources: Success Academy; New York YIMBY (Oct. 2023); NYC DOB NOW job X00706080-I1 (Sept. 2026)

The Jerome Avenue Corridor

Highbridge, Mount Eden, Mount Hope and Morris Heights, where the 2018 rezoning is producing mid-rise and high-rise buildings.

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Highbridge (1387 University Avenue)

Google Street View of 1387 University Avenue, Bronx, NY
Highbridge (1387 University Avenue), via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location1387 University Avenue
Developer/ApplicantSamaritan Daytop Village; Magnusson Architecture and Planning
ProjectA tower of 422 apartments: about 125 affordable, 190 supportive and 106 transitional units for families (YIMBY). DOB lists 26 stories and 273 feet; YIMBY’s article text says 31 stories.
StatusFacade Under Way
Latest UpdateDOB inspectors cited roof-level scaffolds on the 26-story building in August 2026 and a sidewalk-shed violation on Oct. 21. YIMBY expected completion in June 2027.

The Tallest Building in the Area

City records show several worker-injury violations in 2025 and 2026, but no stop-work order.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job X00980196-I1 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)

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Inwood Avenue Cluster

Google Street View of 1320 Inwood Avenue, Bronx, NY
Inwood Avenue Cluster, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location1320 Inwood Avenue, with 1298, 1350 and 1364 Inwood Avenue
Developer/ApplicantConcern for Independent Living (1320), HELP USA (1298), Rubin Equities (1350 and 1364); Dattner Architects and Curtis + Ginsberg Architects
ProjectFour buildings with 576 units in all across DOB filings, including a HELP USA replacement family shelter at 1298 and Concern for Independent Living’s 1320, for which DOB lists 210 units and YIMBY 114.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateYIMBY reported in October 2026 that 1298 Inwood’s facade was nearly done, with completion this winter, and that 1320 had topped out. The two Rubin Equities buildings were filed in August and September and are still in DOB objections.

A Shelter Moves, Housing Follows

The Bronx Bulletin reported that HELP USA’s old Morris Avenue shelter site is slated for permanent affordable housing.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Oct. 2026); The Bronx Bulletin (Oct. 2024); NYC DOB NOW jobs X00908433-I1, X08008823-I1, X01427268-I1 and X01427270-I1 (Oct. 2026)

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1959 Jerome Avenue

Google Street View of 1959 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY
1959 Jerome Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location1959 Jerome Avenue
Developer/ApplicantPeter Fine (YIMBY); GF55 Architects; Joy Construction (general contractor)
ProjectA 15-story mixed-use building with about 29,000 square feet of commercial space. YIMBY reported 333 apartments and 165 feet; DOB lists 290 apartments and 175 feet.
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateYIMBY reported foundations under way on Oct. 26, 2026, after DOB issued the general construction permit in May. Completion is expected in summer 2028.

The Corridor's Largest Building

It is near the Burnside Avenue station on the 4 line.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Oct. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job X00805009-I1 (Sept. 2026)

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1760 Jerome Avenue

Google Street View of 1760 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY
1760 Jerome Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location1760 Jerome Avenue
Developer/ApplicantACMH; Urban Architectural Initiatives; Archstone Builders
ProjectA 14-story building with 175 affordable apartments (DOB, Archstone).
StatusFacade Under Way
Latest UpdateDOB inspectors recorded roof-level scaffolds and a standpipe at the 14th floor in March 2026. Archstone lists completion for spring 2027.

Affordable Housing in Mount Hope

ACMH bought the site in 2023, PincusCo reported.

Sources: Archstone Builders; New York YIMBY (Feb. 2024); NYC DOB NOW job X00968343-I1 and ECB records (Mar. 2026)

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23 and 29 Mount Hope Place

Google Street View of 23 Mount Hope Place, Bronx, NY
23 and 29 Mount Hope Place, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location23 Mount Hope Place, with 29 Mount Hope Place
Developer/ApplicantBuildhouser
ProjectTwo 15-story buildings of 99 apartments each, 198 in all (DOB).
StatusUnder Construction
Latest UpdateDOB inspectors described both buildings at their 13th and 14th floor decks in October 2026. A January 2026 order to stop demolition over damage to a neighboring wall was later resolved.

Twin Towers Near Topping Out

The two sites share a hoist and crane.

Sources: New York YIMBY (May 2025); NYC DOB NOW jobs X01222893-I1 and X01222960-I1 and ECB records (Oct. 2026)

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1545 Jerome Avenue

Google Street View of 1545 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY
1545 Jerome Avenue, via Google Street View. — Imagery: Google Street View
Address/Location1545 Jerome Avenue
Developer/ApplicantJoy Construction, Services for the UnderServed and Blue Sky Development Partners; ESKW/Architects
ProjectAn 11-story building with 213 affordable and supportive apartments replacing a one-story parking facility (DOB, YIMBY).
StatusFiled (Stalled)
Latest UpdateThe new-building application has been in DOB objections since June 2025, and no work permits have been issued. YIMBY reported in January 2025 that construction would start within a year.

Behind Schedule

The architect describes a 12-story building; DOB and YIMBY say 11.

Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2025); Commercial Observer (Jan. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job X01059040-I1 (June 2025)

What We're Watching Next

Permits and financing for Renova East and 3116 Third Avenue, a restart at 1545 Jerome Avenue, the start of Moore Houses’ renovation, the Hip Hop Museum’s opening and permits for 1140 River Avenue, a proposed 26-story building next to River Avenue’s new towers, are next.

Hush Street also tracks Manhattan’s Washington Heights & Inwood across the Harlem River and Harlem.

Header photo: Yankee Stadium from East 161st Street, 2019, by Tdorante10, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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