Bronx Pro partnered with Services for the Underserved for the redevelopment of Jerome Court. Located on the Jerome Avenue Corridor,1769 Jerome Avenue utilizes new R8-A zoning to create a 16-story, mixed use building, approximately 144,000 sf inclusive of 7,000 sf of new retail space. The project includes 175 total residential apartments with 105 supportive housing units, 69 affordable housing units and 1 superintendent’s unit. The project serves households earning between 30% and 80% of area median income. The supportive units house formerly homeless households with mental health or substance abuse illnesses. Building amenities include 24-houe security, social services spaces, laundry room, fitness room as well as open space on the second-floor terrace. The building design is energy efficient and the new commercial tenancy activates the streetscape for pedestrians. The project also improves landscaping on the 176th Street step street connecting Davidson & Jerome Avenue. In 2022, Jerome Court was recognized by Citizens Housing and Planning Council for its Impact Award for Community Investment.
The project is financed through HPD’s Supportive Housing Loan Program, HDC tax-exempt bonds and subsidy, 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits as well as a grant loaned from Enterprise Community Partners. Construction was completed in May 2022 and the total development cost was $101 million.
Awarded to Bronx Pro and Services for the UnderServed (S:US) through a NYCHA RFP, Melrose North is located at 341 E162st in the Melrose section of the Bronx. The new 11-story project is 154,213 sf with 171 new supportive and affordable housing units, a new trash compactor for NYCHA, a community facility space and a new accessible ramp for the adjacent Metro North station. The project serves households earning up to 50%, 60%, and 80% of AMI along with 103 units for supportive housing for the chronically homeless and survivors of domestic violence. The community facility space is leased to the DreamYard Project to be an arts education center where Bronx youth will learn professional development, design, and marketing for the burgeoning gaming industry.
Melrose North is designed and constructed to a Passive House standard that will significantly reduce the development's environmental impact as well as ensure the project’s long-term financial stability. Common area amenities include community and computer rooms, outdoor gym, laundry, play area, community garden, and 11th floor sun terrace. The building has 24-hour security and social service offices on the ground-floor of the building. The project is financed through HDC tax exempt bonds and subsidy, HPD’s Supportive Housing Loan Program, tax credit equity, and a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. Supportive housing units are funded through a combination of NYC 15/15 HRA subsidy and ESSHI award. The ESSHI funding provides rental subsidy and social services dollars for victims of domestic violence. The total development cost is $91.8 million.