SoBRO: South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation

April 25, 2012: The grand opening of one of the most innovative real estate projects to come to the Bronx, Crotona Park Apartments, will take place on Monday, May 7th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. The ceremony will take place at the site, which is located at 1800 Southern Boulevard overlooking the eastern side of the park.

SoBRO is pleased to announce that its most recent development project, Crotona Park Apartments, has been selected to receive the Big Apple Brownfield Award in the category of Affordable Housing. The Big Apple Brownfield Awards, given on behalf of the New York City Brownfield Partnership, recognize excellence in brownfield redevelopment by honoring the most successful brownfield projects in New York City. SoBRO will join its partners, Exact Capital and Joy Construction Corporation, to formally receive the honor at the Big Apple Brownfield Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 3rd.

April 11, 2012: The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) awarded SoBRO $50,000 to explore the creation of a new Industrial Business Improvement District (IBID) in the Eastchester section of the Bronx. The proposed IBID will assist industrial businesses in overcoming a variety of issues specific to the area and provide a sustainable source of funding to support ongoing maintenance and capital improvements. SoBRO is one of only four organizations in New York City chosen to receive the award.

The New York State Department of State awarded SoBRO a Step 2 Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) grant to complete a Nomination Study for a 120-acre industrial area in the Eastchester section of the Bronx which borders the City of Mount Vernon in Westchester County as well as the Hutchinson River. Eastchester is characterized by heavy auto- and scrap metal-related business activity and over 80 potential brownfield sites—underutilized and/or potentially environmentally contaminated properties.

SoBRO is pleased to announce that our 10th Annual Golf Classic will be held on Thursday, June 28th at Pelham Bay Golf Course.

Visit our golf registration website!

Committee Members:
Simon Bergson
Bob Avaltroni
Fitzgerald Miller
Neil Pariser
Franklin Wilks

Location: Pelham Bay Golf Course, 870 Shore Road, Bronx

Schedule of Events:

• 7:30 am: Registration and continental breakfast
• 8:30 am: Modified shotgun
• 1:30 pm: Cocktail reception
  

SoBRO's Winter 2012 newsletter has arrived. Click below to learn what has been taking place during the first few months of our 40th anniversary year, or visit us on facebook to view the newsletter in your browser.

SoBRO E-Newsletter Winter 2012 (pdf)

The first South Bronx Leadership Forum of 2012 took place on February 28, 2012 and hosted three economic development experts in the Bronx who spoke to an audience of business owners and community members about the community’s lending landscape.

SoBRO is a second-year member of the Bronx Smoke-Free Partnership, a group dedicated to increasing awareness of tobacco control issues among community members and policymakers in the Bronx. The Partnership, which is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services and the New York State Department of Health, supports neighborhood-based efforts for change in order to improve the health and well-being of Bronx residents.

This winter, SoBRO was awarded a three-year, $300,000 contract by the NYC Department of Small Business Services to provide assistance to small businesses and New York City-certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) competing for and performing on City contracts in the field of Good and Services.

SoBRO received awards from Con Edison ($18,000) and The Maximus Foundation ($5,000) to fund construction on a new project called the “Greenhouse Roof Operation.”