Commercial Real Estate Development

Our commercial real estate development projects are central to our overall efforts to revitalize the South Bronx and have served to create jobs, attract new businesses and residents, and facilitate our business assistance programs. To date, we have successfully created over 120,000 sq ft. of
industrial space, 38,000 sq ft. of commercial space and nearly 100,000 sq ft. of office space.

We have spearheaded the rezoning of neighborhoods, including Morrisania and Bruckner Boulevard, where outdated zoning plans restricted development. Our zoning initiatives have created the opportunity for the private sector to develop integrated residential, commercial and industrial development projects. Examples of our completed projects include:

Wendy’s Restaurant
Jerome Avenue and West 170th Street
We developed a formerly unused Parks Department Comfort Station into a new Wendy’s Restaurant. Many architectural details from the old comfort station have been preserved to lend to the overall aesthetic of the new restaurant enclosure. This project serves as a model for future Parks Department projects.

SoBRO Center
Mott Haven
The 70,000 square foot development turned a formerly vacant department store into commercial and office space. The second floor of the building now houses all of SoBRO’s programs.

The Venture Center
Mott Haven
The SoBRO Venture Center is a technology-driven business incubator facility offering affordable office space to small and start-up businesses, and revitalizing an under-developed area in the South Bronx. The Venture Center provides tenants with a range of services, including high-speed Internet access, printing facilities, as well as legal and accounting services. The Venture Center also provides short-term use of conference rooms and other facilities to home-based businesses when available. Contact us at info@sobro.org for more information.

Mixed Use Developments
For a list of all SoBRO housing properties that include ground floor commercial space, visit our Housing Development & Property Management page.