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South Bronx: A historic section of the borough blossoms once again

amd_bx_museum.jpgThe Bronx Museum of the Arts, completed in 2006 by Miami architects Arquitectonica, gives new life to the Grand Concourse.

amd_bx_courthouse.jpgOver budget and delayed, the new Bronx courthouse.

amd_bx_carroll-place.jpgPrewar buildings along Walton Ave.

South Bronx: A historic section of the borough blossoms once again

Having more to do with housing prices than hip hop, the “Boogie Down Bronx” around the Grand Concourse continues to be a red-hot real estate market. Standing on the steps of the hulking gray Bronx courthouse, looking at the prewar buildings lining Walton Ave. and the cranes constructing the new Yankee Stadium, it’s clear why.

“There hasn’t been this much building in the Bronx since the 1920s,” says Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión. “At my inauguration, I said, ‘The Bronx is open for business.’ People are working here, they’re building here and, best of all, people are moving here.”

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