Edenwald Houses
Edenwald Houses are a housing project in the Eastchester and Laconia neighborhoods of the Bronx, New York City. Established on October 30, 1953, the project consists of forty buildings, 3 and 14 stories tall with 2,039 apartment units. It covers a 48.88-acre development is bordered by Grenada Place, East 225th Street, Baychester Avenue, Schieffelin Avenue and Laconia Avenues. It is owned and managed by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and is the largest development in the Bronx. Development The Edenwald Houses were built on the former Hebrew Orphan Asylum and was designed by architects Rodgers & Butler. Paul Tishman Company started building Edenwald Houses in 1951 at a cost of roughly $12 million. At the dedication ceremony in 1952, Bronx Borough President James Lyons, Parks Commissioner Robert Moses, and Deputy Mayor Charles Horowitz all commended NYCHA on the development. 21st-century crime In the 2000s violence had increased greatly in the development due to two rival gangs. In 2014, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) began monitoring the gangs activities through social media accounts linked to the gangs. In 2016, the NYPD raided Edenwald and nearby Eastchester Gardens, arresting 87 individuals and charging 120, all of whom were members