2047 Bathgate Ave, Bronx, NY, 10457

Southwest Bronx enables home buyers to travel by several modes of transportation. Owing to many nearby rapid transit stations on the 4 | Lexington Avenue Express, D | 6 Avenue Express, 6 | Lexington Avenue Local Line, 6X | Lexington Avenue Express, B | 6 Avenue Express, 2 | 7 Avenue Express, 5 | Lexington Avenue Express and 5X | Lexington Avenue Express, and about 20 nearby bus lines, Southwest Bronx is especially transit friendly. It is also very convenient for pedestrians to move around in Southwest Bronx; most common errands can be run on foot, and a good number of businesses of different types can be found as well. The bicycle is a sometimes poor method of transportation in Southwest Bronx since traveling by bicycle is rendered strenuous by the typically hilly area. Thankfully, the cycling infrastructure is reasonably well-developed.

Primary as well as high schools are very easy to reach on foot from any location in Southwest Bronx. Apart from public schools, there are also private schools at both the elementary and secondary school level. As far as eating is concerned, it is especially convenient to access both a general and a specialty grocery store by walking from most houses for sale in Southwest Bronx. Likewise, there are over 600 restaurants and about 40 coffee shops to experience in this part of the city. It is also a rather short walk to a decent selection of clothing stores, for instance on Grand Concourse.

Southwest Bronx is a great part of New York for home buyers who enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities. Finding things to do is easy in this community. Although this part of New York is not known for its nightlife, the streets are almost always busy with people. This area also features not that much greenery; more specifically, residents will find that the tree canopy coverage for most streets is below average. However, it is very easy to access public green spaces in the community since there are over 200 of them close by for residents to unwind in.

Nearly 95% of the population of this community rent their home while the rest are owners. The sizeable proportion of large apartment buildings in the housing stock of this community is an important part of its character. Most housing in this area was constructed prior to the 1960s, during its largest construction boom. This part of New York is primarily composed of one bedroom and two bedroom homes.