Real Estate Values in Melrose on the Rise According to Zillow

According to Zillow.com, property values are on the rise over the past 12 months and is one of only 3 neighborhoods with increasing values in the entire Bronx. Check out the the data below comparing Melrose to other neighborhoods in the South Bronx.

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*Note: No data was available for Port Morris and Hunts Point due to lack of sales data.

Happy Constitution Day - Some Local History

On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution was adopted during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. This document which is considered as the "supreme law" of this Great Nation has guided our country throughout the last 222 years. Of notable, local interest one of our very own, Gouverneur Morris, signed this great document that has thus far passed the test of time. But his story does not end there.

Gouverneur Morris, who's family estate was what is now known as the Morrisania section of The Bronx, is considered as "The Penman of the Constitution" as well as credited as the author of one of the most powerful words in United States History: "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union..." which as we all know is the preamble of the Constitution.

So on this day which celebrates the United States Constitution, let us not forget the great contribution of a great statesmen from what is now known as the South Bronx! Oh and did you know that his final resting place is in our very own St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Mott Haven?