Soundview

Soundview is a neighborhood on the Clason Point peninsula, on the south central section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the North and moving clockwise are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, White Plains Road to the east, Lacombe Avenue to the south, and the Bronx River to the west. The Bruckner Expressway bisects the neighborhood horizontally along the center and the Bronx River Parkway runs north to south. Soundview Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Soundview. The total land area is roughly 1.8 square miles. The neighborhood has become increasingly more diverse with a rise in varied Latin American and Asian arrivals in recent years. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 9. Soundview has a population over 75,000.

The land area contains a mix of uses but is primarily residential. Most of the population resides inside large residential complexes of various types. There is a mixture of pre-war architecture, mid-century, and modern apartment buildings. Multi-unit row houses are also located throughout the neighborhood. Beautiful Soundview Park occupies 205 acres (83 hectares) in the southwestern section of the neighborhood, with ball fields, playgrounds and a pedestrian/bike greenway along the left bank of the Bronx River estuary from Lafayette Avenue to Leland Avenue. Clason Point in Soundview is also the location NYC Ferry service connecting the Bronx, the upper Eastside of Manhattan to the Financial District and Wall Street in lower Manhattan.

The neighborhood’s principal commercial corridors are White Plains Road, Soundview Avenue, and Westchester Avenue. The central western border of the neighborhood, adjacent to the Bronx River, is primarily used for storage, warehousing, and automotive repair and modification. The local MTA subway is the 6 line, operating along Westchester Avenue. Its zip codes include 10472 and 10473.

York Studios will soon operate a new movie studio complex on Lafayette Avenue and Bronx River Avenues bringing permanent film production jobs to the community. The broadcast studios for News 12 The Bronx, are also located at 930 Soundview Ave.

Homes for sale in Soundview, Bronx, NY have a median listing price of $392,000 and a price per square foot of $310. There are currently 50 active homes for sale in Soundview neighborhood, which spend an average of 194 days on the market. Some of the hottest neighborhoods near Soundview are Clason Point, Riverdale, Wakefield, and Parkchester. If you are interested in renting or buying single family homes and condos/townhomes for sale in the area, or 3-bedroom homes for sale in neighboring cities, such as New York City, Bronx, {Riverdale}, and Spuyten Duyvil, contact Team Fuentes at BronxAgents.com.