East 205th St, Bedford Park

Confusing street number it is as mentioned before but the East 205th between Grand Concourse and East Mosholu Parkway South with a small cross street named Lisbon Place, is a growing transitioning community with diversity in cultures and in housing with a mix of apartment buildings mixed in with single and multi-family cute homes that decorate their front porches according to the seasons.

The East 205th Street has a Block Association that was started by property owners on the block to better improve the curb appeal and beautify the neighborhood for it's residents. Just recently the block became tree-lined with an addition of 9 new trees with pending tree guards to protect them coming soon for 2013 and 2014. It's a mixed income neighborhood with a new building on Lisbon Place creating this niche of a community. Mosholu Parkway is the backyard of this community with a new focus to conserve the parkland, improve, protect and beautify with a new Friends of Mosholu Parkland also in it's infancy of formation. Residents on this block vary from professionals, to small business owners, to students, and even low income. It's a good mix that balances this changing community. Tenants here have lived on this block for over 20 years with property owners being here over 40 years and one of them being here 80 years. A forward movement is in effect.

Business around the corner on East 204th are also being watched over by the residents on East 205th since it's the closest shopping around. Four new trees have been planted on East 204th with the request help of residents on East 205th street. Residents and property owners are actively encouraging new small business to come into the area and introduce new products and services that the residents from East 205th could benefit from.

It's not Manhattan and it shouldn't be. It's the place you go to after you come back from Manhattan to get out of Manhattan overwhelming chaos. This is a residential area that could be the next up and coming borough neighborhood like a Williamsburg in Brooklyn that was even a worse neighborhood and look at it now with the help of committed people.

Great for commuting into Manhattan since it's a 3 to 7 minute walk to the D train and 4 train. The Norwood section that houses two major hospitals and business areas are within a very easy reach.
Tourist area; Botanical Gardens, Bronx Zoo, Arthur Avenue Little Italy, Fordham Shopping area.
It's a pretty block with caring and environmental conscious people and though there is still issues to work on, it's a great place to live on a budget and an ideal place to welcome a new Mosholu Village of trendy coffee shops, diners, tea lounges, with the help of Manhattanites and Brooklynites that are now coming to this area for varies reasons.