1520 Sedgwick Avenue | |
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Front of the building. | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Residential |
Location | The Bronx, New York City, New York |
Country | United States |
Completed | 1967[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 18 |
Floor area | 119,919 square feet (11,140.8 m2)[2] |
1520 Sedgwick Avenue is a 102-unit[3] apartment building in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Described in The New York Times as a long-time "haven for working class families", it has been historically accepted as the birthplace of hip hop.[4]
The first mortgages for units at 1520 Sedgwick were made in 1967. Following a long period of neglect and shady dealings in the 1990s and 2000s, observers described the building as a symbol of the city's affordable housing crisis.[5]