Oswald Feliz

District 15

Morrisania, Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Crotona Park East, Crotona Park, Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Claremont Park, Mount Hope, Fordham Heights, West Farms, Tremont, Belmont, University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bedford Park, Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Allerton, Bronx Park

Who lives in District 15?

District 15
Citywide

Racial Diversity Index

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Demographics
District 15
Citywide
Seniors – 65 and Older
10.4%
15.5%
Families with Children
33.4%
23.7%
Median Household Income
$38,692
$63,998
People Living Below Poverty Level
34.4%
17.2%

What are the housing needs in District 15?

Housing Need
District 15
Citywide | Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate
2.9%
3.6%
Rent Burdened Households
60.3%
49.6%
      Severely Rent Burdened Households
36.7%
26.8%
Expiring Affordable Units 2025-2029
2,033
1,624
Percent Overcrowded
9.8%
5.3%
Code Violations per 100 units
101.2
26.4
NYCHA Capital Needs
$294,501,159
$1,467,444,775
Households Entering DHS Homeless Shelters

What is the housing stock in District 15?

Housing Stock
District 15
Citywide | Avg Per District
NYCHA Units
678
3,033
Section 8 Units
12,753
3,149
Density: PPL Per Acre
73.8
44.7
Percent Homeowners
5.9%
32.9%
Percent Renters
94.1%
67.1%
Rent Regulated Units
39,300
18,837
Units in 1-4 Family Homes
14.5%
38.0%
Units in 5-19 Unit Buildings
13.6%
13.1%
Units in 20+ Unit Buildings
71.6%
48.7%
Housing Production
District 15
Citywide Average
Housing Units in 2023
66,652
72,971
New Housing Units in 2024
1,673
740
Housing Units in 2024
68,325
73,711
Percent Change in 2024
2.51%
1.00%

Ranked 1

in affordable housing

What affordable housing is being produced

Affordable housing construction in district compared to Citywide average: 2014 - 2024

2,285

443

634

270

2,336

754

238

129

2,178

519

Affordable housing preserved in district: 2014 - 2024

893

495

2,084

1,222

3,574

1,137

412

217

322

199

Total affordable housing production in district: 2014 - 2024

3,178

938

2,718

1,492

5,910

1,891

650

346

2,500

718

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Our Members

  • 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
  • 400 Foundation
  • AARP
  • ANHD
  • Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation
  • Bank of America
  • Breaking Ground
  • CAMBA
  • Chase
  • Center for NYC Neighborhoods
  • Chhaya
  • Citi Community Development
  • Citizens Housing & Planning Council
  • Citizens’ Committee for Children
  • Coalition for the Homeless
  • Community League of the Heights (CLOTH)
  • Community Voices Heard
  • CPC
  • CSH
  • Community Service Society of NY
  • Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
  • Designing the WE
  • Dunn Development
  • Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
  • Fair Housing Justice Center
  • Fifth Avenue Committee
  • Fortune Society
  • FPWA
  • FUREE
  • Gateway Housing
  • Goddard Riverside
  • Goldstein Hall
  • GOLES
  • Gotham Organization
  • Habitat NYC
  • HELP USA
  • Homeless Services United
  • HOPE Communities Inc
  • Housing Justice for All
  • Human.nyc 
  • Human Services Council
  • IMPACCT-Brooklyn
  • Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing
  • JobsFirstNYC
  • Legal Aid NYC
  • LIIF
  • LISC
  • LiveOn
  • Los Sures (Southside United HDFC)
  • MBD Community Housing Corp.
  • MHANY
  • Midtown South Community Council
  • Monadnock Development
  • Neighborhood Housing Services NYC
  • Neighborhood Restore
  • New Destiny Housing
  • New York Building Congress
  • New York Housing Conference
  • NYSAFAH
  • New York State Council of Churches
  • NYU School of Medicine
  • Open New York
  • Osborne Association
  • Partners for Dignity and Rights
  • Partnership for Faith-Based Affordable Housing and Community Development
  • Phipps Houses
  • Project Hospitality
  • REBNY
  • Red Hook Initiative
  • Regional Planning Association
  • Related Companies
  • Right to Counsel
  • Riseboro
  • Robin Hood Foundation
  • Rockabill Development
  • RxHome
  • Services for the UnderServed Inc. (S:US)
  • Settlement Housing Fund
  • Shams DaBaron, Advocate
  • Single Stop USA
  • SKA Marin
  • SMJ Development
  • Supportive Housing Network of New York
  • Sunnyside Community Services
  • The Samuels Group
  • Trinity Church Wall Street
  • UHAB
  • United Neighborhood Houses
  • University Neighborhood Housing Program
  • Vera Institute
  • WE ACT
  • WIN NYC
  • Youth Action Youth Build