Access Control Installation in Highbridge
Professional access control installation for Highbridge — the southwestern Bronx neighborhood that takes its name from the HIGH BRIDGE (1848), NEW YORK CITY'S OLDEST STANDING BRIDGE. UNIQUE Siwanoy / Wappinger pre-colonial heritage: at the time of European settlement, the southern Bronx was inhabited by the SIWANOY, a tribe of the WAPPINGER CONFEDERACY. They called the hill that is now Highbridge 'NUASIN' — meaning 'THE LAND BETWEEN' — for its location between the Harlem River and an estuary that formerly flowed in the area of modern-day Jerome Avenue. UNIQUE High Bridge 1848 heritage: the HIGH BRIDGE (originally the AQUEDUCT BRIDGE) is a steel arch bridge connecting Manhattan and the Bronx, rising 140 FEET (43 m) over the Harlem River — the city's OLDEST MAJOR BRIDGE, having opened as part of the OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT IN 1848. The eastern end is at the intersection of UNIVERSITY AVENUE (MLK Boulevard) and 170TH STREET in Highbridge. The bridge measures 1,450 FEET long. UNIQUE 168 steps Bronx-side staircase: a set of 168 STEPS descends from University Avenue and 170th Street; rising 88 FEET over a run of 207 FEET. UNIQUE last bridge before Bronx annexation: the LAST BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED across the Harlem River before the Bronx was annexed into NYC in 1874. UNIQUE Old Croton Aqueduct heritage: built to carry water from the CROTON RIVER WATERSHED to NYC. The aqueduct system used a GRAVITY FEED, running 41 MILES through an enclosed masonry structure. UNIQUE John B. Jervis master engineer heritage: JOHN B. JERVIS (master engineer of the Croton, who had worked on the Erie Canal) imitated the Roman aqueduct design with 16 PIERS supporting 15 stone round arches. UNIQUE Irish immigrant labor heritage: thousands of mostly IRISH IMMIGRANTS built the Croton from 1837-1842. UNIQUE November 1848 completion + $963,427.80 cost heritage. UNIQUE 1864 walkway + Edgar Allan Poe stroll heritage: Poe (who lived in nearby Fordham) liked to walk here. UNIQUE 1872 High Bridge Water Tower heritage: built to increase water pressure into the city — outfitted with a FIVE-OCTAVE CARILLON in 1958 in memory of BENJAMIN ALTMAN. UNIQUE 1927-28 single steel arch heritage: 5 arches replaced by today's single steel arch after public protests defeated a demolition proposal. UNIQUE NYC LPC landmark + NRHP National Historic Landmark heritage: shares the AQUEDUCT'S NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION. UNIQUE June 9, 2015 reopening heritage: $61M Bloomberg restoration + lobbying by THE HIGH BRIDGE COALITION + FRIENDS OF THE OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT. UNIQUE Highbridge Park heritage: 103 ACRES on the Manhattan side + Bronx-side park. UNIQUE Bernard J. Noonan + Horace Ginsbern + Marvin Fine Art Deco heritage: numerous ART DECO LANDMARKS. UNIQUE Park Plaza Art Deco masterpiece heritage: PARK PLAZA at 1005 JEROME AVENUE — designed by Ginsbern + Fine and constructed 1929-1931 — POLYCHROME TERRA COTTA at the apotheosis of Deco-ism. UNIQUE Ginsbern 'Genius of the Bronx' heritage: Ginsbern designed 137 APARTMENT BUILDINGS in the Bronx. UNIQUE 'JOKER STAIRS' heritage: stair street between SHAKESPEARE AND ANDERSON AVENUES — drew tourists after the 2019 film 'JOKER' was filmed there. UNIQUE University Avenue / MLK Boulevard three-name heritage: LIND AVENUE 1860s → UNIVERSITY AVENUE 1917 (NYU campus, now Bronx Community College + Hall of Fame for Great Americans) → MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD November 1988. UNIQUE 161st-Yankee Stadium station (4/B/D) + Macombs Dam Park (400m Joseph Yancy Track + original Yankee Stadium site) + Mill Pond Park (Stadium Tennis Center + future Bronx Children's Museum). UNIQUE Bronx Terminal Market (Target + Home Depot) + Gateway Center mall. UNIQUE Babe Ruth Plaza + Lou Gehrig Plaza + Polo Grounds Houses. UNIQUE American Female Guardian Society 1901-1902 William B. Tuthill (now Highbridge Woodycrest Center) at 936 Woodycrest. UNIQUE H.W. Wilson Company century-old publisher on Sedgwick Avenue. UNIQUE Old 44th Precinct House (1901) — NYPD Bronx Task Force HQ. UNIQUE Sedgwick Avenue heritage: Civil War MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK (killed Battle of Spotsylvania 1864). UNIQUE Macomb's Dam 1813 first-drawbridge heritage. UNIQUE Major Deegan Expressway 1956 + Harlem River Drive 1964. UNIQUE 1520 Sedgwick Avenue Hip Hop Boulevard adjacency heritage (DJ Kool Herc August 11, 1973 birthplace of hip hop). UNIQUE Bronx CB 4 + ZIP 10452 + NYPD 44TH PRECINCT (2 East 169th Street, Deputy Inspector Joe A. Pulgarin) + 155,835 inhabitants (CB 4 with Concourse). NYS Low-Voltage Electrical Contractor License #12000287431.
Why Highbridge Access Control Is High-Bridge + Art-Deco + Yankee-Stadium-Adjacent Scope
Highbridge access control is a uniquely landmark-rich SW Bronx scope because it combines: 178-year HIGH BRIDGE 1848 NYC-oldest-standing-bridge heritage + Old Croton Aqueduct National Historic Landmark + John B. Jervis master engineer + Irish immigrant labor 1837-1842 + 1864 walkway + Edgar Allan Poe stroll heritage + 1872 High Bridge Water Tower with 1958 Benjamin Altman five-octave carillon + 1927-28 single steel arch + 1970s closure + June 9, 2015 reopening + Highbridge Park 103 acres + 168-step Bronx-side staircase. The first scope category: HIGH BRIDGE 1848 NYC OLDEST STANDING BRIDGE (Aqueduct Bridge + 1,450 ft + 140 ft over Harlem River + Roman-style design + 16 piers + 15 original arches + Old Croton Aqueduct National Historic Landmark + NYC LPC landmark + 168 steps + June 9, 2015 reopening). The second core: BERNARD J. NOONAN + HORACE GINSBERN + MARVIN FINE ART DECO (Park Plaza 1929-1931 polychrome terra cotta + Noonan Towers + Noonan Plaza + 137 Bronx apartments by Ginsbern). The third: YANKEE STADIUM + MACOMBS DAM PARK + MILL POND PARK stadium-area scope.
The fourth: UNIVERSITY AVENUE / MLK BOULEVARD three-name heritage (Lind 1860s → University 1917 → MLK 1988). The fifth: 'JOKER STAIRS' + stair-streets + elevated hilly terrain. The sixth: 1872 HIGH BRIDGE WATER TOWER + Benjamin Altman carillon + 2021 reopening. The seventh: SEDGWICK AVENUE Civil War Major General Sedgwick + Macomb's Dam 1813 first-drawbridge. The eighth: AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY 1901-1902 + William B. Tuthill + Highbridge Woodycrest Center + H.W. Wilson Company century-old publisher. The ninth: 1520 SEDGWICK AVENUE HIP HOP BOULEVARD adjacency (DJ Kool Herc August 11, 1973 birthplace of hip hop). The tenth: BRONX TERMINAL MARKET + GATEWAY CENTER mall scope. The eleventh: 5- AND 6-STORY ART DECO APARTMENT stock + Hispanic / Dominican / Puerto Rican / African-American demographic. The twelfth: BRONX CB 4 + ZIP 10452 + NYPD 44TH PRECINCT (2 East 169th, Deputy Inspector Joe A. Pulgarin, 1.97 sq mi, ~16,000 arrests/year, 77.3% crime decrease 1990-2022) + 161st-Yankee Stadium 4/B/D station.
UNIQUE Highbridge namesake. Aqueduct Bridge + 1,450 ft + 140 ft over Harlem River + 168 Bronx-side steps. Old Croton Aqueduct National Historic Landmark + NYC LPC landmark.
UNIQUE Highbridge. 1005 Jerome Avenue. Ginsbern + Fine designed. Polychrome terra cotta masterpiece. May be the Bronx's most famed apartment complex outside the Grand Concourse.
UNIQUE Highbridge. Horace 'Harry' Ginsbern designed 137 apartment buildings in the Bronx. Marvin Fine designed exteriors. Bernard J. Noonan was the developer (Noonan Towers + Noonan Plaza).
UNIQUE Highbridge. 161st-Yankee Stadium 4/B/D station. Macombs Dam Park (400m Joseph Yancy Track on original Yankee Stadium site). Mill Pond Park + Stadium Tennis Center.
UNIQUE Highbridge. Stair street between Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues. Drew international tourist attention after 2019 Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix.
UNIQUE Highbridge. Three-name heritage: Lind Avenue 1860s → University Avenue 1917 (NYU campus) → MLK Jr. Boulevard November 1988. Connects to High Bridge eastern end at 170th.
Highbridge Anchors & Streets We Work
High Bridge (1848)
University Ave + 170th St. NYC's oldest standing bridge. 1,450 ft long. 140 ft over Harlem River. Old Croton Aqueduct National Historic Landmark.
High Bridge Water Tower (1872)
Highbridge Park, W. 173rd-174th. Five-octave carillon (1958, in memory of Benjamin Altman). Reopened to public November 2021.
Park Plaza Apartments
1005 Jerome Avenue. Ginsbern + Fine 1929-1931 Art Deco masterpiece. Polychrome terra cotta. Opposite John Mullaly Park.
Noonan Towers
939 Woodycrest Avenue. 8-story residential building. Bernard J. Noonan developer. Across from American Female Guardian Society building.
American Female Guardian Society
936 Woodycrest Avenue. 1901-1902. William B. Tuthill (Carnegie Hall architect). Limestone + brick + terracotta. Now Highbridge Woodycrest Center long-term care.
Macombs Dam Park
S. of 161st St. 400m Joseph Yancy Track + soccer + baseball + grandstand 600. Built 2009 on original Yankee Stadium site.
Mill Pond Park
Harlem River + River Ave. Stadium Tennis Center. Future home of Bronx Children's Museum (in Powerhouse 2nd floor). Adjacent to Bronx Terminal Market.
Bronx Terminal Market
South of Yankee Stadium. Mall-like complex. Target + Home Depot + other big-box retail anchors. Multi-tenant retail-anchor scope.
Yankee Stadium / 161st St
4/B/D station. Babe Ruth Plaza north of W. 161st. Lou Gehrig Plaza at 161st + Grand Concourse. Polo Grounds Houses on former 1923-1963 Polo Grounds site.
'Joker Stairs'
Shakespeare + Anderson Aves. Stair street featured in 2019 Joker film. International Instagram-famous tourist destination.
University Avenue / MLK Blvd
Eastern High Bridge end. Three-name heritage: Lind 1860s → University 1917 → MLK 1988. Bronx Community College + Hall of Fame for Great Americans corridor.
NYPD 44th Precinct
2 East 169th Street. Patrols Highbridge + Concourse + Mount Eden. Deputy Inspector Joe A. Pulgarin commanding. 1.97 sq mi. ~16,000 arrests/year. 77.3% crime decrease 1990-2022.
Highbridge Access Control Problems We Fix
Failed reader / dead controller
Card-reader fails or HID Edge controller drops offline. Service-call $245-$525. Same-day from our Fordham office, 12-22 minutes via Major Deegan Expressway or Grand Concourse.
Pre-war Art Deco 5-6 story apartment
UNIQUE Highbridge. Bernard J. Noonan + Ginsbern + Marvin Fine masterpieces. Original polychrome terra cotta + leaded glass + decorative iron grilles. Heritage-aesthetic concealment.
Park Plaza 1005 Jerome landmark
UNIQUE Highbridge. 1929-1931 Ginsbern + Fine masterpiece. NYC LPC Certificate of Appropriateness + period-appropriate hardware finishes (nickel-plated bronze + brushed chrome).
Highbridge Park / High Bridge perimeter
UNIQUE Highbridge. NYC Parks Department + Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct + High Bridge Coalition + NYC LPC + NRHP coordination. 168-step staircase visitor management.
American Female Guardian Society / Highbridge Woodycrest Center
UNIQUE Highbridge. 1901-1902 William B. Tuthill landmark. Long-term care facility. NYS DOH + NYC HHC + HIPAA-aware install. Resident + family + staff tier-credentialing.
Yankee Stadium event-day commercial
UNIQUE Highbridge. Game-day restaurant + sports-bar + retail traffic surge along 161st St + River Ave. Macombs Dam Park + Mill Pond Park + Stadium Tennis Center perimeter.
Joker Stairs tourist crowd-management
UNIQUE Highbridge. Shakespeare/Anderson stair street. Instagram-famous since 2019 Joker film. Crowd-management coordination with NYPD 44th Precinct.
Hispanic / Dominican family-residential
UNIQUE Highbridge. Bilingual Spanish + Dominican Patois + Puerto Rican Spanish + African-American Vernacular install walkthroughs. Multi-generational family scope.
Highbridge Access Control: Real Questions Answered
"Can you handle the High Bridge 1848 NYC oldest-bridge heritage scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge namesake-landmark scope. The HIGH BRIDGE (originally the AQUEDUCT BRIDGE) is a steel arch bridge connecting Manhattan and the Bronx, rising 140 FEET (43 m) over the Harlem River — NYC'S OLDEST STANDING BRIDGE, having opened as part of the OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT IN 1848. The eastern end is at the intersection of UNIVERSITY AVENUE (MLK Boulevard) and 170TH STREET in Highbridge. The bridge measures 1,450 FEET (440 m) long. UNIQUE 168 steps Bronx-side staircase: a set of 168 STEPS descends from University Avenue and 170th Street; rising 88 FEET over a run of 207 FEET. UNIQUE last bridge before Bronx annexation: it was the LAST BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED ACROSS THE HARLEM RIVER before the Bronx was annexed into NYC in 1874. UNIQUE John B. Jervis heritage: master engineer of the Croton (also worked on the Erie Canal) — imitated the Roman aqueduct design with 16 PIERS. The original bridge had 15 STONE ROUND ARCHES, each 50 or 80 feet long. UNIQUE Irish immigrant labor heritage: thousands of mostly IRISH IMMIGRANTS built the Croton from 1837-1842. UNIQUE November 1848 completion + $963,427.80 cost heritage: among the longest bridges in the United States at the time. UNIQUE 1864 walkway + Edgar Allan Poe stroll heritage: Poe (who lived in nearby Fordham) liked to walk here. UNIQUE 1927-28 single steel arch heritage: 5 arches replaced by today's single steel arch after public protests defeated a demolition proposal. UNIQUE NYC LPC landmark + NRHP National Historic Landmark heritage: the bridge is a NYC designated landmark and shares the AQUEDUCT'S NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION. UNIQUE 1958 water cessation + 1970s closure heritage: water stopped flowing in 1958, and the bridge was closed by the early 1970s. UNIQUE June 9, 2015 reopening heritage: $61M Bloomberg restoration + lobbying by THE HIGH BRIDGE COALITION + FRIENDS OF THE OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT. Open daily 7AM-8PM. UNIQUE pedestrian/bicycle accessibility: open to all visitors including wheelchairs, bikes, and strollers. Standard High Bridge perimeter AC playbook: (1) NYC Parks Department coordination for any High Bridge perimeter install; (2) NYC LPC Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of No Effect for any visible exterior change; (3) NRHP National Historic Landmark federal-heritage compliance; (4) Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct + High Bridge Coalition coordination; (5) NYC Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) credential coordination; (6) 168-step staircase visitor-management + ADA-aware sensor placement; (7) Highbridge Park Bronx-side perimeter cameras (entry from 170th + University Avenue); (8) Old Croton Aqueduct pipe-protection (the aqueduct's original pipe still lies beneath the walkway); (9) seasonal-event credential management (Plena music + 175th anniversary celebrations + cultural festivals); (10) bilingual Spanish + English visitor-management.
"Can you handle the Bernard J. Noonan + Ginsbern + Fine Art Deco heritage scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge Art Deco architectural-heritage scope. Highbridge is dominated by townhouses and 5- AND 6-STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS, including numerous ART DECO LANDMARKS built by the developer BERNARD J. NOONAN and the architects HORACE 'HARRY' GINSBERN (interiors) and MARVIN FINE (exteriors). UNIQUE Park Plaza heritage: PARK PLAZA at 1005 JEROME AVENUE opposite John Mullaly Park — designed by Ginsbern + Fine and constructed between 1929-1931 — at about the apotheosis of Deco-ism. POLYCHROME TERRA COTTA was in vogue, and Park Plaza does it better than just about anywhere else. May be the Bronx's most famed apartment complex not located on the Grand Concourse. UNIQUE Ginsbern 'Genius of the Bronx' heritage: Ginsbern was known as 'THE GENIUS OF THE BRONX' as he designed NO LESS THAN 137 APARTMENT BUILDINGS in the borough. UNIQUE Noonan Towers heritage: 939 WOODYCREST AVENUE — 8-story residential building. UNIQUE Noonan Plaza heritage. UNIQUE Woodycrest Avenue + Ogden Avenue mansion heritage: many older detached mansions remain on these streets. UNIQUE Art Deco features: chevron motifs + zigzag patterns + ziggurat setbacks + sunburst lobby tile + stylized floral terracotta + nickel-plated lobby fixtures + Vitrolite glass panels + decorative iron grilles. Standard Art Deco heritage AC playbook: (1) NYC LPC Certificate of Appropriateness for any visible exterior change to designated Art Deco landmarks; (2) heritage-aesthetic-sensitive concealment for original Art Deco architectural elements (no penetration of original polychrome terra cotta, decorative iron grilles, Vitrolite glass panels, or chevron-motif lobby tile); (3) Bernard J. Noonan + Horace Ginsbern + Marvin Fine architectural-attribution research (verify property is on LPC inventory of these architects); (4) period-appropriate hardware finishes (nickel-plated bronze + oil-rubbed bronze + antique brass + brushed chrome); (5) original lobby ornamentation preservation; (6) period leaded-glass + original-window-mullion preservation; (7) 8-story Noonan Towers elevator-access tier-credentialing; (8) doorman vs no-doorman tier-credentialing for Art Deco lobbies; (9) coordination with Bronx County Historical Society + Art Deco Society of New York for any architect-attributed building.
"Can you handle the Yankee Stadium + Macombs Dam Park + Bronx Terminal Market institutional scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge stadium-and-retail institutional scope. UNIQUE Yankee Stadium adjacency: the 161ST STREET-YANKEE STADIUM STATION (4 + B + D trains) sits at the southern edge of Highbridge. UNIQUE Macombs Dam Park heritage: 2009 expansion. The 400-METER JOSEPH YANCY TRACK AND FIELD + all-weather turf + soccer field + baseball field + GRANDSTAND SEATING FOR 600 PEOPLE. The park sits on the SITE OF THE ORIGINAL YANKEE STADIUM, south of 161st Street and west of River Avenue, connecting to the YANKEES-EAST 153RD STREET STATION on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line. UNIQUE Mill Pond Park heritage: 2009 completion. STADIUM TENNIS CENTER + walking paths + picnic areas + waterfront views. The second floor of the POWERHOUSE is the future home of the BRONX CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. UNIQUE Bronx Terminal Market heritage: mall-like complex with TARGET + HOME DEPOT + other big-box anchors. UNIQUE Gateway Center mall heritage. UNIQUE Babe Ruth Plaza heritage: north of W. 161st along the New Yankee Stadium, RELOCATED FROM ITS FORMER SLOT at 161st and the Grand Concourse. UNIQUE Lou Gehrig Plaza heritage: the former Babe Ruth Plaza site at 161st + Grand Concourse is now LOU GEHRIG PLAZA (Ruth's teammate from 1925-1934). UNIQUE Polo Grounds Houses heritage: site of the FORMER POLO GROUNDS (Giants 1923-1957 + Mets 1962-1963 baseball stadium). Standard Yankee Stadium + retail institutional AC playbook: (1) Yankee Stadium event-day commercial scope; (2) NYPD 44th Precinct + private-security coordination for game-day perimeter; (3) Macombs Dam Park 400m track + soccer + baseball + grandstand institutional install; (4) Stadium Tennis Center commercial-recreational tier-credentialing; (5) Bronx Children's Museum (future) institutional install scope; (6) Bronx Terminal Market multi-tenant retail anchor (Target + Home Depot + others) tier-credentialing; (7) Gateway Center mall multi-tenant retail tier-credentialing; (8) Babe Ruth Plaza + Lou Gehrig Plaza + Polo Grounds Houses heritage-anchor sensitivity; (9) Yankees-East 153rd Street Metro-North station-adjacent commercial scope; (10) game-day pop-up vendor + temporary-credential management.
"Can you handle the 'Joker Stairs' + stair-streets + elevated hilly terrain scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge geographic-and-pop-culture scope. UNIQUE elevated hilly terrain heritage: the terrain in Highbridge is ELEVATED AND VERY HILLY. STAIR STREETS connect parts of the neighborhood at different elevations. The total land area is roughly 1 SQUARE MILE. UNIQUE 'Joker Stairs' heritage: one particular stair street between SHAKESPEARE AND ANDERSON AVENUES became known as the 'JOKER STAIRS' — drawing tourists after the 2019 film 'JOKER' starring Joaquin Phoenix was filmed there. UNIQUE other stair streets: many stairways throughout Highbridge connect higher residential streets (University Avenue / MLK Boulevard) to lower commercial streets (Jerome Avenue + River Avenue + Harlem River corridor) — Plimpton Avenue + Anderson Avenue + Shakespeare Avenue + Walton Avenue + Sedgwick Avenue all have stair-street connections. UNIQUE stair-street tourist heritage: Joker Stairs has become an Instagram-famous tourist destination, requiring crowd-management coordination during peak photo-traffic. UNIQUE Old Croton Aqueduct underground route heritage: the aqueduct still lies beneath the High Bridge walkway and underground throughout the neighborhood. Standard hilly-terrain + stair-streets AC playbook: (1) stair-street perimeter cameras (multi-zone coverage along step-flight transitions); (2) Joker Stairs tourist-traffic crowd-management coordination (NYPD 44th Precinct + Bronx Tourism Council); (3) elevated-property installation logistics; (4) hilly-driveway-aware install (steep grade changes affect cable runs + power supply); (5) low-elevation Sedgwick Avenue + Major Deegan corridor scope; (6) high-elevation University Avenue / MLK Boulevard ridge scope; (7) NYC LPC coordination for any stair-street historic-marker; (8) bilingual Spanish + English tourist-information install for film-tourism-adjacent properties.
"Can you handle the University Avenue / MLK Boulevard three-name heritage scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge street-naming heritage scope. UNIQUE three-name heritage: the street that runs from Sedgwick Avenue near Macombs Dam Park all the way to Jerome Park Reservoir has had THREE NAMES at different times. UNIQUE Lind Avenue 1860s heritage: the street started as LIND AVENUE in the 1860s. UNIQUE University Avenue 1917 rename heritage: switched to UNIVERSITY AVENUE in 1917, in honor of the NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS it ran past (now occupied by BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE and containing the LITTLE-TRAFFICKED HALL OF FAME for Great Americans). UNIQUE Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard November 1988 rename heritage: the street was further named for MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. in NOVEMBER 1988. UNIQUE traffic-pattern heritage: quiet and unassuming at West 168th Street, University Avenue/MLK Boulevard gains several traffic lanes a few blocks north at EDWARD L. GRANT HIGHWAY and the WASHINGTON BRIDGE APPROACH. UNIQUE NYU campus heritage: the original NYU University Heights campus (now Bronx Community College) — the namesake for the 1917 rename. UNIQUE Hall of Fame for Great Americans heritage: the historic colonnade structure containing busts of distinguished Americans. UNIQUE 1988 MLK rename civic heritage: 25th anniversary year of MLK's 1963 March on Washington. Standard MLK Boulevard / University Avenue heritage AC playbook: (1) heritage-anchor sensitivity for any property along the historic Lind Avenue / University Avenue / MLK Boulevard corridor; (2) Bronx Community College institutional-adjacent residential scope; (3) Hall of Fame for Great Americans NYC Parks coordination; (4) Edward L. Grant Highway + Washington Bridge approach traffic-pattern-aware install scheduling; (5) Jerome Park Reservoir-adjacent residential scope (NYC DEP coordination); (6) bilingual Spanish + Dominican Patois + African-American Vernacular install walkthroughs; (7) bilingual signage / branding installation for MLK Boulevard-corridor commercial; (8) annual MLK Day celebration credential management.
"Can you handle the 1872 High Bridge Water Tower + Old Croton Aqueduct heritage scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge water-infrastructure heritage scope. UNIQUE 1872 High Bridge Water Tower heritage: an attractive water tower was constructed near the High Bridge to help increase the water pressure into the city. The TOWER WAS BUILT IN 1872 — designed by John Jervis to CONCEAL THE WATER TANK. UNIQUE 1958 Benjamin Altman five-octave carillon heritage: in 1958, the tower was rehabilitated and OUTFITTED WITH A FIVE-OCTAVE CARILLON IN MEMORY OF BENJAMIN ALTMAN. UNIQUE 2021 water tower reopening: the tower underwent its own renovation and REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN NOVEMBER 2021. UNIQUE 1860s aqueduct expansion heritage: in 1861, the city raised the High Bridge by SIX FEET and added a larger main on top of the two existing pipes — increasing delivery from 72,000,000 to 95,000,000 gallons per day. UNIQUE Yorkville Receiving Reservoir + Murray Hill Reservoir + 42nd Street distributing reservoir heritage. UNIQUE 1842 Croton Aqueduct opening + 1842-1848 low-level pipe heritage. UNIQUE Engineer Fayette B. Tower 1848 prediction: the High Bridge would 'STAND AS A MONUMENT TO THE GENIUS OF ENTERPRIZE OF THE AGE.' Standard water-infrastructure heritage AC playbook: (1) NYC DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) coordination for any property near the High Bridge Water Tower or aqueduct route; (2) High Bridge Water Tower 1872 NYC LPC + NRHP heritage compliance; (3) carillon performance-event credential management; (4) NYC Parks Department coordination; (5) heritage-aesthetic-sensitive concealment for the iconic 1872 tower; (6) High Bridge Coalition + Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct heritage-interpretation coordination; (7) heritage-marker plaza coordination; (8) underground-aqueduct-route property scope (NYC DEP underground-easement awareness).
"Can you handle the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue Hip Hop Boulevard adjacency heritage scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge-adjacent cultural-heritage scope. UNIQUE 1520 Sedgwick Avenue heritage: located on Sedgwick Avenue in the Morris Heights / Highbridge corridor — widely considered the BIRTHPLACE OF HIP-HOP. UNIQUE August 11, 1973 DJ Kool Herc party heritage: on August 11, 1973, an 18-year-old CLIVE CAMPBELL (DJ KOOL HERC) was a disc jockey and emcee at a back-to-school party hosted by his younger sister CINDY CAMPBELL at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. She rented the rec room for $25 and charged 25 cents for ladies, 50 cents for gentlemen. UNIQUE Coke La Rock heritage: Herc's friend COKE LA ROCK demonstrated the innovation of RAPPING. UNIQUE 'Merry-Go-Round' break-beat technique heritage: Herc switched between two copies of the same record to extend the drum break — the foundational technique of HIP HOP. UNIQUE 2007 NY State 'Birthplace of Hip-Hop' designation. UNIQUE 2008 NYC HPD Mitchell-Lama affordable-housing protection. UNIQUE 2016 Sedgwick Avenue 'Hip Hop Boulevard' renaming heritage. UNIQUE Hip Hop 50 anniversary 2023 heritage: 50th-anniversary celebrations including a replica of the 1520 Sedgwick building erected at YANKEE STADIUM (in adjacent Highbridge). UNIQUE Sedgwick Avenue corridor heritage: borders Highbridge to the west. UNIQUE Schumer-Cassidy resolution: U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer designated 'Aug. 11 as Hip Hop Celebration Day.' Standard hip-hop-cultural heritage AC playbook: (1) 1520 Sedgwick Avenue / 1520 Community Center landmark-adjacency coordination; (2) Hip Hop Boulevard signage + heritage-marker NYC DOT coordination; (3) NYC HPD Mitchell-Lama affordable-housing compliance for adjacent buildings; (4) annual August 11 Hip Hop Celebration Day event credential management; (5) Yankee Stadium replica-installation event coordination during 50th-anniversary years; (6) bilingual Spanish + Dominican Patois + African-American Vernacular install walkthroughs; (7) recording-studio + rehearsal-space + DJ-equipment-storage commercial scope for hip-hop-industry tenants; (8) annual cross-borough hip-hop-tourism event credential management.
"Can you handle the American Female Guardian Society 1901-1902 + H.W. Wilson institutional scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge institutional-heritage scope. UNIQUE American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless heritage: the most distinctive building in the shadow of the New Yankee Stadium and overlooking Macombs Dam Park is the 1901-1902 AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY AND HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS — and current HIGHBRIDGE WOODYCREST CENTER, located at 936 WOODYCREST AVENUE. It was constructed to house ABANDONED AND NEEDY CHILDREN by then-prominent architect WILLIAM B. TUTHILL in LIMESTONE, BRICK AND TERRACOTTA. It now serves as a LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE FACILITY. UNIQUE Noonan Towers adjacency heritage: directly across the street at 939 WOODYCREST AVENUE is the 8-STORY NOONAN TOWERS. UNIQUE H.W. Wilson Company heritage: the H.W. WILSON COMPANY — a bibliography, general interest, and periodical index publisher — has been in business for OVER A CENTURY, with its headquarters on SEDGWICK AVENUE just north of its fork in the road with University Avenue. UNIQUE William B. Tuthill heritage: Tuthill was a prominent late-19th-century architect whose works include CARNEGIE HALL (1891 Manhattan). UNIQUE Highbridge Woodycrest Center current use: long-term health care facility for adults — 24/7 staffed nursing facility with HHC + DOH oversight. UNIQUE H.W. Wilson Company products: WILSON INDEXES (Cumulative Book Index, Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, Education Index, Library Literature, etc.) — foundational reference works of 20th-century American libraries. Standard 1901-1902 institutional + century-old commercial AC playbook: (1) Highbridge Woodycrest Center healthcare-institutional install (resident credential + family-credential + staff-credential + medical-staff + custodial + dietary tier-credentialing); (2) NYS DOH + NYC HHC long-term-care facility compliance; (3) HIPAA-aware install (medical privacy + restricted-area + medication-storage tier-credentialing); (4) heritage-aesthetic-sensitive concealment for the 1901-1902 limestone + brick + terracotta facade (William B. Tuthill original design); (5) NYC LPC Certificate of No Effect or Certificate of Appropriateness for any visible exterior change; (6) H.W. Wilson Company office-publisher institutional install (multi-floor publisher + editorial + database + research-library tier-credentialing); (7) corporate library + archive-vault tier-credentialing; (8) Sedgwick Avenue heritage-corner sensitivity (44th Precinct House 1901 nearby); (9) NYPD Bronx Task Force + 44th Precinct community-affairs office coordination.
"Can you handle the Sedgwick Avenue Civil War + Macomb's Dam 1813 heritage scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge Civil War + 1813 first-drawbridge heritage scope. UNIQUE Sedgwick Avenue heritage: SEDGWICK AVENUE commemorates Civil War MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK, who was KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE IN 1864. Sedgwick was famously killed by a Confederate sharpshooter while reassuring his troops with the words 'They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance' — moments before being struck. UNIQUE Macomb's Dam heritage: farmer ROBERT MACOMB opened the FIRST DRAWBRIDGE on this site in 1813, but annoyed neighbors by DAMMING THE HARLEM RIVER in the East 160s. After some years they tore down Macomb's bridge and replaced it with a wooden swing span. UNIQUE 1890s iron swing bridge heritage: the City commissioned BOLLER to build an iron swing bridge in the late 1890s. UNIQUE Major Deegan Expressway heritage: built in 1956. Carries Interstate 87. UNIQUE Harlem River Drive heritage: built in 1964. Runs directly underneath the High Bridge on both sides. UNIQUE old 44th Precinct House (1901) heritage: traditional pair of green lamps at the entrance steps, just north of the Stadium motel on Sedgwick — currently HEADQUARTERS OF THE NYPD BRONX TASK FORCE. UNIQUE Stadium Motor Lodge heritage: in the 1960s, NEW YORK YANKEES PLAYERS stayed at the STADIUM MOTOR LODGE on Sedgwick Avenue near West 167th. In recent years, the motel has become homeless lodging. Standard Civil War + 1813 first-drawbridge AC playbook: (1) Sedgwick Avenue corridor heritage-anchor sensitivity (Major General Sedgwick + Civil War Battle of Spotsylvania historical-marker coordination); (2) Macomb's Dam Park + 1813 first-drawbridge site historical-marker coordination; (3) NYC DOT + NYC Parks Department for any historic-bridge-site exterior install; (4) Major Deegan Expressway-adjacent properties scope (highway-noise + sound-wall-perimeter scope); (5) Harlem River Drive-adjacent properties scope; (6) 1901 Old 44th Precinct House heritage-aesthetic-sensitive concealment (currently NYPD Bronx Task Force HQ); (7) Stadium Motor Lodge / homeless-lodging social-services scope; (8) NYC HRA + DSS + DHS coordination for transitional-housing tenant management.
"Can you handle pre-war Art Deco + 5/6-story apartment + Hispanic / Dominican demographic scope?"
Yes — UNIQUE Highbridge residential-and-demographic scope. Highbridge is dominated by 5- AND 6-STORY BRICK APARTMENT BUILDINGS — many of them PRE-WAR ART DECO with original window mullions, leaded glass, polychrome terra cotta, BX-cable wiring, and historic-aesthetic-sensitive concealment requirements. UNIQUE pre-war wave heritage: Highbridge was a predominantly middle-class WHITE (of Irish, Jewish, and Italian origins) neighborhood from the 1920s through the late 1970s. UNIQUE post-WWII Hispanic + Dominican migration heritage: many Dominican families moved in from the 1960s onward, transforming Highbridge into one of NYC's most prominent Dominican-American enclaves. UNIQUE Plena music heritage: traditional Puerto Rican music + dance (heard at the 175th-anniversary celebration of the High Bridge). UNIQUE bodega-density heritage. UNIQUE storefront iglesia density. UNIQUE Dominican restaurant heritage: EL CALDERO + DON SAZON (tacos + mofongo) + LATEMUNCH. UNIQUE Fine Fare Supermarkets + Food Bazaar grocery heritage. UNIQUE 22% rent increase 2017 heritage (highest in NYC). UNIQUE 32% poverty rate + 61% rent burden + median household income $30,900 demographic. UNIQUE 27% under-17 youth + 29% 25-44 working-age + 23% 45-64 mid-career age distribution. Standard 5-and-6-story pre-war Art Deco apartment + Hispanic-demographic AC playbook: (1) heritage-aesthetic-sensitive concealment; (2) pre-war wiring scope (BX cable + cloth-insulated copper); (3) lobby + stairwell + roof-access + elevator tier-credentialing; (4) walk-up tenement scope for some buildings; (5) bilingual Spanish + Dominican Patois + Puerto Rican Spanish + African-American Vernacular install walkthroughs; (6) multi-generational family scope; (7) front-stoop + side-gate + alley-perimeter scope; (8) corner-store ground-floor commercial integration; (9) post-2022 Twin Parks fire-life-safety regulatory integration scope; (10) Mitchell-Lama affordable-housing tenant-protection compliance; (11) high-rent-burden / 32%-poverty / NYC HRA Section-8 voucher coordination.
"How much does access control installation cost in Highbridge?"
Highbridge access control pricing depends on building category. Service-call component repair: $245-$525 per call. Pre-war Art Deco 5-6 story apartment scope: $4,500-$22,500 per building. Park Plaza 1005 Jerome 1929-1931 Art Deco landmark scope: $8,500-$28,500. Noonan Towers 939 Woodycrest 8-story scope: $5,500-$22,500. Woodycrest + Ogden Avenue detached-mansion heritage scope: $5,500-$25,000 per home. Tenement walk-up: $3,500-$15,500. HDFC cooperative: $5,500-$22,500. American Female Guardian Society 1901-1902 / Highbridge Woodycrest Center landmark scope: $15,000-$45,000+. Highbridge Park + Macombs Dam Park + Mill Pond Park + Reverend T. Wendell Foster Park NYC Parks scope: $5,500-$25,000+. Stadium Tennis Center institutional: $8,500-$28,000+. Yankee Stadium-event-day commercial scope: $1,800-$8,500. Bronx Terminal Market / Gateway Center mall: $25,000-$125,000+. NYPL High Bridge + NYPL Grand Concourse branch institutional: $15,000-$45,000+. NYPD 44th Precinct facility scope: $25,000-$85,000+. H.W. Wilson Company institutional: $15,000-$55,000+. Bilingual Spanish + Dominican Patois family-residential: $1,800-$5,500. Per-tenant credential reset: $25-$50. NYC sales tax 8.875%. NO TRAVEL SURCHARGE — Highbridge is 12-22 minutes from our Fordham office at 460 E Fordham Rd via the Major Deegan Expressway or Grand Concourse.
"Are you licensed for Highbridge work?"
Yes. NYS Low-Voltage Electrical Contractor License #12000287431. Valid throughout NYC including all of Highbridge (ZIP Code 10452, NYC Community District 4). General liability and workers compensation insurance carried at all times. Our Bronx home office at 460 E Fordham Rd dispatches to Highbridge in 12-22 minutes via the Major Deegan Expressway or Grand Concourse. NYPD 44TH PRECINCT (2 East 169th Street) patrols Highbridge — currently commanded by Deputy Inspector Joe A. Pulgarin. We coordinate after-hours work with NYPD 44th Precinct community-affairs office. We coordinate FDNY institutional install with FDNY Bronx Borough Commander office + nearby Engine Co. 50/Ladder Co. 19 (1000 Stebbins Avenue) + Engine Co. 71/Ladder Co. 55 (720 Melrose Avenue). We coordinate HIGH BRIDGE 1848 NYC LPC LANDMARK + NRHP NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK install with NYC Parks Department + Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct + The High Bridge Coalition + NYC LPC for Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of No Effect. We coordinate 1872 High Bridge Water Tower install with NYC Parks Department + NYC DEP. We coordinate Bernard J. Noonan + Horace Ginsbern + Marvin Fine ART DECO LANDMARK install (Park Plaza + Noonan Towers + Noonan Plaza + numerous Art Deco apartments) with NYC LPC + Bronx County Historical Society + Art Deco Society of New York. We coordinate AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY 1901-1902 / Highbridge Woodycrest Center install (936 Woodycrest Ave, William B. Tuthill heritage, current long-term care facility) with NYS DOH + NYC HHC + HIPAA-compliant medical-privacy. We coordinate H.W. Wilson Company century-old publisher institutional install with corporate facilities. We coordinate Yankee Stadium event-day commercial-perimeter install with NYC DOT + Yankees facilities + NYPD 44th Precinct. We coordinate Macombs Dam Park + Mill Pond Park + Reverend T. Wendell Foster Park + Highbridge Park NYC Parks-Department-administered install with NYC Parks Department + NYC Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP). We coordinate Bronx Terminal Market + Gateway Center mall multi-tenant retail anchor install with property management + NYC DOT + NYC DOB. We coordinate Hip Hop Boulevard / 1520 Sedgwick Avenue heritage-adjacency install with NYC HPD Mitchell-Lama compliance + Bronx County Historical Society. We coordinate post-2022-Twin-Parks fire-life-safety + self-closing-door + space-heater regulatory scope with NYC HPD + NYC DOB + FDNY + landlord/property-management. We provide bilingual Spanish + Dominican Patois + Puerto Rican Spanish + African-American Vernacular install walkthroughs as needed. Sister scope to our Concourse + Mount Eden + Morris Heights + Morrisania + Mott Haven services.
Highbridge Access Control Cost: What You'll Pay
All Highbridge access control pricing includes licensed labor, FDNY-listed equipment, professional installation, and 1-year parts-only warranty. NYC sales tax 8.875%. No travel surcharge — 12-22 minutes from our Fordham office at 460 E Fordham Rd.
Service-Call Component Repair
Failed reader, dead controller, lost master credential. Same-day from 460 E Fordham Rd.
Per-Tenant Credential Reset
Per credential reset / replacement. Tenant database sync.
Hispanic / Dominican Family
Smart lock + IP video doorbell + side-gate fob + perimeter cameras. Bilingual install walkthrough.
Tenement Walk-Up Building
Pre-war close-together brick walk-up. Lobby + stairwell + roof tier. Pre-war wiring scope.
Pre-War Art Deco 5-6 Story Apt
Noonan + Ginsbern + Fine Art Deco landmark heritage. Polychrome terra cotta concealment + period-appropriate hardware.
Park Plaza 1929-1931 Landmark
1005 Jerome Avenue. Ginsbern + Fine masterpiece. Polychrome terra cotta. NYC LPC + Art Deco Society coordination.
Highbridge Woodycrest Center
936 Woodycrest. 1901-1902 William B. Tuthill landmark. Long-term care + HIPAA + NYS DOH compliance.
High Bridge / Highbridge Park
NYC Parks + LPC + NRHP + Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct + High Bridge Coalition coordination.
Combine Access Control + Cameras + Door Buzzer + Alarm
Highbridge's pre-war Art Deco 5- and 6-story brick apartment buildings (Bernard J. Noonan + Horace 'Harry' Ginsbern + Marvin Fine masterpieces with original polychrome terra cotta + chevron motifs + ziggurat setbacks + sunburst lobby tile + nickel-plated lobby fixtures + Vitrolite glass panels + decorative iron grilles + leaded glass + original window mullions + BX-cable wiring), the 1929-1931 Park Plaza apartment complex at 1005 Jerome Avenue (Ginsbern + Fine masterpiece, possibly the Bronx's most famed apartment complex outside the Grand Concourse, polychrome terra cotta at the apotheosis of Deco-ism), the 8-story Noonan Towers at 939 Woodycrest Avenue, Noonan Plaza, the older detached mansions remaining on Woodycrest Avenue and Ogden Avenue, the iconic 1848 High Bridge (NYC's oldest standing bridge, 1,450 feet long, 140 feet over the Harlem River, with 168 Bronx-side steps, John B. Jervis master-engineer Roman-style design, 16 piers, 15 original stone round arches, Old Croton Aqueduct National Historic Landmark + NYC LPC landmark, $963,427.80 November 1848 cost, thousands of Irish immigrant laborers 1837-1842, 1864 walkway addition, Edgar Allan Poe stroll heritage, 1927-28 single steel arch replacing 5 masonry arches after public protests, 1958 water-flow cessation, 1970s-2015 closure, June 9, 2015 reopening with $61M Bloomberg restoration after lobbying by The High Bridge Coalition + Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct), the 1872 High Bridge Water Tower (with 1958 Benjamin Altman five-octave carillon and November 2021 reopening), the 103-acre Highbridge Park on the Manhattan side and Bronx-side park, the 1898 Harlem River Speedway esplanade, the 1901-1902 American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless at 936 Woodycrest Avenue (William B. Tuthill limestone + brick + terracotta, currently the Highbridge Woodycrest Center long-term care facility), the H.W. Wilson Company century-old publisher headquarters on Sedgwick Avenue (Wilson Indexes including Cumulative Book Index + Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature + Education Index + Library Literature, foundational reference works of 20th-century American libraries), Yankee Stadium and the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium 4/B/D station, Macombs Dam Park (2009 expansion with the 400-meter Joseph Yancy Track and Field + all-weather turf + soccer field + baseball field + grandstand seating for 600 people, on the original Yankee Stadium site south of 161st Street), Mill Pond Park (with Stadium Tennis Center + walking paths + future Bronx Children's Museum in the Powerhouse 2nd floor), Bronx Terminal Market (with Target + Home Depot + other big-box anchors), Gateway Center mall, the relocated Babe Ruth Plaza north of W. 161st Street, Lou Gehrig Plaza at 161st + Grand Concourse (Babe Ruth's teammate from 1925-1934), the Polo Grounds Houses (on the former 1923-1957 Giants and 1962-1963 Mets baseball stadium site), the 'Joker Stairs' between Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues (drawing international tourists since the 2019 Joker film), the elevated hilly terrain with stair streets connecting University Avenue / MLK Boulevard ridge to lower Jerome Avenue + River Avenue corridor, the three-name University Avenue / Lind Avenue (1860s) / MLK Jr. Boulevard (November 1988) heritage, the 1956 Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) and 1964 Harlem River Drive construction, Sedgwick Avenue (named for Civil War Major General John Sedgwick killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse 1864 by a Confederate sharpshooter while reassuring his troops 'They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance'), the 1813 Macomb's Dam first-drawbridge heritage, the 1901 Old 44th Precinct House (with traditional pair of green lamps, currently NYPD Bronx Task Force HQ), the Stadium Motor Lodge heritage, the NYPL High Bridge branch at 78 W. 168th and NYPL Grand Concourse branch at 155 East 173rd, Reverend T. Wendell Foster Park, the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue Hip Hop Boulevard adjacency (with the August 11, 1973 DJ Kool Herc + Cindy Campbell + Coke La Rock back-to-school party that established the 'Merry-Go-Round' break-beat technique and the birthplace of hip hop, the 2007 NY State 'Birthplace of Hip-Hop' designation, the 2008 NYC HPD Mitchell-Lama affordable-housing protection, the 2016 Sedgwick Avenue 'Hip Hop Boulevard' renaming, and the 2023 Hip Hop 50 anniversary celebrations including the Schumer-Cassidy U.S. Senate resolution designating August 11 as 'Hip Hop Celebration Day'), the post-2022 Twin Parks fire-life-safety regulatory package, the Hispanic + Dominican + Puerto Rican + African-American demographic with bilingual Spanish + Dominican Patois + Puerto Rican Spanish + African-American Vernacular install walkthroughs, and the Bronx Community Board 4 + ZIP 10452 + NYPD 44th Precinct (2 East 169th Street, Deputy Inspector Joe A. Pulgarin commanding, 1.97 sq mi, ~16,000 arrests/year, 77.3% crime decrease 1990-2022) all benefit from combining access control with security camera coverage, door buzzer + intercom integration, and alarm panel integration on the same scope. Pre-war Art Deco apartment scope: lobby panel + lobby + stairwell + roof + perimeter + alarm bundle saves $1,500-$4,500 per building. Park Plaza Art Deco landmark scope: heritage-aesthetic perimeter + lobby + alarm bundle saves $2,500-$8,500. Highbridge Woodycrest Center scope: HIPAA-compliant resident + family + staff + alarm bundle saves $2,500-$8,500. Yankee Stadium event-day commercial scope: front-of-house + perimeter + alarm bundle saves $400-$1,500 per shop. NYC Parks-perimeter scope: NYC Parks coordinated + alarm-integrated bundle saves $800-$3,500. Family-residential scope: smart lock + perimeter cameras + IP video doorbell + alarm bundle saves $400-$1,500. Our camera installation Bronx, Highbridge door buzzer repair, and intercom installation teams work alongside the access control crew. Sister scope to our Concourse + Mount Eden + Morris Heights + Morrisania services.
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Free phone consultation. Same-day Highbridge dispatch from our Fordham office, 12-22 minutes via Major Deegan Expressway or Grand Concourse. High Bridge 1848 (NYC's oldest standing bridge, Aqueduct Bridge, 1,450 ft, John B. Jervis master engineer, Old Croton Aqueduct National Historic Landmark, NYC LPC landmark, June 9, 2015 reopening). 1872 High Bridge Water Tower (Benjamin Altman 1958 carillon + 2021 reopening). Highbridge Park 103 acres + 168-step Bronx-side staircase. Bernard J. Noonan + Horace Ginsbern + Marvin Fine Art Deco landmarks. Park Plaza 1005 Jerome Avenue 1929-1931 polychrome terra cotta. Ginsbern 137 Bronx apartments. Noonan Towers 939 Woodycrest. American Female Guardian Society 1901-1902 William B. Tuthill (now Highbridge Woodycrest Center, 936 Woodycrest). H.W. Wilson Company century-old publisher (Sedgwick Avenue). Old 44th Precinct House (1901, NYPD Bronx Task Force HQ). Sedgwick Avenue (Civil War Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, Battle of Spotsylvania 1864). Macomb's Dam 1813 first-drawbridge. Yankee Stadium adjacency (161st-Yankee Stadium 4/B/D). Macombs Dam Park (400m Joseph Yancy Track + original Yankee Stadium site). Mill Pond Park + Stadium Tennis Center + future Bronx Children's Museum. Bronx Terminal Market (Target + Home Depot) + Gateway Center mall. Babe Ruth Plaza + Lou Gehrig Plaza + Polo Grounds Houses. Joker Stairs (Shakespeare/Anderson). University Avenue / MLK Boulevard three-name heritage. 1520 Sedgwick Avenue Hip Hop Boulevard adjacency (DJ Kool Herc August 11, 1973). Bronx CB 4 + ZIP 10452 + NYPD 44th Precinct (2 East 169th, Deputy Inspector Joe A. Pulgarin). Bilingual Spanish + Dominican Patois + Puerto Rican Spanish + African-American Vernacular install walkthroughs. NYS LIC #12000287431.