NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2025 – JLL announced today that Children’s Rescue Fund has leased 18,000 square feet at 521 Bergen Ave., the mixed-use office building within The Hub business district in the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City.

The nonprofit organization, which provides housing and supportive services for homeless families and children throughout New York City, will occupy the entire third and fourth floors plus part of the building’s basement for its executive offices, joining a strong roster of leading community-based institutions that now call the building home, including child welfare organization JCCA and behavioral health services provider The Bridge.

A single floor now remains available for lease at the six-story, 55,000-square-foot property that has been fully redeveloped by ownership and features brand-new building systems, an updated lobby and passenger elevator. JLL is marketing the remaining 8,648-square-foot “white boxed” second floor to complete the full lease-up of the property.

A JLL team that includes Managing Director William Korchak, Senior Managing Director Al Gutierrez, Executive Vice President Ellen Herman, Senior Vice President Edward DiTolla and Vice President Henry Warner serves as exclusive leasing agent for the property, which is owned by 521 Bergen Properties LLC and property managed by an affiliate of Rubenstein Partners, LP. Michael Brown of Keller Williams represented the tenant in this transaction.

“We always envisioned 521 Bergen Ave. as a hub for local agencies and organizations that support the community and the arrival of the Children’s Rescue Fund now cements that vision,” said Korchak. “The property’s redevelopment as a modern, flexible building, and location in the heart of the South Bronx steps from bus and subway lines makes it an ideal choice for tenants who want to be accessible and impactful in the area.”

Located one block from the 3rd Ave.-149th St. subway station servicing the 2 and 5 trains, 521 Bergen Ave. offers direct access to Manhattan and the northern Bronx.

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