History

Let’s start at the beginning. 

1988 – SFDS Development Corporation Founded

1988 – SFDS Development Corporation Founded
The organization was renamed Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation in 2017.

1992 – East Harlem Apartments Open

1992 – East Harlem Apartments Open

111-117 East 100th Street

 

1993 – El Barrio Apartments Open

107 East 100th Street:

 

1325 Park Avenue: 

1994 – Milagrosa Apartments Open

177-179 East 101st Street: 

 

1265 Park Avenue:

1994 – Cicely Tyson Building Dedicated

178 East 101st Street:

 

Cicely Tyson attends dedication ceremony:

 

1995 – Mt. Carmel & St. Cecilia Apartments Open

441 East 116 Street:

 

447-449 East 116 Street:

 

453 East 117 Street:

1996 – San Francisco Apartments Open

21 East 104th Street

 

29 East 104th Street

1997 – Mt. Pleasant Apartments Open

421 East 116th Street

1998 – Ebenezer Apartments Open

1572 Lexington Avenue:

1999 – San Juan Apartments Open

2000 – Vista on 5th Assisted Living Residence Opens

2003 – Casita Park Apartments & Lucille C. Clark Apartments Open

CASITA PARK APARTMENTS: 100 EAST 111TH STREET

 

LUCILLE C. CLARK APARTMENTS: 246 WEST 112TH STREET

2009 – All Saints Apartments Open

53 EAST 131ST STREET

58 EAST 132ND STREET

 

1948 PARK AVENUE

2012 – Ascendant Joins East Harlem Community Alliance

2013 – Ascendant Co-Founds Northern Manhattan Collaborative

2015 – Ascendant Joins Landmark East Harlem

2016 – East Harlem Neighborhood Plan Completed

2016 – El Barrio Verde Report Released

2017 – Ascendant Heritage Apartments Project Begins

2018 – Ascendant Turns 30!

2018 – Ascendant Turns 30!

2018 – Las Raices Designation

1761 Park Avenue

 

505 E118th Street

The Las Raices project also includes the development of 338 East 117th Street and 303 East 102nd Street.    

2018 – Public Sites for Public Good Report Released

2018 – Ascendant Joins Friends of La Marqueta

2019 – East Harlem Historic District Listed on State/National Registers of Historic Places

2019 – ShareNYC Designation

244 East 106th Street

2020 – Under the RADar Report Released

2021 – The Beacon/East Harlem Multi-Service Center Designation

2021 – Art @ Ascendant Initiative Launches

2022 – PACT 10 Designation

MNP/W PACT Logo

2022 – PACT 11 Designation

HARLEM PACT