HISTORY

Let’s start at the beginning. 

1988 – SFDS Development Corporation Founded

1992 – East Harlem Apartments Open

1992 – East Harlem Apartments Open

1993 – El Barrio Apartments Open

1994 – Milagrosa Apartments Open

1994 – Cicely Tyson Building Dedicated

1995 – Mt. Carmel & St. Cecilia Apartments Open

1996 – San Francisco Apartments Open

1997 – Mt. Pleasant Apartments Open

1998 – Ebenezer Apartments Open

1999 – San Juan Apartments Open

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

2009 – All Saints Apartments Open

2013 – Ascendant Co-Founds Northern Manhattan Collaborative

2015 – Ascendant Joins Landmark East Harlem

2017 – Ascendant Heritage Apartments Project Begins

2018 – Ascendant Turns 30!

2018 – Ascendant Turns 30!

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

2019 – ShareNYC Designation

Ascendant Neighborhood Development partners with the Ali Forney Center on a new shared housing project for a site Ascendant owns in East Harlem.

2020 – Under the RADar Report Released

2021 – Public Art Initiative Launches

2012 – Ascendant Joins East Harlem Community Alliance

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

2000 – Vista on 5th Assisted Living Residence Opens

2016 – East Harlem Neighborhood Plan Completed

2016 – El Barrio Verde Report Released

2018 – Public Sites for Public Good Report Released

2018 – Las Raices Designation

2018 – Ascendant Joins Friends of La Marqueta