About Us

Highbridge Community Development Corporation’s management office is located at 1465 Nelson Avenue, in the Highbridge section in the Bronx. Through this office HCDC manages the full array of services and tenant related operations as well as financial management of its managed properties.

The vision of what would evolve to be Highbridge Community Development Corporation began in 1984, when Father Donald Sakano, MSW, together with Jorge L. Batista, JD and others, initiated housing projects in the lower east side of Manhattan and east Harlem. HCDC began initially as a division of Highbridge Community Housing Development Fund Corporation focused on re-developing the Highbridge neighborhood. Upon expanding its role to a more active development firm throughout The Bronx HCDC now employs over 150 staff members to manage overall day to day activities and ongoing development.

Highbridge Community Development Corporation has developed, marketed and manages 14 new construction projects with over 1,200 units. Highbridge Community Development Corporation has worked with various agencies including:

NYC Department of Housing and Preservation
Division of Housing and Community Renewal
NYC Housing Development Corporation
US Department of Housing and Urban Development

HCDC has worked with these agencies under various programs including:

Gut rehabilitation
Moderate rehabilitation
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
NHOP
Vecant Cluster Program
HUD 202
New Foundations Program