Non-profit organisation Children’s Rescue Fund has expanded its office space at 521 Bergen Avenue in the South Bronx. According to property advisory firm JLL, the social and family support services provider increased its administrative headquarters by 8,648 square feet on the building's second floor in early October.
With this deal, the organisation's total leased space at this location grows to 26,646 square feet. The expansion also marks the full occupancy of the extensively refurbished, six-storey office building. Every floor of the property is now exclusively occupied by non-profit organisations.
Strengthening operational work and full occupancy of the property
Orlando Ivey, Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Rescue Fund, stated that accessible, flexible, and tailored spaces enable the organisation to solidify its operational processes and maintain focus on delivering essential assistance to families in need.
The property is owned by 521 Bergen Properties, while management is overseen by an affiliate of Rubenstein Partners. On the landlord side, the transaction was handled by a JLL team comprising William Korchak, Al Gutierrez, Edward DiTolla, and Henry Warner. William Korchak highlighted that reaching full occupancy represents a significant milestone for the property and reinforces the success of the refurbishment concept.
Commercial terms and location details
Children’s Rescue Fund originally moved into the building in November 2025. The initial lease at that time encompassed 18,000 square feet across the third and fourth floors as well as parts of the lower level. That agreement carried a ten-year term at an asking rent of 39 $ per square foot; the same terms applied to the recent space expansion.
The office building comprises approximately 55,000 square feet of lettable area in total and is situated just one block from the Third Avenue–149th Street underground station. Alongside Children’s Rescue Fund, the property houses other charitable institutions:
- —JCCA, a child and youth welfare organisation
- —The Bridge, a non-profit provider of social support programmes
- —Children’s Rescue Fund with expanded administrative and advisory premises
Whether an external broker was involved on the tenant's side was not initially clear from the available information. The property thus firmly establishes itself as a central hub for social service providers in the borough of the Bronx.
