Bronx
Commercial space in Fordham
Fordham Road is one of the Bronx's busiest shopping streets, lined with national chains and local stores from Jerome Avenue to Fordham Plaza and the Metro-North station at Webster Avenue. Fordham University's Rose Hill campus and the New York Botanical Garden sit just to the east.
- Commercial properties
- 1,014
- Retail stock
- 3.6M SF
- Median year built
- 1930
- Known for
- Retail, Restaurant
Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market. More below.
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NYC tax lot records
The building stock in Fordham
What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.
- Commercial properties
- 1,014
- Office space
- 4.3M SF
- Retail space
- 3.6M SF
- Built before 1940
- 79%
Largest retail buildings
All 7 large commercial buildings in FordhamAge, height and zoning
- Median year built: 1930.
- Median height: 3 floors.
- Most common zoning districts: R6 (265), R8 (175), R7-1 (117).
- 7 lots are designated city landmarks.
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-30. Counts cover tax lots with commercial floor area within about 0.7 mi of Fordham's commercial core, and each lot counts toward one neighborhood only, so boundaries are approximate. Building figures are the city's floor-area estimates, not available space.
MTA station data
Subway stations in Fordham
Every station within about 0.7 mi of Fordham's commercial core, closest first. Stations joined by a free transfer count once.
- Stations
- 6
- Subway lines
- 3
- Fully accessible
- 2 of 6
- Closest
- Fordham Rd, 3 min walk
The 6 stations
- Fordham Rd
- Fordham Rd
- Kingsbridge Rd
- Kingsbridge Rd
- 182-183 Sts
- 183 St
Lines
The 4, B and D trains stop within about 0.7 mi of Fordham's core.
Step-free access
- Fordham Rd (4) is fully accessible.
- Kingsbridge Rd (B D) is fully accessible.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-09-30. Walking times are straight-line estimates from the nearest point of Fordham's commercial core (the same area as the building counts), so the street route is longer. Accessibility is the MTA's rating for the named station. PATH, LIRR, Metro-North and ferries are not in this data.
NYC property records (ACRIS)
Recent building sales in Fordham
One sale of the large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Fordham has been recorded since 2016, $7.99 million in all.
Newest sales
Since 2016
- Largest: 2532 Grand Concourse, $7.99 million in January 2025.
- Newest deed on record: January 2025. The city's open data runs about a month behind.
Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-09-30; prices as the deeds state them, buyers named only when they are companies. These are sales of the large buildings Leasemark tracks, not every sale here: condo buildings (sold unit by unit), partial interests and sales of the company that owns a building are left out.
NYC Department of Finance
Commercial property taxes in Fordham
Of the 7 large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Fordham, 7 carry property tax on the city's 2026/27 assessment roll. Their median estimated tax is about $7.57 per square foot of floor area a year, before abatements.
Largest estimated bills
Across 7 taxed buildings
- The middle half pay between $7.12 and $8.66 a square foot of floor area a year.
- Bronx median: $5.85 a square foot, across 48 large buildings Leasemark tracks.
- Median market value on the roll: about $173 a square foot. That is the city's valuation for tax, not a sale price.
25th highest of 36 NYC neighborhoods by tax per SFHow taxes show up in a lease
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data, 2026/27 roll, pulled 2026-09-30. Estimates are the taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest the city lists), divided by the building's floor area in PLUTO. They leave out abatements such as ICAP, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so actual bills differ. Large buildings only (50,000 SF and up in Bronx).
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Questions about Fordham
How much commercial space is there in Fordham?
New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 16.5 million square feet of commercial floor area across 1,014 properties in the part of Fordham Leasemark covers, including about 4.3 million square feet of office and about 3.6 million square feet of retail. The largest retail building by that measure is 2501 Grand Concourse, at about 250,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently available.
What subway lines serve Fordham?
Six subway stations sit within about 0.7 mi of Fordham's commercial core, served by the 4, B and D trains. The closest is Fordham Rd (B D), roughly 3 minutes on foot; then Fordham Rd (4), Kingsbridge Rd (B D), Kingsbridge Rd (4), 182-183 Sts (B D) and 183 St (4). Walking times are straight-line estimates from MTA station data.
Which subway stations in Fordham are accessible?
Two of the six stations within about 0.7 mi of Fordham's commercial core are fully accessible, per the MTA: Fordham Rd (4) and Kingsbridge Rd (B D).
When did a large commercial building in Fordham last sell?
The newest sale on record is 2532 Grand Concourse, which sold in January 2025 for $7.99 million to ELOISA 3 LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. It is the only sale of the large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Fordham since 2016.
How much are commercial property taxes in Fordham?
On the Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll, the 7 large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Fordham that pay property tax come to a median of about $7.57 per square foot of floor area a year, with the middle half between $7.12 and $8.66. That is the taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest the city lists), before abatements such as ICAP. The largest estimated bill is 440 East Fordham Road, about $4.27 million a year. Many office leases pass a tenant's share of increases over a base year through as additional rent.
Do tenants in Fordham pay the NYC Commercial Rent Tax?
No. The Commercial Rent Tax only applies to space in Manhattan below 96th Street. It was repealed for Bronx, so a commercial lease in Fordham does not pay it at any rent.
Is it free to post on Leasemark?
Yes. Posting a space or a requirement is free. Contact details are only shared when both sides accept an intro.
Getting there
- B D at Fordham Rd
- 4 at Fordham Rd
- Metro-North at Fordham