Will old Bronx courthouse find new life?
Photo by Jeanmarie Evelly The old Bronx courthouse, shuttered and vandalized for decades. The owner of a Melrose landmark is looking for a tenant By Jeanmarie Evelly motthavenherald.com The former Bronx Courthouse, the enormous, stately building at the corner of East 161st Street and Third Avenue, has been empty for 31 years. Now, there’s been a flurry of activity, as its owner seeks a tenant. He’s enlisted a local blogger to help publicize the effort, and says he’s ready to rent part of it to a health club, if more grandiose ideas for the entire building don’t come to fruition soon. The building was once the only bustling courthouse in the borough. Today, it’s beautiful but abused. A chain-link fence seals it off, but graffiti artists have still managed to deface it. Just ...