Co-op City, Bronx, New York - Definition

Co-op City is a housing development located in the northeastern Bronx at the intersection of I-95 and the Hutchinson River Parkway. Co-op City opened in 1969 and was completed in 1971. Its 15,372 residential units, in thirty-five high rise buildings and seven clusters of townhouses, make it the largest single residential development in the United States. Co-op City also has eight parking structures, three shopping centers, an educational park, and a firehouse. The adjacent Bay Plaza shopping area has movies, department stores, and a supermarket.

The apartment towers range from 24 floors to as high as 33.

Though today Co-op City is often considered to be a neighborhood in its own right, it is historically part of the Baychester section of the Bronx.

Co-op City is on the site of Freedomland, a former amusement park.

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