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Bronx General Post Office

Historic site · Mott Haven, New York

A post office building at 558 Grand Concourse, which Wikipedia's Mott Haven article lists among the neighborhood's own post offices as "Bronx Station." The architect was Thomas Harlan Ellett; Wikipedia gives 1935 as the build date, June 13, 1936 as the groundbreaking and May 15, 1937 as the opening. Two sculptures stand on the facade, The Letter by Henry Kreis and Noah by Charles Rudy.

History

Thirteen mural panels by Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson were completed inside in August 1939. The exterior was designated a New York City Landmark on September 14, 1976 — a November 25, 1975 date attached to this building elsewhere is a newspaper report of the pending designation rather than the designating act — and the interior was designated on December 17, 2013. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1980 and on the New York State Register on June 23, 1980. Mail processing operations relocated in 2011; the building was sold to Youngwoo & Associates in September 2014 for $19 million, resold to Maddd Equities in July 2025 for $44 million, and a CUNY lease was signed in September 2025.

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558 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451

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