Branden Hill Sector is considered the “collegiate” sector of Bridgetown, as it is home to multiple colleges and universities, including Spender College, the arts and architecture campus of Bridgetown University, Kuhlmann University, and Longwood College of Pharmacology. It is also home to a number of museums and cultural centers. Most of its dwellings are relatively small apartment buildings, a handful of SROs, and a small number of apartment complexes. The community of Branden Hill (colloquially called “Brandhillers”) have fully embraced its ‘cozy’ image, and have strived to keep the sector from becoming too gentrified. Most of the towers and high rises are in eastside, which borders Main Street Sector. Due to limited availability of homes and apartments, the cost of living in this sector can be expensive. It is cheaper to live in the more suburban westside (bordering West Brandenville and Swope Heights). Some live in nearby sectors while commuting here for work.
Getting in and around BH is quick and easy; it contains three major subway branches and numerous shuttle paths. A number of major thoroughfares run through the sector, including Baird Avenue, Krieger Avenue, Ormand Street, Shattuck Street, Guyton Street, Jamison Avenue, and Bridgetown Parkway. Interstate 91 runs down its eastern border, with multiple access points. Baird River Park is a greenbelt stretching all the way through the sector and is a local favorite on the weekends. There are many shopping sections within the sector that provide wares and entertainment for its community.
The sector was named for the hill in the center of the sector, where BH Park now sits. It was named after its original landowner, Joseph Branden.
The Branden Hill headquarters of the Alien Relations Unit is situated on the corner of Baird Avenue and Ormand Street, about a mile south of Branden Hill Park. The headquarters building is one of the larger buildings in its neighborhood at eight stories, though its unassuming reniform shape and light color keeps it from being an eyesore. The Unit is well-respected in this community. Reporting here are agents Caren Johnson, Alec Poe, Sheila Kennedy, and Nick Slater; they are all reporting under Chief Inspector Dylan Farraway. Christine Gorecki was a former agent here, though she has taken a leave of absence and is currently a registered soulhealer and private investigator.
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