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First Houses is a public housing project in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City and was one of the first public housing projects in the United States. First Houses were designated a New York City Landmark and National Historic Landmark in 1974. They are managed by the New York City Housing Authority.
Vanderveer Estates Apartments nka Flatbush Gardens, [1] Tiffany Towers nka Tivoli Towers, [2] Ebbets Field Apartments [3] and Towers of Bay Ridge [4] and Rutland Rd Houses in Brooklyn, all five includes rent, gas & electric (AC including) in the lease, so it's not projects or developments owned by NYCHA, even though all five take Section 8.
NYCHA is a public-benefit corporation, controlled by the Mayor of New York City, and organized under the State's Public Housing Law. [6] [11] The NYCHA ("NYCHA Board") consists of seven members, of which the chairman is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Mayor of New York City, while the others are appointed for three-year terms by the mayor. [12]
Bernard M. Baruch Houses, or Baruch Houses, is a public housing development built by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.Baruch Houses is bounded by Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive to the east, E. Houston Street to the north, Columbia Street to the west, and Delancey Street to the south. [3]
The Prospect Plaza Houses was a 4.53-acre (18,300 m 2) complex owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn and was bordered by St. Marks and Sterling Place, Howard and Saratoga Avenues. [1] [2] It was the first NYCHA development to be completely demolished. [3]
The Williamsburg Houses, originally called the Ten Eyck Houses (pronounced TEN-IKE), is a public housing complex built and operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. It consists of 20 buildings on a site bordered by Scholes, Maujer, and Leonard Streets and Bushwick Avenue. [3]
Prior to development, the Elliott Houses were criticized by the United States Housing Authority who cited the land value being higher than other housing projects. NYCHA broke ground in December 1945 and were completed on July 15, 1947. Designed by William Lescaze, they were one of the first examples of high rise tower in the park style.
Construction of the Pink Houses began in the summer of 1957 and was designed by architects Aldoph Goldberg and Herbert Epstein. [2] The development was completed on September 30, 1959. It was named after a former member of NYCHA, Louis Heaton Pink who was a pioneer of low and middle-income housing. The first eight families moving in March of ...