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The razing of buildings for the construction of the complex began in 1950, and the buildings were completed on April 1, 1953. [3] [7]The key sponsor of the development was State assemblyman John J. Lamula and it was named after four-time New York Governor Al Smith (1873–1944), the first Catholic to win a Presidential nomination by a major political party and a social reformer who made ...
The Lillian Wald Houses are a NYCHA housing project on the Lower East Side of Manhattan that honors the housing advocate of the same name. [2] [3] The cornerstone was laid on East Sixth Street and Avenue D in 1947 following a change in state financing laws for which Lillian Wald campaigned.
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]
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia Houses, also known as LaGuardia Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. [3] Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia Houses is composed of thirteen buildings, all of which are sixteen stories tall.
Rutgers Houses, also known as Henry Rutgers Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Rutgers Houses is composed of five 20 story buildings on 5.22 acres (21,100 m 2 ), with 721 apartments housing approximately 1,675 people. [ 3 ]
Lower East Side: 12 17 1,931 October 30, 1950: Audubon Houses: Washington Heights: 1 20 167 April 30, 1962: Amsterdam Addition: Upper West Side: 1 27 175 January 31, 1974: Amsterdam Houses: Upper West Side: 13 6 and 13 1,080 December 17, 1948: Baruch Addition: Lower East Side: 1 23 197 April 30, 1977: Senior-Only Housing Baruch Houses: Lower ...
Samuel Gompers Houses, also known as Gompers Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on Pitt Street between Delancey and Stanton Streets. Gompers Houses is composed of two 20-story buildings with 474 apartments that house approximately 1,116 ...
The 1199 Plaza is a housing project in East Harlem. [4]Located on First Avenue, on the western bank of the East River, the 1199 Plaza consists of four 31-story towers, joined by mid-rise units which extend toward the riverbank. 1199 Plaza opened in 1974, as a low-to-middle income housing project.