Glenwood Houses
NYCHA property
Glenwood Houses in 2017
Glenwood Houses in 2017
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Location within New York City
Coordinates: 40°38′10″N 73°55′09″W / 40.636106°N 73.919218°W / 40.636106; -73.919218
Country United States
State New York
CityNew York City
BoroughBrooklyn
ZIP codes
11236
Area code(s)718, 347, 929, and 917

The Glenwood Houses is a 22.39-acre (9.06 ha) moderate to low income public housing development operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in the Flatlands section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The development is bordered by Ralph Avenue on the east, East 56th Street on the west, Glenwood Road/Avenue H on the south, and Farragut Road on the north side.[1]

About

The Glenwood Houses were built during the post-World War II era when NYCHA reached its peak in construction of public housing projects (1945–65). The project was built in a modified tower-in-the-park style development, popular among NYCHA projects at that time.[citation needed]

The development was designed by architect Adolph Goldberg[2] and construction began in 1949,[3] and opened on July 14, 1950.[1]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Glenwood has twenty, 6-story buildings with 1,186 apartments with approximately 2,700 residents. Within its confines are several children's playgrounds, a city park, and a senior center."MyNYCHA Developments Portal". my.nycha.info. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Adolph Goldberg, 79, Dead; Architect for City Projects". NY Times. April 24, 1976. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "CRISIS IN HOUSING SEEN EASING SOON; Greatest Sustained Building in City History Is at Hand, Farrell Says". NY Times. August 1, 1948. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Ermilio, Brett; Levine, Josh (November 4, 2014). Going Platinum: KISS, Donna Summer, and How Neil Bogart Built Casablanca Records. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781493016273.
  5. ^ a b Williams, Alex (June 14, 2013). "A Modern Immigrant Finds the Spotlight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ ILL BILL (Ft. Goretex, Necro & Uncle Howie) – Glenwood Projects, retrieved October 3, 2019
  7. ^ "Necro - "The Art of Necro" - HipHop-Elements.com". www.hiphop-elements.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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