Red Hook Houses

Red Hook Houses
Red Hook Houses in 1939
Red Hook Houses in 1939
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Location within New York City
Coordinates: 40°40′33″N 74°00′17″W / 40.675838°N 74.004608°W / 40.675838; -74.004608
Country United States
State New York
CityNew York City
BoroughBrooklyn
ZIP codes
11231
Area code(s)718, 347, 929, and 917

Looking northwest across Lorraine and Henry Streets at Red Hook Houses

The Red Hook Houses are two connected public housing complexes located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City. Managed by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), they comprise the largest housing development in Brooklyn.[1]

The Red Hook Houses are composed of Red Hook East and Red Hook West. Red Hook East is composed of 16 residential buildings and three non-residential buildings with 1,411 total units and roughly 3,000 residents. Red Hook West is composed of 14 residential buildings and one non-residential building with 1,480 total units and roughly 3,300 residents. The buildings are two and six stories tall.[2]

Marion Greenwood working on a fresco mural titled, "Planned Community Life" for the Red Hook Houses, 1940.
  1. ^ "NYCHA 2018 FACT SHEET" (PDF).
  2. ^ "MyNYCHA Developments Portal". my.nycha.info. Retrieved May 5, 2019.