Brevoort Houses

Brevoort Houses
NYCHA property
Brevoort Houses in 2012
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°40′46″N73°55′21″W / 40.679330°N 73.922580°W / 40.679330; -73.922580
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Construction finished	1955
Area [1]
• Total	0.026 sq mi (0.067 km2)
Population
• Total	1,973 [2]
• Density	75,900/sq mi (29,300/km2)
ZIP codes	11233
Area codes	718, 347, 929, and 917
Website	my.nycha.info/DevPortal/

Brevoort Houses, or Brevoort Projects, are a housing project located in the Bedford-Stuyvestant neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. The complex is made up of 13 seven-story buildings with 896 apartments. The complex sits on 17.26-acres and construction was completed on August 31, 1955. It is owned and managed by New York City Housing Authority. ^[3]

The development is located between Bainbridge and Fulton Streets and Ralph and Patchen Avenues. The closest subway lines include the "C" at Ralph Avenue, as well as the "A" and "C" at Utica Avenue.

Notable residents

• Fabolous (born 1977), rapper ^[4]
• Steven Richardson, physicist ^[5]

See also

• New York City Housing Authority
• List of New York City Housing Authority properties

References

1. "Farragut Houses Area". Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
2. "Farragut Houses Population".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Brevoort Houses". NYC.gov. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
4. "The Fabolous Life". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
5. Crowe, Larry (14 July 2012). "Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers ® Video Oral History with Steven Richardson" (PDF). The History Makers. Retrieved 15 May 2023. https://www.thehistorymakers.org/sites/default/files/A2012_151_EAD.pdf