Bushwick-Hylan Houses

Bushwick-Hylan Houses
NYCHA Property
Bushwick Houses and Hylan Houses
Interactive map of Bushwick-Hylan Houses
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Area
• Total	16.35 [Note 1] acres (6.62 ha)
Population
• Total	2,873 [1] [Note 2]
Zip Code	11206

The Bushwick-Hylan Houses are 2 different but connected NYCHA housing projects with 8 buildings in the Bushwick side and another building on the Hylan side. Buildings I-IV have 20 stories while the rest (V-VIII) have 13 stories in the Bushwick Houses section and the Hylan Houses building has 19 stories. It is located between Moore Street and Flushing Avenue and also between Humboldt Street and Bushwick Avenue on the Bushwick Side and the Hylan Houses Buildings is located between Seigel and Moore Streets and also between Humboldt Street and Bushwick Avenue as well. Both of these developments are in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The Bushwick Houses were built first on April 1, 1960 while the Hylan Houses were built later on June 30 at that same year. ^[1] The Hylan Houses were named after Mayor John Francis Hylan, who grew up in the Bushwick neighborhood. ^[4]

21st Century

Somewhere in the near future^{[ when? ]}, the Hylan Houses will have capital renovations after the request of proposals for modernizing as part of the section 8 program of federal funding. ^[5]

See also

• New York City Housing Authority

Notes

1. Bushwick and Hylan Houses Acres combined (14.65 + 1.7)
2. Bushwick and Hylan Houses Total Population added (2468 + 405)

References

1. "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. pp. 25, c. 3 and 29, c. 1. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
2. "Bushwick" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
3. "Hylan" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
4. "$175 Million Housing Forecast for Boro". New York Daily News. 1956-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-25– via Newspapers.com.
5. Gillespie, Max (2025-10-06). "Design-Build Partners Requested For Hylan Houses Renovation". New York YIMBY. Retrieved 2025-12-25.