Drew-Hamilton Houses

Drew-Hamilton Houses
NYCHA Property
Interactive map of Drew-Hamilton Houses
Coordinates: 40°49′14″N73°56′30″W / 40.8206°N 73.9416°W / 40.8206; -73.9416
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Manhattan
Area
• Total	6.85 acres (2.77 ha)
Population [1]
• Total	2,345
Zip Code	10030

Drew-Hamilton Houses are a public housing project owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). The housing complex consists of five 21-story buildings. It is located between Frederick Douglass and Adam C. Powell Jr. Boulevards and also between West 142nd and 144th Streets in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. ^[2] The housing complex was completed in September 1965 and was named after Monsignor Cornelius J. Drew, the former pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Church, and Alexander Hamilton. ^{[1] [3]}

The complex was designed by the architectural firm of Katz, Waisman, Weber, Strauss. ^[4] The five towers were sited along the boulevards and set at a diagonal; the center of the site includes several older buildings that were spared from the redevelopment project, including St. Charles Borromeo Church. ^{[2] [5]}

See also

• New York City Housing Authority
• Ming of Harlem – tiger kept in an apartment at the complex from 2000 to 2003

References

1. "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 40, col. 5.
2. "Drew-Hamilton" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority.
3. "Monsignor to Be Honored". The New York Times. 1962-08-12. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
4. Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1995). New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial . New York: Monacelli Press. p. 877. ISBN   1-885254-02-4. OCLC   32159240. OL   1130718M.
5. Goldberger, Paul (1979). The City Observed. New York: Vintage Books. p. 298. ISBN   0-394-72916-1 . Retrieved 2026-02-03.