Dyckman Houses

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Dyckman Houses
NYCHA Property
Dyckman Street Station 005.jpg
Seen from the Dyckman Street station on the 1 Line
Dyckman Houses
Interactive map of Dyckman Houses
Country United States
StateFlag of New York.svg New York
City New York City
Borough Manhattan
Area
 • Total
13.01 acres (5.26 ha)
Population
 • Total
1,966 [1]
Zip Code
10034

The Dyckman Houses is a NYCHA housing project that has 7 buildings with 14 and 15 stories tall. It is located between 10th and Nagle Avenues and also north of Dyckman Street in Inwood, Manhattan. It is also located next to the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line elevated subway tracks. [2]

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History

The eastern portion of the site was formerly occupied by the Dyckman Oval and the western portion of the site was formerly occupied by Sherman Creek. [3] [4] The project was approved by the Board of Estimate on May 27, 1948. [5] The groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 1, 1949 and construction was completed in April 1951. [1] [6] The first tenants began moving into the complex in September 1950. [7] It was designed by architect William F. Ballard. [8]

21st century

In the Roundup on Spring 2023, the 2 playgrounds within this complex between Buildings III and V and another one between IV and VI for about $438,000 that is completed in March of that year. [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 41, c. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Dyckman" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  3. ↑ Kadinsky, Sergey (2016). Hidden Waters of New York City. Countryman Press. ISBN   9781581575668 . Retrieved 2026-01-07– via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Digital Collections, The New York Public Library. "(cartographic) Plate 185, Part of Section 8: [Bounded by Nagle Avenue, Amsterdam Avenue, W. 207th Street, Columbus Avenue, W. 208th Street, (Harlem River) Marginal Street and (Sherman's Creek) Academy Street] (1930)". The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  5. ↑ "5 Housing Projects Approved by Board". The New York Times. 1948-05-28. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  6. ↑ "City Housing Agency Starts 3 Projects". The New York Times. 1949-03-02. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Dyckman Houses Open". The New York Times. 1950-09-26. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  8. ↑ "Public Housing". Architectural Forum. June 1949. pp. 87–89. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  9. ↑ Echavaria, Vincent (2023-05-31). "NYCHA's Capital Projects Roundup: Spring 2023". NYCHA Now. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
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