Hernandez Houses

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Rafael Hernandez Houses
NYCHA property
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Hernandez Houses
Interactive map of Rafael Hernandez Houses
Coordinates: 40°43′20″N73°59′22″W / 40.7221°N 73.9895°W / 40.7221; -73.9895
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Manhattan
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.001 sq mi (0.0026 km2)
Population
 • Total
269 [2]
 • Density269,000/sq mi (104,000/km2)
ZIP codes
10002
Area codes 212, 332, 646, and 917
Website my.nycha.info/DevPortal/

Rafael Hernandez Houses, also known as Hernandez Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. [3]

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Development

The development is a single 17-story building located on a 1.03 acres (4,200 m2) site. Rafael Hernandez Houses' address is 189 Allen Street. The block containing this site is bordered to the north by East Houston Street, to the east by Allen Street, to the south by Stanton Street, and to the west by Eldridge Street. In addition to Allen Street, the building borders Stanton Street and Eldridge Street. [4] Rafael Hernandez Houses has 149 apartments, which house approximately 280 people. The development is named after Rafael Hernández Marín (1892-1965), a Puerto Rican music composer who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War I. [3]

Rafael Hernandez Houses was completed August 31, 1971. [3] The architects who designed the development are Morris Ketchum Jr. & Associates. [4]

Rafael Hernandez Houses is managed by Gompers Houses, which is also consolidated with Lower East Side I Infill and Max Meltzer Tower. [3] [5] As of 2015, Felicia Gordon is serving as the Resident Association President for Rafael Hernandez Houses. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hernandez Houses Area" . Retrieved November 7, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Hernandez Houses Population".[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Hernandez, Rafeal Houses". NYCHA Housing Developments. New York: New York City Housing Authority. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Rafael Hernandez Houses, New York City, U.S.A." Emporis.com. Emporis Corporation. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Gompers, Samuel Houses". NYCHA Housing Developments. New York: New York City Housing Authority. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  6. ↑ Williams, Zach (July 23, 2015). "NYCHA tenants demand transparency on planning". The Villager. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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