Ingersoll Houses

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Ingersoll Houses
NYCHA Property
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Ingersoll Houses
Interactive map of Ingersoll Houses
Country United States
StateFlag of New York.svg New York
City New York City
Borough Brooklyn
Area
 • Total
22.7 acres (9.2 ha)
Population
 • Total
3,579 [1]
Zip Codes
11201 and 11205

The Ingersoll Houses is a housing complex owned by NYCHA that contains 19 residential buildings. The building numbering continues from the Walt Whitman Housing Complex and ranges from numbers 16 to 35. [2] Buildings XVI-XX and XXIV-XXXIV have 6 stories while Buildings XXI-XXIII and also XXXV are 11 stories tall. They are located between St. Edward's to Prince Street and from Park Avenue/Tillary Street to Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. [2] There are currently 3,579 residents as of 2025. This complex was named after Raymond V. Ingersoll.

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History

These buildings were built in February 1944 along with Walt Whitman Houses.

21st Century

In this century, there have been many renovations for both this and Whit Whitman Houses. In 2009, the elevators were being replaced in here costs $37M and the apartment renovations for both cost about $50M and the upgrades of kitchens, floors, metal stairs, and electrical work for both costed $140M and also boiler replacements and upgrades were in design in this complex with a funding for $7.78M. [3]

In Summer of 2025, NYCHA's Asset and Capital Management division (A&CM) completed an exterior brickwork and the façade upgrade for both the Ingersoll Houses and the Red Hook Houses (West). The $38.2M project included the installation of newer improvements like masonry, structural beams, and drainage systems. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 29, c. 2. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  2. 1 2 "Ingersoll" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Next Generation NYCHA - A Community Vision for Ingersoll Houses" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority Real Talk. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  4. ↑ Echavaria, Vincent (2025-09-02). "NYCHA's Capital Projects Roundup: Summer 2025". NYCHA Now. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
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