Lafayette Gardens

Lafayette Gardens Lafayette Houses
NYCHA Property
Interactive map of Lafayette Gardens
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Area
• Total	7.83 acres (3.17 ha)
Population
• Total	2,076 [1]
Zip Codes	11205 and 11238

The Lafayette Gardens (also known as Lafayette Houses) are a NYCHA Housing Complex that has 7 Buildings. Buildings I and III have 15 stories, Buildings II, IV, and VII have 20 stories, and Buildings V and VI have 13 stories. It is located between and DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues and also between Union Place and Franklin Avenue in the Clinton Hill Neighborhood in Brooklyn. ^[2] This complex and the playground was named after Marquis de Lafayette, remembered for his role in the American Revolutionary War. ^[3]

History

These buildings were built in July 1962.

21st Century

In the early 2020s, NYC Parks planned to reconstruct playgrounds including this complex's, ^[4] the design of it first started being made in June 2021 and finished in March 2023 then started with Procurement at the same month and was completed in September 2025. The Reconstruction started at October 2025 and the projection completion would be October 2026. The Funding was $3.5M. ^[5]

See also

• New York City Housing Authority

References

1. "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 29, c. 5. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
2. "Lafayette" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
3. "Lafayette Gardens Playground : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
4. "Lafayette Gardens Playground Capital Projects : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
5. "Lafayette Gardens Playground Reconstruction : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2025-11-13.