Marble Hill Houses

Marble Hill Houses
NYCHA Property
Seen from the Marble Hill-225th Street station.
Interactive map of Marble Hill Houses
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Manhattan
Area
• Total	17.27 acres (6.99 ha)
Population
• Total	2,975 [1]
Zip Code	10463

The Marble Hill Houses is NYCHA housing project that has 11 buildings with 14 and 15 stories. The first 9 buildings are located between West 225th to 230th Streets and also between Broadway and Exterior Street. Building X and XI are located between West 228th and 230th Streets and also between Marble Hill Avenue and Broadway. This housing project is in the Marble Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, ^[2] and straddles the border between Manhattan and the Bronx. ^[3]

History

The first tenants began moving into the housing project in August 1951. ^[4] Construction of the complex was completed in March 1952. ^[1]

In 1955, a tablet marking the former location of the King's Bridge across Spuyten Duyvil Creek was placed on Building XI of the complex by the Kingsbridge Historical Society. ^[5]

21st century

In July 2025, NYCHA completed the installation of 6 new high-efficiency boilers for heating in space and hot water heating and scale improvments which started on late 2023 for $24.1M. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• New York City Housing Authority

References

1. "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 15, c. 4 (at the Bronx Section for some reason). Retrieved December 18, 2025.
2. "Marble Hill" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
3. Lombardi, Frank (May 5, 2011). "One upper Manhattan neighborhood, 9 different legislators". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
4. "Marble Hill Houses To Be Opened Today". The New York Times. August 6, 1951. p. 24. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
5. "Original King's Bridge". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
6. "Marble Hill Houses get much-needed security upgrade". The Riverdale Press. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
7. "NYCHA Announces Completion of State-Funded Elevator, Heating, and Facade Improvements at 24 Developments, Benefitting Nearly 39,000 Residents" (Press release). New York City Housing Authority. July 7, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.