Marlboro Houses

Marlboro Houses
NYCHA Property
Interactive map of Marlboro Houses
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Area
• Total	33.54 acres (13.57 ha)
Population
• Total	3,614 [1]
Zip Code	11223

The Marlboro Houses are a NYCHA housing complex that consists of 28 buildings, the first three buildings are 16 stories tall while the rest (Buildings IV-XXVIII) are 7 stories tall. The complex is located between Avenue V/86th Street to Avenue W/X in the Gravesend neighborhood in Brooklyn. ^[2]

History

These buildings were built in January 1958.

21st Century

In February 2021, NYCHA requested a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) from the Urban Land Institute to examine this complex, to be more resilient because of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and its semi-coastal location, flooding risk, storm surges, and even heat exposures. ^[3]

In mid-2024, New York City Mayor Adams and senior officials broke ground for a Marlboro Agricultural Education Center within this housing complex itself that has an area of 9,900 square feet (920 m²), on top of that will be a greenhouse with healthy fruits and vegetables for $18.2M. ^[4]

See also

• New York City Housing Authority

References

1. "NYCHA Development Data Book 2005" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 30, c. 4. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
2. "Marlboro" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
3. "Brooklyn, NY: Resilience in NYCHA's Marlboro Houses". ULI Knowledge Finder. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
4. "Mayor Adams Breaks Ground on $18 Million Marlboro Agricultural Education Center in Brooklyn". The official website of the City of New York. 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2025-11-18.