Mill Brook Houses

Mill Brook Houses
NYCHA Property
Coordinates: 40°48′17″N73°54′57″W / 40.8048019°N 73.9157359°W / 40.8048019; -73.9157359
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Bronx
Area
• Total	11.85 acres (4.80 ha)
Population
• Total	2,786 [1] [Note 1]
Zip Code	10454

The Mill Brook Houses are a public housing project owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) that has 10 buildings (including the Mill Brook Extension Building) that are 16 and 17 stories tall. The housing complex is located between Brook and Cypress Avenues and East 135th and 137th Streets in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. ^[2] There are currently 2,786 residents in this complex as of 2025.

History

The first nine buildings were built at May 1959 while the extension building was built at January 1962 after 2 years and 8 months.

21st Century

NYCHA planned to construct the Mill Brook Terrace on top of the former parking lot near the Mill Brook Complex itself for the seniors from the NYCHA’s Next Generation Request for Proposals (RFP) process. It was completed in December 2019 with 158 available apartments and studio units for the homeless. ^[3] It was opened on late 2020 when it was fully-leased to low-income seniors by ribbon cutting with an 1,000-square-foot (93 m²) community room and with over $2M in funding for NYCHA to support the improvements and redevelopments for Mill Brook Houses. ^[4]

See also

• New York City Housing Authority

Notes

1. Mill Brook and the Extension combined. 2531 + 255

References

1. "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 16, col. 2-3.
2. "Mill Brook and Mill Brook Extension" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority.
3. "Mill Brook Terrace". West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
4. Echavaria, Vincent (2022-09-16). "Senior Affordable Housing Complex Holds Ribbon Cutting Near Mill Brook Houses". NYCHA Now. Retrieved 2025-10-28.