Saint Mary's Park Houses

St. Mary's Park Houses
NYCHA Property
Interactive map of St. Mary's Park Houses
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Bronx
Area
• Total	12.67 acres (5.13 ha)
Population
• Total	1,881 [1]
Zip Code	10455

The St. Mary's Park Houses is a NYCHA housing project with six buildings that consists of 21 and 22 stories. It is located between East 149th Street/Westchester Avenue to East 156th Street and also between Cauldwell to Trinity/Forest Avenues in Melrose, the Bronx. ^[2] It is located near the Jackson Avenue station on the IRT White Plains Road Line and St. Mary's Park.

History

The project was approved by the Board of Estimate on February 4, 1953. ^[3] The groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 9, 1956; ^[4] construction of this housing project was completed in April 1959. ^[1] The housing complex was designed by the architectural firm of Voorhees, Walker, Smith & Smith. ^[5]

21st Century

In the roundup in Summer of 2025, this housing project had roofing repairs along with Washington Houses for structural repairs, railings, beams, and insulation. ^[6]

See also

• New York City Housing Authority

References

1. "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 19, c. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
2. "St Marys Park" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
3. "Approve 147 Million City Housing". New York Daily News. 1953-02-05. Retrieved 2026-01-04– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bronx Housing Is Started Today". New York Daily News. 1956-05-09. Retrieved 2026-01-04– via Newspapers.com.
5. Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1995). New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial . New York: Monacelli Press. p. 954. ISBN   1-885254-02-4. OCLC   32159240. OL   1130718M.
6. Echavaria, Vincent (2025-09-02). "NYCHA's Capital Projects Roundup: Summer 2025". NYCHA Now. Retrieved 2026-01-04.