Elliott-Chelsea Houses
The Elliott-Chelsea Houses is a combined housing project of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), located between West 25th and 27th Streets and Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It consists of two contiguous projects which were originally separate but have been combined for administrative purposes: the John Lovejoy Elliott Houses, named after the founder of the Hudson Guild, has four 11- and 12-story buildings which accommodate over 1400 residents in 589 apartments.[3] The Chelsea Houses has over 1,000 residents in 426 apartments within two 21-story buildings.[4]
Chelsea-Elliott Houses | |
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 Chelsea-Elliott Houses in 2013 | |
Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40.748880°N 74.001530°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.010 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,323 [2] |
| ZIP codes | 10001 |
| Area code(s) | 212, 332, 646, and 917 |
| Website | my |
History
Prior to development, the Elliott Houses were criticized by the United States Housing Authority who cited the land value being higher than other housing projects. NYCHA broke ground in December 1945 and were completed on July 15, 1947. Designed by William Lescaze, they were one of the first examples of high rise tower in the park style.[3][5] The Chelsea Houses were designed by architect Paul L. Wood[6] and construction started in 1961 and completed on May 31, 1964.[4][7] The Chelsea Houses were aided by the state for $8.3 million.[6]
In 2012, NYCHA converted a parking lot in the development into a 168 unit building for low-to-middle-income households.[8] Development firms Related Companies and Essence Development proposed rebuilding the Elliott-Chelsea Houses and the nearby Fulton Houses in early 2023.[9] In a survey in June 2023, residents of the Elliott-Chelsea Houses and Fulton Houses voted in favor of demolishing the existing towers and constructing a 3,500-unit apartment complex on the same site. At the time, NYCHA officials estimated that the complexes needed about $1 billion in repairs and that it would cost about as much to build new complexes on the site.[10][11]
Notable people
- Stephanie Andujar (born 1986), actor[12]
- Antonio Fargas (born 1946), actor
- Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955), actor[13]
- Wayans Family (lived there in the 1970s and 1980s), comedians
References
- "Chelsea-Elliott Houses Area". Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- "Chelsea-Elliott Houses Population".
- "Elliott Houses" Archived October 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine on the NYCHA website
- "Chelsea Houses" Archived June 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine on the NYCHA website
- Caramellino, Gaia (August 17, 2016). Europe Meets America: William Lescaze, Architect of Modern Housing. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443898423.
- "NEW CITY HOUSING TO COST 83 MILLION; Record Program Calls for More Than 5,500 Homes NEW CITY HOUSING TO COST 83 MILLION". New York Times. April 26, 1961. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- "CHELSEA HOUSING SET; Work to Start in December on 2 Buildings With 425 Flats". New York Times. August 21, 1961. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- Navarro, Mireya (October 23, 2015). "In Chelsea, a Great Wealth Divide". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- Brand, David (March 15, 2023). "Once a long shot, a plan to demolish and rebuild Chelsea public housing complex sees new life". Gothamist. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- Zaveri, Mihir (June 21, 2023). "NYC Moves on $1.5 Billion Plan to Tear Down and Replace Public Housing". The New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- Brand, David (June 21, 2023). "Tenants vote to demolish and rebuild Chelsea public housing complexes". Gothamist. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- Guerra, Erasmo. "A Precious opportunity for young nuyorican actress", Puerto Rico and the American Dream, November 7, 2009. Accessed February 4, 2022. "Andujar spent the latter part of her childhood in the Chelsea-Elliott Houses, where she endured the hard luck of being the new girl on the block."
- "Whoopi-ing it up for Hudson Guild", AM New York Metro, June 21, 2005. Accessed February 4, 2022. "Whoopi Goldberg received the Hudson Guild’s first Arts in the Community Award and was the guest of honor at the official opening ceremony for the new Hudson Guild Dr. John Lovejoy Elliott Center at 441 W. 26th St. in Chelsea. Goldberg grew up in the nearby Chelsea Elliott Houses and attended the settlement house, where her mother was a teacher, as a youngster."
