The Robert Fulton Houses is a housing project located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, owned and operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). The 6.27-acre (2.54 ha) site is located between West 16th and 19th Streets and bounded by Ninth and Tenth Avenues. The project consists of 945 apartments in eleven buildings; three of the developments are 25 stories, while the others are 6 stories high.
Fulton Houses | |
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 Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′36″N 74°00′14″W / 40.74325°N 74.003972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.009 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,175 [1] |
| ZIP codes | 10011 |
| Area code(s) | 212, 332, 646, and 917 |
| Website | my |
History edit
The Robert Fulton Houses were designed by architects Brown & Guenther and were developed as a "vest pocket" site that retains the street grid.[3] The groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 15, 1962 and the buildings were completed on March 31, 1965. Its confines are within the 10th Police Precinct.[4][5]
The housing project is named after engineer and inventor Robert Fulton (1765-1815).
Due to financial needs of the NYCHA, the de Blasio administration began putting plans together to begin working with private developers in 2019. Fulton Houses is located in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood where median asking rent is $3,462. The plan proposed by the city includes demolishing and rebuilding two buildings and a parking garage in the housing project and replacing them with three larger buildings that 70 percent would be market-rate, and 30 percent would be “affordable enough” for current residents; and to turn over management to a private developer.[6][7][8][9] Residents of the project do not have any input in land-use decisions, and residents are organizing in opposition noting that previous conversions of public housing came with a 57 percent rent increase.[10] Average monthly rent for residents is $660.[6]
Development firms Related Companies and Essence Development proposed rebuilding the Fulton Houses and the nearby Chelsea-Elliott Houses in early 2023.[11] In a survey in June 2023, residents of the Chelsea-Elliott 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.[12][13]
Notable people edit
- Shawn Wayans (born 1971), actor
- Marlon Wayans (born 1972), actor and comedian
- Keenan Ivory Wayans
- Damon Wayans
- Kim Wayans
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Gompers Houses Population".
- ^ "Fulton Houses Area". Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Bloom, Nicholas Dagen; Lasner, Matthew Gordon (2016). Affordable Housing in New York: The People, Places, and Policies That Transformed a City. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691167817.
- ^ "Fulton Houses". New York City Housing Authority. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- ^ "Fulton Houses Dedicated at 9th Ave. Near 19th St". New York Times. October 16, 1962. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- ^ a b Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (April 25, 2019). "To Save Public Housing, New York Warily Considers a New Approach: Tear Some Down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Goldenberg, Sally. "City considers demolishing and rebuilding 2 NYCHA sites". Politico PRO. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Goldenberg, Sally. "City quietly pauses plans for private development at Brooklyn NYCHA site". Politico PRO. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Ricciulli, Valeria (April 22, 2019). "City may demolish and rebuild two NYCHA buildings in Chelsea: report". Curbed NY. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Fulton Houses fearful over RAD'ical plan". The Villager. May 8, 2019. 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.