Drew-Hamilton Houses

Drew-Hamilton Houses
NYCHA Property
Interactive map of Drew-Hamilton Houses
Coordinates: 40°49′14″N 73°56′30″W / 40.8206°N 73.9416°W / 40.8206; -73.9416
CountryUnited States
State New York
CityNew York City
BoroughManhattan
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.85 acres (2.77 ha)
Population
[1]
 • Total
2,345
Zip Code
10030

Drew-Hamilton Houses are a public housing project owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). The housing complex consists of five 21-story buildings. It is located between Frederick Douglass and Adam C. Powell Jr. Boulevards and also between West 142nd and 144th Streets in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.[2] The housing complex was completed in September 1965 and was named after Monsignor Cornelius J. Drew, the former pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Church, and Alexander Hamilton.[1][3]

The complex was designed by the architectural firm of Katz, Waisman, Weber, Strauss.[4] The five towers were sited along the boulevards and set at a diagonal; the center of the site includes several older buildings that were spared from the redevelopment project, including St. Charles Borromeo Church.[2][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 40, col. 5.
  2. ^ a b "Drew-Hamilton" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority.
  3. ^ "Monsignor to Be Honored". The New York Times. August 12, 1962. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  4. ^ 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. 877. ISBN 1-885254-02-4. OCLC 32159240. OL 1130718M.
  5. ^ Goldberger, Paul (1979). The City Observed. New York: Vintage Books. p. 298. ISBN 0-394-72916-1. Retrieved February 3, 2026.


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