Sumner Houses
Sumner Houses | |
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Interactive map of Sumner Houses | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′51″N 73°56′28″W / 40.6975°N 73.9411°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.45 acres (8.28 ha) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,013 |
| Zip Code | 11206 |
The Sumner Houses is a NYCHA housing project that has 13 buildings. Buildings I-III, V-X, XII, and XIII have 7 stories while only buildings IV and XI have 12 stories. It is located between Park and Myrtle Avenues, and also between Lewis Avenue/Corner of Broadway to Throop Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.[2]
History
This housing project was built between 1955 to 1956 along with PS 59.[3] It was named after Sumner Avenue, the north-south street that runs through the middle of the complex, which originally got its name from Charles Sumner and was renamed after Marcus Garvey in 1986.[2][3][4] The housing project was designed by architect Gustave W. Iser for about $16.6M.[5]
In 2024, a new 11-story mixed-use building providing affordable housing for seniors opened at the complex, which is called Atrium at Sumner and was designed by the architecture firm of Studio Libeskind.[6] The project was an infill development.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 33, c. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Sumner" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Sumner Playground Highlights". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "New Name: Avenue Becomes a Boulevard". The New York Times. October 22, 1987. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "City Housing Plans Filed; 1,100-family Project in Brooklyn to Cost $16,625,000". The New York Times. February 6, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ Roche, Daniel Jonas (May 28, 2024). "Studio Libeskind's Atrium at Sumner opens its doors to seniors in Brooklyn". Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Atrium at Sumner CEQR, SEQR and NEPA Review". BFJ Planning. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
External links
- Architect's Rendering of Sumner Houses, Brooklyn, New York – Photograph taken in 2014 at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives