Baruch Houses
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Bernard M. Baruch Houses, or Baruch Houses, is a public housing development
built by the New York City Housing Authority
(NYCHA) on the Lower East Side
of Manhattan
, at 40.7175°N 73.9772°W. The development is named after Bernard Baruch
, a Wall Street trader, economic advisor during World War I
and World War II
, and confidant to six presidents. Baruch Houses is bounded by Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive
to the east, East Houston Street to the north, Columbia Street to the west, and Delancey Street to the south.
The complex, the largest NYCHA development in Manhattan, occupies 27.64 acre (equivalent to fifteen blocks), of which buildings cover 13.4%, a percentage similar to that of most "tower in the park" project designs. It has 2,194 apartments, which house an estimated 5,397 people. These apartments are distributed throughout 17 buildings. Baruch Houses I is seven stories tall, Baruch Houses XI, XIII, and XV are thirteen stories tall, and the rest (II-X,XII,XIV,XVI-XVII) are fourteen stories tall. Combined, these buildings have 2900000 square feet (269,418.8 m²).
Baruch Houses Addition, or Baruch Addition, is an eighteenth building for seniors, built in 1977. Baruch Addition is located at Delancey and Columbia Streets and has 197 units in twenty-three stories.
The complex was designed by Emery Roth & Sons. Baruch Houses was completed June 30, 1959. Between the construction of LaGuardia Houses
and Baruch Houses, 1,650 people were displaced in 1953-1954.
Roberto Napoleon is the current Resident Association President for Baruch Houses. Samuel Manguel is the current Resident Association President for Baruch Houses Addition.
Public housing in the United States
Public housing in the United States has been administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized assistance for low-income and people living in poverty. Now increasingly provided in a variety of settings and formats, originally public housing in the U.S...
built by the New York City Housing Authority
New York City Housing Authority
The New York City Housing Authority provides public housing for low- and moderate-income residents throughout the five boroughs of New York City. NYCHA also administers a citywide Section 8 Leased Housing Program in rental apartments...
(NYCHA) on the Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, at 40.7175°N 73.9772°W. The development is named after Bernard Baruch
Bernard Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch was an American financier, stock-market speculator, statesman, and political consultant. After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising U.S. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters and became a philanthropist.-Early life...
, a Wall Street trader, economic advisor during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and confidant to six presidents. Baruch Houses is bounded by Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive
Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive
The Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive is a freeway-standard parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan...
to the east, East Houston Street to the north, Columbia Street to the west, and Delancey Street to the south.
The complex, the largest NYCHA development in Manhattan, occupies 27.64 acre (equivalent to fifteen blocks), of which buildings cover 13.4%, a percentage similar to that of most "tower in the park" project designs. It has 2,194 apartments, which house an estimated 5,397 people. These apartments are distributed throughout 17 buildings. Baruch Houses I is seven stories tall, Baruch Houses XI, XIII, and XV are thirteen stories tall, and the rest (II-X,XII,XIV,XVI-XVII) are fourteen stories tall. Combined, these buildings have 2900000 square feet (269,418.8 m²).
Baruch Houses Addition, or Baruch Addition, is an eighteenth building for seniors, built in 1977. Baruch Addition is located at Delancey and Columbia Streets and has 197 units in twenty-three stories.
The complex was designed by Emery Roth & Sons. Baruch Houses was completed June 30, 1959. Between the construction of LaGuardia Houses
LaGuardia Houses
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia Houses, also known as LaGuardia Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The development is named after Fiorello H...
and Baruch Houses, 1,650 people were displaced in 1953-1954.
Roberto Napoleon is the current Resident Association President for Baruch Houses. Samuel Manguel is the current Resident Association President for Baruch Houses Addition.