The Stanley M. Isaacs Houses are three public housing

Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...

 buildings on the Upper East Side

Upper East Side

The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street to 96th Street, and the East River to Fifth Avenue-Central Park...

 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...

 in New York City

New York City

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. The project is located between 93rd and 95th Streets, stretching from 1st Avenue

First Avenue (Manhattan)

First Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Houston Street northbound for over 125 blocks before terminating at the Willis Avenue Bridge into The Bronx at the Harlem River near East 127th Street. South of Houston Street, the...

 to the FDR 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...

. The three buildings, completed in 1965, are 24 stories tall and contain 635 apartments. Architects Frederick G. Frost, Jr. & Associates designed the buildings. 45 percent of the apartments in Isaacs are set aside for tenants over the age of 62.

Isaacs Houses is named for Stanley M. Isaacs, who served as Manhattan Borough President under Mayor LaGuardia and later in City Council for 20 years as minority leader.

The Holmes Towers

Holmes Towers

The John Haynes Holmes Towers are two public housing buildings on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The project is located between 92nd and 93rd Streets, spanning from 1st Avenue to York Avenue. The two buildings, completed in 1969, are 25 stories tall and contain 537 apartments...

 projects are located just south of the Isaacs Houses. Both developments are managed 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...

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Further reading

• Emporis entry
• Profile of Isaacs and Holmes, Council Member Garodnick