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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
[edit]This housing project was built between 1955 and 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
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "NYCHA Development Data Book 2025" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. p. 33, c. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2026. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- 1 2 "Sumner" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- 1 2 "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
[edit]- Architect's Rendering of Sumner Houses, Brooklyn, New York – Photograph taken in 2014 at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives