Cypress Hills Houses
Public housing development in Brooklyn, New York
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The Cypress Hills Houses is a NYCHA Housing Project with 11 buildings that are 7-stories tall. It is located between Sutter Avenue to Linden Boulevard and also between Fountain to Euclid Avenues in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn.[2] Designed by the architectural firm of Carson & Lundin, the complex was completed in May 1955.[1][3]
Cypress Hills Houses | |
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 Interactive map of Cypress Hills Houses | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.75 acres (11.63 ha) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,824 |
| Zip Code | 11208 |
History
The Cypress Hills Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library opened at the complex in September 1955 and was the first branch of the public library system to open in a housing project; it was replaced in 1995 by a new building located on the north side of Sutter Avenue.[4][5]
In May 1967, two experimental playgrounds designed by architect Charles Forberg opened at the complex. The larger of the two circular playgrounds was 72 feet (22 m) in diameter and contained a pattern of 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) concrete slabs. The $70,000 project was sponsored by NYCHA, the Museum of Modern Art and the Park Association of New York City.[3][6][7]
21st Century
In early 2018, the Roma Scaffolding company started replacing built-up roofs with a new fluid-applied system and destroyed smoke rooms and chimneys, restored brickwork, changed the roof railings, and changed the 90 doors within in the housing project.[8]