Douglass Projects 4.32

COLUMBUS AVE
New York, NY 10025
United States

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The Frederick Douglass Houses are a public housing project located in the New York City borough of Manhattan, in the Manhattan Valley neighborhood of Upper West Side, named for civil rights pioneer Frederick Douglass. The actual buildings are located between 100th Street and 104th Street, to the east of Amsterdam Avenue and the west of Manhattan Avenue. The complex is owned and operated by the New York City Housing Authority.
The original portion of the complex consists of 17 buildings — 5, 9, 12, 17, 18, and 20-stories tall — completed on May 31, 1958 on a 21.76-acre (8.81 ha) site. The development includes 2,056 apartments housing some 4,588 residents. The Frederick Douglass Addition, completed on June 30, 1965, is a 16-story building with 306 residents on .55-acre (0.22 ha) on Amsterdam Avenue between West 102nd and West 103rd Streets.
Notable residents
Kelis, soul singer
Lord Kaos rapper
Stephan Dweck, humorist.[4]
Monteria Ivey (1960-2001), host of PBS game show Think Twice.[4]
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, actor
Mekhi Phifer, actor
Reggie Carter, NBA Player, New York Knicks

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