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The Amsterdam Houses are a housing project in New York City that were established in the borough of Manhattan in 1948. The project consists of 13 buildings with over 1,000 apartment units. It covers a 9 acre expanse of the Upper West Side. There was a 175 unit expansion added in 1974.

The demographics living in this development were initially mixed, as it served to house post-war families in affordable housing. Today, mostly black families occupy the Amsterdam Houses.[1]

Notable people who came from this development include Erik Estrada and Daphne Maxwell Reid.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kilgannon, Corey (2004-08-02). "The Neighborhood Ties That Still Bind". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. ^ "Which NYC Housing Projects Have Produced the Most Famous People?Amsterdam Houses". Complex. Retrieved 2016-10-27.[unreliable source?]
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