Marcy Projects

The Marcy Houses, also known as the Marcy Projects, are a public housing complex run by the New York City Housing Authority in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Named after the politician William L. Marcy, the site was acquired in 1945; it had previously been home to an old Dutch windmill. After existing residential and commercial buildings were cleared, the complex was completed on January 19, 1949. It consists of 27 six-story buildings on a large lot bounded by Flushing, Marcy, Nostrand, and Myrtle Avenues. In addition to the apartments, the complex has a playground, which was redesigned in 1989, and an award-winning community garden. In the 2000s, energy-efficiency upgrades to the water heating systems were also carried out.