Hammel Houses
| Project | |
|---|---|
| Completed | September, 1954 |
| Opening date | September, 1954 |
| Status | Completed |
| Size | 712 units |
| Developer | New York City Housing Authority |
| Architect | John V. Dinan Associates |
| Operator | New York City Housing Authority |
| Owner | New York City Housing Authority |
| Physical features | |
| Major buildings | Fourteen |
| Public spaces | A gymnasium, a playgroud |
| Streets | Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Rockaway Freeway, Beach 86th Street, Beach Channel Drive, Beach 81st Street |
| Location | |
| Address | 84-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, New York |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,602 |
The Hammel Houses are a public housing project by the New York City Housing Authority. The project began in 1952 and consists of 712 apartments housing 1,602 residents in fourteen seven-story buildings. They are located in Hammels, Queens on the Rockaway peninsula just west of the Arvern by the Sea development.