Dyckman Houses

The Dyckman Houses is a NYCHA housing project that has 7 buildings with 14 and 15 stories tall. It is located between 10th and Nagle Avenues and also north of Dyckman Street in Inwood, Manhattan. It is also located next to the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line elevated subway tracks.

History

The eastern portion of the site was formerly occupied by the Dyckman Oval and the western portion of the site was formerly occupied by Sherman Creek. The project was approved by the Board of Estimate on May 27, 1948. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 1, 1949 and construction was completed in April 1951. The first tenants began moving into the complex in September 1950. It was designed by architect William F. Ballard.

21st century

In the Roundup on Spring 2023, the 2 playgrounds within this complex between Buildings III and V and another one between IV and VI for about $438,000 that is completed in March of that year.