| Rafael Hernandez Houses | |
| Settlement Type: | NYCHA property |
| Coordinates: | 40.7221°N -73.9895°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Type3: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Name2: | New York City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Manhattan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.001 |
| Population Total: | 269 [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 10002 |
| Area Code: | 212, 332, 646, and 917 |
| Blank Name: | Average household income |
Rafael Hernandez Houses, also known as Hernandez Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.[3]
The development is a single 17-story building located on a 1.03acres site. Rafael Hernandez Houses' address is 189 Allen Street. The block containing this site is bordered to the north by East Houston Street, to the east by Allen Street, to the south by Stanton Street, and to the west by Eldridge Street. In addition to Allen Street, the building borders Stanton Street and Eldridge Street.[4] Rafael Hernandez Houses has 149 apartments, which house approximately 280 people. The development is named after Rafael Hernández Marín (1892-1965), a Puerto Rican music composer who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War I.
Rafael Hernandez Houses was completed August 31, 1971. The architects who designed the development are Morris Ketchum Jr. & Associates.
Rafael Hernandez Houses is managed by Gompers Houses, which is also consolidated with Lower East Side I Infill and Max Meltzer Tower.[5] As of 2015, Felicia Gordon is serving as the Resident Association President for Rafael Hernandez Houses.[6]