Red Hook West - 408-496 Red Hook Lane, Brooklyn, NY 11231 - Property report

When the Red Hook Houses rose at 442-444 Columbia Street in 1939 they were considered the jewel of the New York City Housing Authority. The kitchens in each apartment unit boasted gas ranges and electric refrigerators. There were push button elevators and a trash incinerator at the end of every hall. Under each of the 27 six-story brick buildings was a laundry room. buildings was a laundry room.

In 1955 another three buildings came online across Columbia Street, establishing Red Hook Houses East and Red Hook Houses West. This is the largest housing project in Brooklyn and the second biggest in the city. The development stretches from Lorraine Street in the south to West 9th Street and from Clinton Street to Dwight Street east to west. Coffey Park is next door, and the piers and refurbished warehouses of the Red Hook waterfront are a short walk away. The Smith - 9th Street subway station for the F and G trains is just two blocks from the eastern edge of 442-444 Columbia Street.