The Chelsea-Elliott Houses is a combined housing project of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), located between West 25th and 27th Streets and Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It consists of two contiguous projects which were originally separate but have been combined for administrative purposes: the John Lovejoy Elliott Houses, named after the founder of the Hudson Guild, has four 11- and 12-story buildings which accommodate over 1400 residents in 589 apartments. The Chelsea Houses has over 1,000 residents in 426 apartments within two 21-story buildings. About Prior to development, the Elliott Houses were criticized by the United States Housing Authority who cited the land value being higher than other housing projects. NYCHA broke ground in December 1945 and were completed on July 15, 1947. Designed by William Lescaze, they were one of the first examples of high rise tower in the park style. The Chelsea Houses were designed by architect Paul L. Wood and construction started in 1961 and completed on May 31, 1964. The Chelsea Houses were aided by the state for $8.3 million. In 2012, NYCHA converted a parking lot in the development into a 168 unit building for low-to-middle-income households. In Progress To Be Converted Into RAD PACT Section 8 Program In 2019, public hearing discussions began to be held at these public housing developments on bringing in private companies to partner up with NYCHA to manage these properties and to increase the capital money and other funding in order to be able to revitalize them into better conditions and as well as making needed repairs. The Working Group was created at these specific developments in order to address the social and physical issues going on with these sites, which they were involved with introducing the idea of private management companies to partner with NYCHA to manage these buildings. In some 2021 reports, it was confirmed that Essence Development and The Related Companies will be leasing these properties in a Public-private partnership with NYCHA being converted into Section 8 RAD PACT Developments with a social service provider Hudson Guild on their sites to service their local residents. Notable people Stephanie Andujar (born 1986), actor Antonio Fargas (born 1946), actor Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955), actor Wayans Family (lived there in the 1970s and 1980s), comedians See also New York City Housing Authority List of New York City Housing