▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ural ▁team ▁that ▁included ▁H erman ▁J essor , ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁ultimately ▁designed ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁housing ▁co oper atives ▁that ▁went ▁up ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 0 – 1 9 7 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁co oper ative ▁housing ▁complex ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁founded ▁under ▁the ▁limited ▁equ ity ▁rules . ▁The ▁undert aking ▁was ▁such ▁a ▁success , ▁that ▁it ▁spawn ed ▁over ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁more ▁units ▁to ▁c rop ▁up ▁around ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Am alg am ated ▁H ous ing ▁grew ▁from ▁original ▁ 3 0 0 ▁to ▁almost ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁apart ments ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁new est ▁tower ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁United ▁Work ers ▁Cooper atives ▁ ▁Cooper ative ▁Village ▁ ▁P enn ▁South ▁ ▁Co - Op ▁City ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Am alg am ated ▁H ous ing ▁Website ▁ ▁Rob ie , ▁Alex is . ▁" L ex ' s ▁Fol ly : ▁Union ▁Fore ver ", ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ 1 0 : 3 0 ▁AM ▁▁ ▁Hans , ▁Alex andra ▁V oz ick . ▁" A mal g am ated ▁H ous ing : ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁a ▁P ione er ▁Co - Oper ative ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁Bron x , ▁New ▁York ", ▁Les