Patterson Houses

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Judge Lester Patterson Houses
Building
Country	United States
State	New York
Municipality	The Bronx
Location	2525 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10451
- elevation	26 ft (8 m)
- coordinates	40°48′50″N 73°55′25″W / 40.81399, -73.92347
Author	Robert Moses
Style	Modern
Founded	1950
Owner	New York City Housing Authority
GNIS feature ID	2062092

Patterson Houses is a public housing development in the Mott Haven neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City, New York. It is one of the largest New York City Housing Authority complexes in the city with 15 buildings and 1,790 apartments.

It was completed in December 31, 1950 and spans an area of 17.18 acres, which is located between East 139th Street and East 145th Street and covers two main avenues, Third Avenue and Morris Avenue.

The housing development is named after judge Lester Patterson (1893-1947).^[1]

[edit] Notable residents

• Nathaniel "Tiny" Archibald, professional basketball player^[2]
• Iran "The Blade" Barkley, boxer^[3]
• Guy Fisher, former drug lord and owner of the Apollo Theater
• Rapper A.G. of the duo Showbiz and A.G.
• Rapper Percee P

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