Seth Low Houses


Low Houses, or Seth Low Projects, is a public housing complex built and operated by the New York City Housing Authority and located in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The development is named after Seth Low. As NYC Mayor he attacked the existence of unsanitary tenements. Low Houses has four buildings, 17 & 18-stories tall w/ 535 apartments. Completed December 31, 1967, 5.89-acres.
The Low Houses is considered one of Brooklyn's most toughest projects and have been known for shootings and gang violence throughout the years.