Ocean Bay Apartments (Bayside)
Bayside Houses
Edgemere Houses | |
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| Ocean Bay Apartments (Bayside) Houses | |
Interactive map of Bayside Houses | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Queens |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.30 acres (13.07 ha) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,729 |
| Zip Codes | 11691 and 11692 |
The Ocean Bay Apartments Bayside Houses (originally called Edgemere Houses) is a NYCHA housing project with 24 buildings. The First Buildings numbered I-XX (1-20) have 7 stories while the last Buildings numbered XXI-XXIV (21-24) have 9 stories. It is located between Almeda Avenue and Beach Channel Drive and also between Beach 51st to 58th Streets (on the south side of Rockaway Community Park) in Edgemere, Queens.
The project was approved by the Board of Estimate in February 1955. Condemnation proceedings for the land were initiated in February 1958 and groundbreaking for the project took place in October 1958. Tenants began moving into first buildings completed at the complex in November 1960; this housing project was completed in September 1961.