Amalgamated Housing Cooperative
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Amalgamated Housing Cooperative, originally the Amalgamated Cooperative Apartment House, is a pioneering American
limited-equity cooperative apartment complex originally built from 1927 to 1930 in The Bronx
, New York City
, New York
.
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
, headed by Sidney Hillman
and prodded by Cooperative housing founder Abraham E. Kazan
, funded and organized the construction of a community of affordable housing for the working class. It was designed by the architectural team that included Herman Jessor
, the man who ultimately designed the bulk of the housing cooperatives that went up between 1930-1975. It was the first cooperative housing complex in the United States founded under the limited equity rules. The undertaking was such a success, that it spawned over 40,000 more units to crop up around New York City. Amalgamated Housing grew from the original 300 families to over 1400 families by 2007. The newest buildings were completed in 1971.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
limited-equity cooperative apartment complex originally built from 1927 to 1930 in The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was a United States labor union known for its support for "social unionism" and progressive political causes. Led by Sidney Hillman for its first thirty years, it helped found the Congress of Industrial Organizations...
, headed by Sidney Hillman
Sidney Hillman
Sidney Hillman was an American labor leader. Head of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, he was a key figure in the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and in marshaling labor's support for Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Democratic Party.-Early years:Sidney Hillman was...
and prodded by Cooperative housing founder Abraham E. Kazan
Abraham E. Kazan
Abraham E. Kazan is considered the "father of U.S. cooperative housing".- History :Abraham Kazan was among the Engineers of the idea of cooperative housing. Growing up as an eyewitness to appalling tenement conditions, Kazan believed that housing was a vital obstacle for the average person. The...
, funded and organized the construction of a community of affordable housing for the working class. It was designed by the architectural team that included Herman Jessor
Herman Jessor
Herman J. Jessor was an American architect who helped build more than 40,000 units of cooperative housing in New York City. He, along with Abraham Kazan, was a driving force of the cooperative housing movement in the United States....
, the man who ultimately designed the bulk of the housing cooperatives that went up between 1930-1975. It was the first cooperative housing complex in the United States founded under the limited equity rules. The undertaking was such a success, that it spawned over 40,000 more units to crop up around New York City. Amalgamated Housing grew from the original 300 families to over 1400 families by 2007. The newest buildings were completed in 1971.
External links
- Amalgamated Housing Website
- Robie, Alexis. "Lex's Folly: Union Forever", November 17, 2004 10:30 AM
- Hans, Alexandra Vozick. "Amalgamated Housing: The History of a Pioneer Co-Operative 1927 Bronx, New York", LesOnline.com, March 2006 - July 2007
- At Home in Utopia documentary on housing cooperatives in the Bronx highlighting the Coops with footage of the Amalgamated; broadcast on PBS, 2009.