| Glenwood Houses | |
| Settlement Type: | NYCHA property |
| Coordinates: | 40.6361°N -73.9192°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Type3: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name2: | New York City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brooklyn |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 11236 |
| Area Code: | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
The Glenwood Houses is a 22.39acres moderate to low income public housing development operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in the Flatlands section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The development is bordered by Ralph Avenue on the east, East 56th Street on the west, Glenwood Road/Avenue H on the south, and Farragut Road on the north side.[1]
The Glenwood Houses were built during the post-World War II era when NYCHA reached its peak in construction of public housing projects (1945–65). The project was built in a modified tower-in-the-park style development, popular among NYCHA projects at that time.
The development was designed by architect Adolph Goldberg[2] and construction began in 1949,[3] and opened on July 14, 1950.