Cuney Homes
Public housing in Houston, Texas
Cuney Homes is a public housing complex in the Third Ward area of Houston, Texas. It is operated by the Houston Housing Authority (HHA), and was the first complex opened by the authority.
As of 2017 there were nearly 600 people living there. Some were students at area universities, Texas Southern University (TSU) and the University of Houston (UH), seeking affordable accommodations. It is named after Norris Wright Cuney, a Texas politician who assisted African-Americans during the Reconstruction.
The complex is nicknamed "The Bricks" and residents are known as "brickboys".
Cuney Homes has 564 total units that are made up of:
224 one bedroom units
229 two bedroom units
81 three bedroom units
45 four bedroom units
History
Cuney Homes first opened in 1938; it initially had 564 units. Its establishment resulted in a large group of African-Americans residing in this area, as Cuney Homes housed poor African-Americans.
It was modernized in 1997, when it won an award from the National Association of Housing & Redevelopment for its modernization.
Location and layout
Cuney Homes is east of the Houston Belt and Terminal Railway (HB&T) and north of Blodgett Street.
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