Basketball Courts At Chelsea Public Housing Complex Renovated

CHELSEA, NY — Newly renovated basketball courts were officially opened this week at Chelsea's Robert Fulton Houses.

The public housing complex got the newly renovated courts, located on Ninth Avenue between 18th and 19th streets, as part of a massive new development project coming to the area. The public housing complex is getting a brand new building, courtesy of Artimus Construction, which will bring more affordable homes to the area. (Want more local news? Sign up here for free news alerts and neighborhood updates from Patch.)

In May, the city's public housing agency announced that the new building at Robert Fulton would bring 160 more units to Chelsea, and those units would be permanently affordable.

Artimus Construction, which won the bid to build Robert Fulton's new building, also agreed to renovate the basketball courts, in addition to updating the local playground and parking lot.

Community leaders including Council Member Corey Johnson, who represents Chelsea in City Council, gathered at the courts on Wednesday for a ribbon cutting at the new courts.

In total, the new developments at Robert Fulton are expected to cost about $77.8 million, according to NYCHA.

Lead image via Ciara McCarthy / Patch.