Brick Towers was a 324-unit
affordable housing development in
Newark, New Jersey, originally occupied in 1970. The buildings were demolished in 2008, despite opposition by the City's Mayor
Cory Booker, who was living in the property at the time. Although the buildings were reported structurally sound, there were persistent problems with poor management and associated criminal activity. The site has been redeveloped.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Newark
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440 Elizabeth Avenue
Weequahic (pronounced , or WEEK-wake "when spoken rapidly") is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Part of the South Ward, it is separated from Clinton Hill by Hawthorne Avenue on the north, and borde ...
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Buildings and structures completed in 1969
Affordable housing
Cory Booker
Public housing in the United States
Buildings and structures in Newark, New Jersey
Demolished buildings and structures in New Jersey
Buildings and structures demolished in 2008
Apartment buildings in Newark, New Jersey
1969 establishments in New Jersey
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