Melpomene Projects

The Melpomene Projects, officially called the Gustavo Apartments or TheGuste Homes, and colloquially The Melph, are a housing complex located in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans.

The complex occupies ten city blocks, bounded roughly by South Robertson Street, Clio Street, Simon Bolivar Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (formerly Melpomene Avenue). There were four three-story buildings and two four-story buildings for families and a high-rise for the elderly. At a peak height of 12 stories, the Guste high-rise is the tallest public housing complex in the city.