The Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA) is the public housing agency in Hoboken, New Jersey responsible for providing and managing affordable housing for low-income residents of the city. It oversees public housing units, administers housing programs such as Section 8, and works on redevelopment planning for aging housing stock. It was established in 1949.
History
The Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA) was established as the "Housing Authority of the City of Hoboken" on May 3, 1949. Construction of public housing by the HHA was financed through a grant from the Housing Act of 1949. The city met with officials from the Public Housing Administration (PHA) and requested a federal grant calling for the construction of more than 2,200 apartments. The first two sites were approved by the PHA in March 1950.
In July 1952, tenants began moving into the HHA's first development, Christopher Columbus Gardens. The public housing project officially opened on August 1, 1952, and was formally dedicated on October 11, 1952. The first units at the Andrew Jackson Gardens housing complex were opened to tenants on October 1, 1952.
When Harrison Gardens to tenants in June 1961, the complex included special facilities for senior citizens. Monroe Gardens and Adams Gardens were opened for occupancy in October 1967 and November 1967, respectively, and both buildings were designed as apartments for senior citizens. Additional housing for senior citizens was added when the Fox Hill Gardens complex opened in August 1973.
In 2021, HHA secured funding to renovate the Fox Hill Gardens complex, converting the building to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Rental Assistance Demonstration Program. In December 2023, the city approved a 10-year plan to rehabilitate or rebuild all six of its housing complexes (a total of 1,354 units) as well as to add additional affordable housing. In 2025, New Jersey reached a settlement with the City of Hoboken after a civil rights investigation found the city’s residency preference for affordable housing possibly discriminatory. Hoboken will expand affordable housing access to settle the case.
List of developments
The HHA manages six housing complexes that are split into five Asset Management Projects (AMPs):
+HHA PropertyStreet AddressNo.# of BuildingsNo.# of StoriesNo.# of ApartmentsYear of CompletionAdams Gardens220 Adams Street1101251967Andrew Jackson Gardens208 Harrison Street193 and 75981953Christopher Columbus Gardens455 9th Street27971952Fox Hill Gardens311 13th Street1102001973Harrison Gardens311 Harrison Street4102091961Monroe Gardens221 Jackson Street1101251967
The Andrew Jackson Gardens and Harrison Gardens complexes are collectively referred to as HHA's "Main Campus" and include over 800 apartments and encompass an area of about .
See also Housing cooperative
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