This article contains a list of the housing developments built by Levitt & Sons on Long Island, in the State of New York.
Description
Background During the 20th century, Long Island (and the US as a whole) saw a pattern of mass suburbanization. Levitt and Sons – one of the most famous real estate firms of the 20th century – built many housing developments across Long Island (and the US, as a whole), including Levittown, New York – which is widely considered as being America's first mass-produced suburb, and also as the community which set the standards in post-war neighborhood designs."Levittown: The Archetype for Suburban Development". American History Magazine. October 2007.
Controversial discriminatory housing practices Levitt & Sons was the center of much controversy over the decades for its discriminatory and segregational housing practices. They refused to sell to People of Color and preferred not to sell to people of the Jewish faith (despite the fact that the Levitts were themselves Jewish), as, at the time, the Federal Housing Administration still allowed these policies in public housing developments, at the developer's discretion, with reasoning. The FHA even discouraged developers from selling to non-Whites by refusing to offer mortgages to communities that were racially integrated.
List of Long Island Levitt and Sons communities +List of Levitt & Sons communities on Long Island, NY:Map: Subdivision of the Munson Estate (Map). December 10, 1948 – via Nassau County Public Records.NameLocationYear(s) constructedNotesStrathmore at Rockville CentreRockville Centre1929-19??Strathmore-VanderbiltManhasset1930sStrathmore at Great NeckGreat Neck1938Strathmore at ManhassetManhasset19??Strathmore Village at ManhassetManhasset19??Munsey ParkMunsey Park1944–1953Only land sales.West ParkWestbury1946Levittown, NYTowns of Hempstead & Oyster Bay1946–1951This Levitt development is known for being the first large-scale, suburban planned community in the USA.Roslyn Country ClubRoslyn Heights1946–1947Strathmore at RoslynEast Hills1947–1948 Development description, houses, and brochure (1947) The exhibit home's address was 2 Circle Lane.Country Club EstatesRoslyn1949Built on the land of the former Draper Estate.Strathmore at Flower HillFlower Hill1948-195?Never built; would have been built over a portion of the former Munson Estate.South StrathmoreManhasset1949Landia (unbuilt)Jericho1951Never built; deposits were refunded, and the land was sold to Gross Morton.Strathmore at Stony BrookStony Brook1963Tanglewood at CoramCoram1966–1967Strathmore EastCoram1967-197?Development description, houses, & brochures (1972 & 1973)Strathmore VillageStony Brook1960sSetauket GablesEast Setauket196?–1969Strathmore Village (now known as South Setauket Park)Centereach1969-1975671 homesStrathmore at Huntington
(includes Strathmore Hills)Dix Hills1967–1971 &
1969–1971, respectivelyStrathmore GateStony Brook1971–1972Strathmore Gate EastStony Brook1972-197?Strathmore GlenCity of Glen Cove1972Development description, houses, and brochure (1972)Strathmore RidgeRidge1972Strathmore EstatesCoram1973Strathmore EstatesMt. Sinai1975Woodcrest at CoramCoram1985Manor Woods EstatesManorville1986Fox Ridge??19??
See also
Levitt & Sons – the main article for the firm which built these developments Levittown, New York – the main article for Levittown (also known as Island Trees/Jerusalem), New York Levittown – the seven Levitt developments known as (or formerly known as) "Levittown"
References
External links
http://levittownbeyond.com/index.html (Levittown Beyond; a website that details the history of the firm and their many housing developments) Levitt Communities Map (a map made by Levittown Beyond of Levitt developments and significant community features, such as their model homes, on Long Island and across the world)