[3] The development is a single 17-story building located on a 1.03 acres (4,200 m2) site.

Rafael Hernandez Houses' address is 189 Allen Street.

The development is named after Rafael Hernández Marín (1892-1965), a Puerto Rican music composer who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War I.

[3] The architects who designed the development are Morris Ketchum Jr. & Associates.

[3][5] As of 2015, Felicia Gordon is serving as the Resident Association President for Rafael Hernandez Houses.