The project consists of fifteen buildings, 6 and 13-stories tall with 1,659 apartment units.

It covers a 18.44-acre expanse, and is bordered by St. Edward's Street, and Park, Carlton and Myrtle Avenues.

It is owned and managed by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

[1] The development was named after the 19th century poet Walt Whitman, who lived and worked in Brooklyn.

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