Construction has topped out on 155-165 West 29th Street, a 17-story self-storage facility in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Mancini Duffy and developed by Highland Development Ventures and The Davis Companies, the 223-foot-tall structure will yield 180,000 square feet with 6,300 storage units. Cauldwell Wingate is the general contractor and McNamara Salvia is the structural engineer for the property, which is located between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
At the time of our last update in August, the reinforced concrete superstructure had recently passed the halfway mark. Since then, the building has reached its pinnacle and is awaiting the installation of its façade.
155 West 29th Street. Photo by Michael Young
The main southern elevation spans the entire length of the rectangular lot. The following photo from the corner of Seventh Avenue and West 29th Street showcases the full height of the structure and its stepped profile.
155 West 29th Street. Photo by Michael Young
155 West 29th Street. Photo by Michael Young
155 West 29th Street. Photo by Michael Young
155 West 29th Street. Photo by Michael Young
155 West 29th Street. Photo by Michael Young
155 West 29th Street. Photo by Michael Young
155-165 West 29th Street features a largely windowless design clad in dark gray metal panels with horizontal corrugation. The setbacks are depicted illuminated with upward-pointing spotlights, and the ground floor has floor-to-ceiling glass next to the front doors and drive-in loading dock. YIMBY last announced that the Class A self-storage facility will run on all-electric systems including climate and access control, security monitoring, motion-sensor lighting, and fire sprinklers.
155-165 West 29th Street. Designed by Mancini Duffy.
The closest subway to the property is the 1 train at the 28th Street station. Also nearby are the A, C, E, 1, 2, and 3 trains, Long Island Railroad, and Amtrak at Pennsylvania Station and the B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W, and PATH trains at the 34th Street-Herald Square station.
155-165 West 29th Street is scheduled to finish construction next spring.
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So I’m assuming most expensive storage rates in the tri-state area?
Really though, who builds a storage building in the middle of Manhattan? So stupid.
Storage units in Manhattan are brilliant. People have tiny apartments, move often, many transient people and workers, students, and nowhere to store stuff except New Jersey. There are all kinds of storage facilities all over the city.
Which is why I said “Manhatttan” especially central Manhattan and not the rest of the city. There is lowered valued land all over the outer boroughs that can and do have storage facilities. Just like many wealthier Manhattanites have their car stored in upper Manhatan or the Bronx or LIC. Same thing really.
Good lord this thing is massive and unsightly. City should not be allowing these structures to be this scale. Should have to be mixed use if anything make the upper floors resi or commercial I mean look at this thing. C’mon now
A blight.
WTF, we make hotels get a special permit but we allow developers to do this in a housing crisis, at that scale, in the middle of effing Manhattan?
All new self storage should be banned.
Theres always been storage warehouses, attended ones at least, cold storage etc. for peoples stuff…art, furs, temporary estate storage… But now theres probably 20x the available sq ft for such things. Reminds me of that Seinfeld bit about the madness of paying money to store your junk.
Actually, this makes a strong statement we have TOO MUCH STUFF!!
If all these future “hoarders” could find a way to minimalyze their lives, they wouldn’t need to pay a 2nd lease to live in NYC?! 🤔
Definitely true. And Americans have more stuff than just about anybody.
Totally.
This wins the trophy for everything wrong with our culture.
Couldn’t the at least put in fake windows.
After the YIMBY post above this one I would expect shrubbery on all those setbacks.
People will literally find anything to complain about…
13 comments the first day on a storage facility..hits a nerve.