YIMBY recently photographed two sites in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village that will soon give rise to new residential buildings. The properties are both located at the northern end of the neighborhood to the west of Union Square.
The first is 31-35 West 14th Street, where demolition is moving along for a 12-story residential building on an interior lot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Developed by Nexus Development, the 125-foot-tall structure will yield 49 condominium units along with ground-floor retail space.
The following photos show two of the three occupants of the assemblage razed to street level. The final one-story building at 31 West 14th Street remains standing with its southern elevation blocked by a sidewalk shed. Masonry rubble covers the site of the two demolished structures behind construction fencing.
31-35 West 14th Street. Photo by Michael Young
31-35 West 14th Street. Photo by Michael Young
31-35 West 14th Street. Photo by Michael Young
31-35 West 14th Street. Photo by Michael Young
31-35 West 14th Street. Photo by Michael Young
The below rendering shows the new building rising twice the height of its abutting neighbors with stepped setbacks on the upper levels leading to a flat parapet. The first eight stories feature a distinctive façade of beveled precast concrete panels framing a grid of operable windows with both top and side hinges. The remainder of the building is clad in a glass curtain wall. Stacks of balconies with glass railings bookend the lower eight floors, and three more expansive balconies protrude from the upper stories. The eastern lot line wall will be left blank and covered in glass paneling.
31-35 West 14th Street
The below Google Street View image shows the three former low-rise occupants before the start of demolition. Nexus purchased the assemblage for $14.4 million in October 2023. An architect and construction timeline for 31-35 West 14th Street have yet to be announced.
31-35 West 14th Street. Image: Google
The second project is 5 West 13th Street, the site of a forthcoming 30-story residential tower on an interior lot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Legion Investment Group and EJS Group, the 111,022-square-foot structure will yield 36 condominium units with an average scope of 3,020 square feet. The development will also contain 2,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space with two storefronts. Residential amenities are slated to include a gym, swimming pool, golf simulator, pet grooming room, library and lounge, seven enclosed parking spaces, and bicycle storage. The through-lot parcel spans between West 13th and 14th Streets with an alternate address of 8-12 West 14th Street.
The following photos show scaffolding and construction netting shrouding both elevations of the current six-story occupant, which formerly housed the offices of the Human Resources Administration. Workers were seen boarding up the last of the windows, and interior gutting should be well underway at this point. YIMBY expects the structure to be demolished before the end of summer.
5 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young
5 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young
5 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young
5 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young
5 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young
5 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young
5 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young
5 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young
The below Google Street View image shows the southern elevation along West 13th Street from before the start of demolition.
5 West 13th Street. Image: Google
Legion Investment Group and EJS Group purchased the property for $57.5 million in May 2024. No finalized renderings or construction timeline have been revealed.
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first one could be a nicer design, but lets be real.
Getting rid of the blight of this part of 14th street is a good thing.
none of the existing for either project is worth saving.
I hope the second developer shows us something really great. Something like they are doing at Gramercy Park.
The Nexus Development design is weird and ugh. What a shame…
Any building not designed by Gene Kaufman or SOM is okay by me. The corner balconies are wasted space. No one wants to be on a balcony on 14th street unless they’re considerably higher.
oh come on SOM isn’t that bad as far as you aren’t expecting RAMSA quality
the big news is that horrible blank wall on 13st is going away for ground floor retail. thats a win no matter what the design.
This building is not my favorite design, but the building itself is totally appropriate and a much better use of this valuable space on 14th.