In January, we brought you a rendering of (yet another) a Gene Kaufman-designed hotel in the Garment District, planned for 333 West 38th Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Now, a new building permit application…
Earlier today, architecture firm Perkins Eastman filed an application for a new building permit, for a large affordable housing project in Hell’s Kitchen. The 13-story building will reach 135 feet, and will include 125,000 square feet of…
The West 42nd Street corridor’s mini-boom is quickly changing the neighborhood skyline, and 605 West 42nd Street is especially transformative. But on the corner of 40th Street and Tenth Avenue, yet another major rental tower is…
Amidst the trials of Amanda Burden, the recession and the American Folk Art Museum controversy, 53 West 53rd Street has been a long time coming. Finally, dirt is now moving, and excavation for the Jean Nouvel-designed supertall is…
It’s been at least a generation since the Irish were a significant force in Hell’s Kitchen, but they’re making a comeback. For years the Irish Arts Center has operated out of a tenement on West…
