Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Manhattan’s Tribeca.
Much of Tribeca sits inside its four landmark districts, so new buildings here are rare, small and slow to approve. That makes the handful of real sites matter. Several of the most prominent have sat empty for years, and 2026 is the year many of them came back: Rabsky’s condo tower at 65 Franklin has its permits after years as a stalled pit, a decade-old empty lot at 65 West Broadway has new owners and a shoring permit, and Rabsky also bought the Art Deco building at 267 Broadway to clear the site.
Above all of it is one proposal of a different scale: a 1,090-foot, 72-story tower at Independence Plaza that has just entered environmental review.
Where DOB records and press reports disagree on heights or unit counts, both are given. A permit is not treated as proof that construction has started.
| Project | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1Independence Plaza Tower | Greenwich St. at Jay St. | Proposed (Environmental Review) |
| 265 Franklin Street | Broadway at Franklin St. | Permitted |
| 3101 Franklin Street | Church St. at Franklin St. | Under Construction |
| 4267 Broadway | Broadway at Chambers St. | Demolition Filed |
| 521 Park Place | 21 Park Pl. | Filed (Plan Review) |
| 6317 Broadway | Broadway at Thomas St. | Filed; Site Work Permitted |
| 780 West Broadway | West Broadway at Warren St. | Demolition; Building in Review |
| 865 West Broadway | West Broadway at Warren St. | Permitted |
| 956 North Moore Street | 56 N. Moore St. | Permitted |
| 10139 Franklin Street | 139 Franklin St. | Permitted |
| 1131-35 Lispenard Street | Church St. at Lispenard St. | Landmarks-Approved |
| 121 Walker Street | West Broadway at Walker St. | Filed (Plan Review) |
| 13Hudson River Park Estuarium (Pier 26) | Pier 26 | Filed (Plan Review) |
Towers, Revived Sites & One Very Big Proposal
Eight sites along Tribeca’s edges, from a supertall plan at Independence Plaza to empty lots on Broadway and West Broadway finally moving.
1
Independence Plaza Tower
Among the Tallest Proposals in the City
The plan does not need a full ULURP land-use vote, but it does require an environmental impact statement, and Tribeca Citizen reported a construction window of 2028 to 2032. Community Board 1 has asked for at least 464 affordable apartments, far more than the 251 proposed, according to The Broadsheet, and the Tribeca Trib reported that opponents expect to sue.
There is no DOB new-building filing yet. The environmental review alone is expected to take more than a year.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2023M0117; Tribeca Citizen (June 2026); The Broadsheet (July 2026); Tribeca Trib
2
65 Franklin Street
A Stalled Pit, Revived
The corner sat as an excavated, stalled site after an earlier developer’s plan collapsed around 2019. Rabsky bought it in September 2025 for about $47.5 million and has $320 million in construction financing, according to CityRealty.
The general construction permit is issued, but Hush Street has not yet confirmed work on site.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01243425-I1 and permits for BIN 1001840 (accessed Oct. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2025M0449; Tribeca Citizen (Mar. 2026); New York YIMBY (Nov. 2025); CityRealty
3
101 Franklin Street
Tribeca's Largest Office-to-Condo Conversion
City Planning approved the bulk and parking authorizations for the conversion in May 2026 (ZAP 2025M0291), and DOB permits for excavation support and foundations followed in February and April. A 2017 plan for the same building called for 105 units on 17 floors; the current design has fewer, larger homes.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M00512217 and permits for BIN 1001971 (accessed Oct. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2025M0291; New York YIMBY (Mar. 2026); The Real Deal (Sept. 2026); Accurise Consulting
4
267 Broadway
Rabsky's Second Tribeca Site
Earlier owners floated a 42-story condo-and-hotel plan and a 49-story hotel here; none was built. Rabsky, also behind 65 Franklin Street, has filed only for demolition so far, so the height and unit count of whatever replaces the Art Deco building are not yet known.
The site is on the west side of Broadway just south of Chambers, on the line between Tribeca and the Civic Center.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01404775-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); The Real Deal (May 2026); Tribeca Citizen (May 2026)
5
21 Park Place
Rebuilding After a Collapse
This is the former Tent & Trails building, left as a shell after a 2018 collapse that was followed by a lawsuit involving the neighboring building at 19 Park Place, Tribeca Citizen reported. A 2019 plan for a 14-story hotel was disapproved. Tribeca Citizen reported that construction was expected around mid-2026; DOB records do not yet show the building permitted.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01318077-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); New York YIMBY (Dec. 2025); Tribeca Citizen (Dec. 2025)
6
317 Broadway
A New Tower on Lower Broadway
The corner site is one of the few new-building filings in Tribeca with a sizeable unit count. A 2020 plan for a 20-story building on the same lot was disapproved.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01400243-I1 and permits for BIN 1001656 (accessed Oct. 2026); New York YIMBY (June 2026); Crain's New York Business (May 2026)
7
80 West Broadway
Clearing the Corner
Demolition of the five-story buildings on the site began in late 2025, Tribeca Citizen reported, and YIMBY covered the final teardown in February 2026. An earlier rendering showed the tower cantilevering over its neighbors; that design is reported to be out of date.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW jobs M01290581-I1 and M01167560-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); New York YIMBY (Feb. 2026); Tribeca Citizen (Jan. 2026); PincusCo
8
65 West Broadway
A Decade-Old Empty Lot Changes Hands
The site sat empty for about a decade after an earlier developer’s plans stalled. Prosper and HM Group USA bought it for $24 million in July 2026, The Real Deal reported, with a $68 million construction loan according to Tribeca Citizen. The building’s new-building permit dates from the earlier filing and is still active.
Sources: NYC DOB BIS job 121190497 and permits for BIN 1090819 (accessed Oct. 2026); The Real Deal (July 2026); Tribeca Citizen (July 2026)
Landmark-District Conversions, Boutique Condos & the Waterfront
Inside the historic districts, change comes building by building: a garage, a storage loft and a warehouse becoming homes, two small new condos, and the last piece of Pier 26.
9
56 North Moore Street
From Office Plan to Ultra-Luxury Condos
Alchemy closed on the garage for $58.5 million on May 5, 2026, according to BLDUP. The prior owner, Metro Loft, had planned a boutique office building with a rooftop addition approved by Landmarks in 2020 and 2021; the new owner is converting it to residences instead.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW jobs M01367190-I1 and M01362980 (accessed Oct. 2026); BLDUP (May 2026); New York YIMBY (Aug. 2020); NYC Landmarks permit LPC-21-05480
10
139 Franklin Street
A $44 Million Boutique Conversion
The partners paid $44 million for the building, according to JLL. The developers describe the project as staying within the original building envelope, while the DOB and Landmarks filings include an enlargement and rear-yard additions. Broad Street Development is also converting the Maritime Exchange Building in the Financial District.
Next door, 143 Franklin Street has its own Landmarks approval (July 2026) and a DOB filing to turn a warehouse into five apartments over retail.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01400498-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); NYC Landmarks permit LPC-26-08888; New York YIMBY (July 2025); JLL
11
31-35 Lispenard Street
New Construction in a Landmark District
New buildings in Tribeca’s historic districts need Landmarks’ approval of their design, and this one won it with a facade that echoes the area’s cast-iron lofts. A different owner’s 7-story plan for the site won Landmarks approval in 2020 but never went ahead.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01387640-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); NYC Landmarks permit LPC-27-00378 (Oct. 2026); 6sqft; Tribeca Citizen (Apr. 2026)
12
1 Walker Street
Five Homes on a Prominent Corner
Sumaida + Khurana paid $18 million for the 4,650-square-foot site in 2024, The Real Deal reported, when it planned 10 stories. The condo offering for five units was filed in June 2026, according to Marketproof, and CityRealty lists a 2028 completion.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW jobs M01361838-I1 and M01454068-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); The Real Deal (Dec. 2024); CityRealty; Marketproof (June 2026)
13
Hudson River Park Estuarium (Pier 26)
The Last Piece of Pier 26
The estuarium is the final planned element of the rebuilt Pier 26. In 2024, Tribeca Citizen reported a cost of about $35 million with about $20 million committed; Hush Street has not found an updated funding figure or construction date.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01364425-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); Tribeca Citizen (June 2024); EHDD
What We're Watching Next
The draft environmental impact statement for the Independence Plaza tower, and how the city responds to the community board’s affordable housing demand, will be the biggest Tribeca development story of 2027. Closer in, watch whether work visibly starts at 65 Franklin Street, and what Rabsky files for 267 Broadway. Smaller items still moving through the agencies include the 8-story building planned for 88 Reade Street, where Nish Nush closed in June to make way for it, and the nearly finished condo at 14 White Street.
South of Chambers Street, Hush Street tracks the Financial District, where office towers are being converted into thousands of apartments, and the city’s plan for 100 Gold Street.
Header photo: the Tribeca skyline from Pier 26, by Tdorante10, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized.
By Hush Street Editorial Updated Built from city filings and published reporting. About Hush Street
