Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen.
The far west side of Hell’s Kitchen is filling in its last big parcels. In July 2026 the City Council approved two rezoned towers on former car-dealership sites next to DeWitt Clinton Park, with about 1,100 apartments, and the same month the state picked a team to build 1,127 homes on the Intrepid Museum’s parking lot. Together, those two projects would add about 2,200 homes. A rezoning for about 394 apartments at 515 West 57th Street is now in public review.
At the neighborhood’s southern edge, the Port Authority has begun the first phase of replacing its Midtown bus terminal. Older buildings are being converted to housing, but not all smoothly: the Hudson Hotel conversion on West 57th Street is under a stop-work order while a tenant-harassment remedy waits on the city.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1Port Authority Bus Terminal Replacement | Eighth–Ninth Aves., W. 40th–42nd Sts. | Under Construction |
| 2DeWitt Clinton Park North (801 Eleventh Ave. & 629 W. 54th St.) | Eleventh Ave. at W. 54th St. | Approved Rezoning |
| 3Hudson Landing (621 West 45th Street) | Twelfth Ave. at W. 45th St. | Developer Selected |
| 4ABBA Voyage Venue (613 Eleventh Avenue) | Eleventh Ave. at W. 46th St. | Demolition Nearly Complete |
| 5495 Eleventh Avenue | Eleventh Ave. at W. 39th St. | Approved; Not Yet Permitted |
| 6515 West 57th Street Rezoning | W. 57th St. near Eleventh Ave. | In Public Review |
| 7440 West 57th Street (Former Watson Hotel) | W. 57th St. near Tenth Ave. | Under Construction |
| 8Hudson Hotel Conversion (353 West 57th Street) | W. 57th St. near Ninth Ave. | Stop-Work Order |
| 9The Press Building (311 West 43rd Street) | W. 43rd St. near Eighth Ave. | Permitted |
| 10333 West 52nd Street | W. 52nd St. near Eighth Ave. | Permitted |
| 11The Lirio (364 West 54th Street) | Ninth Ave. at W. 54th St. | Nearing Completion |
| 12Rialto West (509 West 48th Street) | Tenth Ave. at W. 48th St. | Completed (2026) |
| 13The Westline (622 Eleventh Avenue) | Eleventh Ave. at W. 46th St. | Completed (2026) |
| 14Sunset Pier 94 Studios | Twelfth Ave. at W. 55th St. | Completed (2026) |
| 15DeWitt Clinton Park Reconstruction | W. 52nd–54th Sts., Eleventh–Twelfth Aves. | In Design |
| 16Pier 76 (Hudson River Park) | Twelfth Ave. at W. 35th St. | Stabilization Repairs |
The Far West Side: A Bus Terminal, Rezonings & State Land
The largest projects are clustered west of Tenth Avenue, on former dealerships, state land and the bus terminal’s ramps.
1
Port Authority Bus Terminal Replacement
Replacing the Bus Terminal
The city approved the zoning actions for the project in 2024 (ZAP 2024M0270). The Port Authority estimates the first phase will be complete in 2029; YIMBY reported the full terminal is due around 2032, with two office towers planned in a later phase. Part of West 41st Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues is to be permanently closed.
Sources: Port Authority (project site); Port Authority travel advisory (Oct. 2026); New York YIMBY (Aug. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2024M0270
2
DeWitt Clinton Park North (801 Eleventh Ave. & 629 W. 54th St.)
Air Rights That Pay for a Pier
The developers are buying about 148,000 square feet of development rights from Hudson River Park for at least $29.7 million, money anticipated mainly for rebuilding Pier 76, according to the Council hearing record. Final heights and the exact affordable count after the Council’s changes have not been confirmed; CityRealty estimates completion in 2029.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2023M0213; NYC Planning ZAP 2024M0244; Commercial Observer (July 2026); Council hearing summary (Hearing Hearings) (May 2026)
3
Hudson Landing (621 West 45th Street)
Housing on the Intrepid Lot
The site is a former manufactured gas plant, and the team will pursue the state’s brownfield cleanup program, according to the governor’s office. Because the land is state-owned, the project’s approvals run through the state rather than the city’s land-use process; no DOB or City Planning filing has appeared yet.
Sources: Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul (July 2026); New York YIMBY (July 2026); CityRealty (July 2026)
4
ABBA Voyage Venue (613 Eleventh Avenue)
An Arena on the Same Block as Hudson Landing
The city’s Industrial Development Agency approved an 18-year, $49.7 million tax-incentive package for the venue in November 2025, YIMBY reported. Reported construction costs differ between sources and have not been reconciled.
Sources: New York YIMBY (July 2026); NYC DOB NOW demolition jobs M01264385-I1 and M01232438-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); PincusCo
5
495 Eleventh Avenue
A Long-Planned City Site
The city selected the developers through a 2015 request for proposals, and the Manhattan Borough Board approved the project in 2021, according to NYCEDC. Because DOB has not issued work permits, Hush Street lists it as approved rather than under construction.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M00601955-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); NYCEDC; FXCollaborative
6
515 West 57th Street Rezoning
A TV Studio Becomes Housing
The community board’s conditions include protections for a neighboring narrow lot and more permanently affordable apartments, according to Citizen Portal’s account of the committee meeting. Some descriptions show one 30-story building and others two.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2025M0360; W42ST (May 2026); Citizen Portal (Community Board 4 summary) (Sept. 2026)
Hotels & Offices Becoming Apartments
Two hotels and two office buildings are being turned into housing, one of them stalled by a tenant-harassment case.
7
440 West 57th Street (Former Watson Hotel)
A Hotel Becomes Condos
Yellowstone bought the leasehold and mortgage for $175 million in 2021 and has a $326 million construction loan, according to YIMBY. The building most recently served as a temporary shelter for migrants.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs M00825038-I1 and M01347804-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
8
Hudson Hotel Conversion (353 West 57th Street)
Stalled by a Harassment Case
Community Board 4 documented interior demolition that began in 2022 without the certification of no harassment required for this kind of building, which has long-term single-room-occupancy tenants. The revised plan’s 138 permanently affordable apartments are part of the proposed remedy. DOB’s conversion filing has been in objections since 2023.
Sources: Manhattan Community Board 4 (Mar. 2026); NYC DOB violations, BIN 1026317 (Aug. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M00805103-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
9
The Press Building (311 West 43rd Street)
A $102 Million Conversion Loan
S3 Capital provided a $102 million construction loan in June, Commercial Observer reported. The Real Deal had reported in April that David Werner was buying the building; how the two reports relate has not been confirmed.
Sources: Commercial Observer (June 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M01397040 (accessed Oct. 2026)
10
333 West 52nd Street
A Smaller Office Conversion
Commercial Observer reported that it was unclear whether the project would use the 467-m tax incentive or include affordable apartments. No press report has confirmed work on site.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01312468-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); Commercial Observer (Nov. 2025)
New Affordable Homes, Studios, Parks & Piers
Several city-site projects have just finished, and the waterfront has a new film studio and two park projects in the works.
11
The Lirio (364 West 54th Street)
Affordable Housing on an MTA Lot
The city approved the project through its land-use process in 2022 (ZAP 2020M0112). The lottery covers 44 of the apartments; most of the rest are supportive housing.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Sept. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2020M0112; NYC DOB NOW job M08022866-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
12
Rialto West (509 West 48th Street)
Newly Finished
Rialto West was built on a former city Department of Environmental Protection site, approved through the land-use process in 2022 and 2023 (ZAP 2019M0374).
Sources: New York YIMBY (July 2026); NYC DOB certificate of occupancy, BIN 1091768 (Sept. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2019M0374
13
The Westline (622 Eleventh Avenue)
A New Block on Eleventh Avenue
The Westline is one of several recent rental buildings along Eleventh Avenue, across from the future Hudson Landing and ABBA Voyage sites.
Sources: NYC DOB certificates of occupancy (Aug. 2026); CityRealty (July 2026)
14
Sunset Pier 94 Studios
Manhattan's First Purpose-Built Studio Campus
YIMBY described it as the first purpose-built film and TV studio campus in Manhattan.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Jan. 2026); Vornado Realty Trust
15
DeWitt Clinton Park Reconstruction
A Park Next to New Towers
The park sits beside the two DeWitt Clinton Park North towers approved in July, whose approval includes a $200,000 contribution for park upgrades, CityRealty reported.
Sources: NYC Parks Capital Project Tracker; W42ST (Mar. 2026)
16
Pier 76 (Hudson River Park)
Funding a New Pier
No total cost or schedule for the full reconstruction has been published. The money from the DeWitt Clinton Park North air-rights sale is the first major funding identified for it.
Sources: Hudson River Park Trust; Hudson River Park Trust advisory council report (Apr. 2026); Council hearing summary (Hearing Hearings) (May 2026)
What We're Watching Next
The first DOB filings for DeWitt Clinton Park North and Hudson Landing, the Borough President’s recommendation on 515 West 57th Street, and HPD’s decision on the Hudson Hotel are the next milestones. Smaller proposals include a 20-story, 72-unit tower planned for a garage at 304 West 49th Street, which needs a zoning change, and a 17-story building planned for a garage at 515 West 43rd Street.
Hush Street also tracks Chelsea to the south, the Upper West Side to the north and Midtown East.
Header photo: Hell’s Kitchen, October 2025, by Epicgenius, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
By Hush Street Editorial Updated Built from city filings and published reporting. About Hush Street
