Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Manhattan’s Central Harlem.
Harlem’s biggest development story is One45, a three-building, 1,000-apartment complex at Lenox Avenue and West 145th Street that the City Council approved in July 2025 and that has now begun demolition. Its approval stands in contrast to Lenox Terrace across the avenue, where a five-tower expansion was rejected in 2020 and the owner refinanced the existing buildings this fall instead.
Much of the rest of the pipeline is affordable or supportive housing on public or nonprofit land: a 282-unit supportive tower on Frederick Douglass Boulevard, an affordable co-op on the site of a former state prison on Central Park North, and 123 affordable homes over a rebuilt Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market. On 125th Street, a run of cultural and civic projects is finishing, from the Studio Museum’s new building to the Apollo’s restoration.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1One45 | Lenox Ave. at W. 145th St. | Demolition Underway |
| 22435 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | Frederick Douglass Blvd. | Variance Approved; In Plan Review |
| 331 Central Park North (Former Lincoln Correctional Facility) | Central Park North near Fifth Ave. | Approved; Site Preparation |
| 4Ennis Francis Expansion (254 West 124th Street) | W. 124th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd. | Rezoning Filed |
| 5Rangel Houses Renovation | Harlem River Dr. north of W. 155th St. | Financed; Renovation Starting |
| 6Apollo Theater Restoration | 253 W. 125th St. | Under Construction |
| 735 West 125th Street | W. 125th St. near Fifth Ave. | Under Construction |
| 8260-270 West 126th Street | W. 126th St. behind the Apollo | Approved; Not Yet Permitted |
| 9Studio Museum in Harlem | 144 W. 125th St. | Completed (2025) |
| 10Urban League Empowerment Center | 121 W. 125th St. | Completed (2025) |
| 11Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza | 52 W. 116th St. | Under Construction |
| 1218 West 116th Street | W. 116th St. near Fifth Ave. | Under Construction |
| 1362 West 116th Street | W. 116th St. near Lenox Ave. | Filed (Plan Review) |
| 142132 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | Frederick Douglass Blvd. at W. 115th St. | Filed (Plan Review) |
| 15264-272 West 135th Street | W. 135th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd. | Under Construction |
One45 & the Big Housing Plans
Harlem’s largest projects are housing, and most of them depend on a rezoning, a variance or public land.
1
One45
Approved After a Long Fight
The City Council approved the rezoning in July 2025 (ZAP 2023M0297), after an earlier version was withdrawn in 2022. The project has been contested from the start: The Real Deal reported that Teitelbaum moved to evict Al Sharpton’s National Action Network from the site, and residents at the October forum pressed him on affordability, the Amsterdam News reported.
The stop-work order noted in the city’s records applies to the demolition at 108 West 145th Street; Hush Street has not found a public explanation of it.
Sources: New York YIMBY (July 2025); New York Amsterdam News (Oct. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP 2023M0297; NYC DOB demolition permits and ECB summonses, BIN 1060172 and 1091710 (accessed Oct. 2026); The Real Deal (Oct. 2025)
2
2435 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
282 Affordable and Supportive Homes
The partners paid $16.5 million for the site in 2024, PincusCo reported. The variance allows more floor area and height than the district’s zoning would otherwise permit.
Sources: NYC Board of Standards and Appeals, 2025-48-BZ (Feb. 2026); James Equities; NYC DOB NOW job M01209233-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
3
31 Central Park North (Former Lincoln Correctional Facility)
Affordable Homeownership on the Park
The co-op replaces a vacant, state-owned former prison facing Central Park; its demolition is approved but not yet permitted.
Sources: New York YIMBY (May 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs M01129115-I1 and M01176201-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
4
Ennis Francis Expansion (254 West 124th Street)
The Next Phase on 124th Street
Carthage already built two towers on the same Ennis Francis Houses site, at 212 and 224 West 124th Street, with about 337 apartments between them. This application would add a third phase. The number of units has not been disclosed.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2024M0223; Patch (Feb. 2019)
5
Rangel Houses Renovation
A $529 Million Public Housing Overhaul
The 1951 complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2026, which made historic tax credits available for the work, according to NYCHA.
Sources: NYCHA (Oct. 2026); NYC DOB NOW renovation permits, Rangel Houses (accessed Oct. 2026)
125th Street: The Apollo, Two New Landmarks & New Towers
Harlem’s main street has finished a decade of civic projects; the next wave is housing.
6
Apollo Theater Restoration
Restoring Harlem's Most Famous Stage
The project was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in December 2024, and DOB has permitted the theater’s new seating and food and drink space. TODAY reported a cost of about $65 million.
Sources: The Apollo (June 2025); Harlem World Magazine; TODAY (Feb. 2026); NYC Landmarks permit COFA-25-02026 (Dec. 2024)
7
35 West 125th Street
A 21-Story Tower Near Fifth Avenue
The 2022 plan for the site called for 162 apartments, The Real Deal reported; the current filing has 180. Irgang has owned the site since 1991.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M00671589-I1 and permits (accessed Oct. 2026); CityRealty; Irgang Group
8
260-270 West 126th Street
Third Plan for the Site
The site has carried three different plans: a 42-story, 449-foot tower in 2019 renderings, a 12-story building in 2022 and the current 14-story filing.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW jobs M00666173-I1 and M00923916-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); New York YIMBY (Jan. 2022)
9
Studio Museum in Harlem
A New Home for the Museum
The Studio Museum’s building is one of two major civic projects on 125th Street completed in November 2025, along with the Urban League Empowerment Center.
Sources: The Studio Museum in Harlem (Aug. 2025)
10
Urban League Empowerment Center
A Decade-Long Corridor Project, Finished
The governor’s office put the cost at $242 million; the National Urban League has said $250 million.
Sources: Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul (Nov. 2025); National Urban League
116th Street & the Avenues
West 116th Street now has three new buildings on one block, and infill continues on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 135th Street.
11
Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza
A Permanent Home for the Market
The city approved the land disposition in 2024 (ZAP 2020M0486) to replace the open-air vendor market with a permanent indoor one beneath fully affordable housing. The project won a state Buildings of Excellence award.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2020M0486; Think! Architecture and Design; NYC DOB NOW job M00482837-I1 and permits (accessed Oct. 2026)
12
18 West 116th Street
A Church Rebuilds With Housing Above
Like several projects in this tracker, the building pairs new apartments with space for the religious institution that owned the land.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Aug. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M08023712-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
13
62 West 116th Street
The Newest Filing on 116th
This filing sits next to Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza and down the block from 18 West 116th Street. No press coverage of the plan has appeared yet.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01473076-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
14
2132 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
Infill on a Vacant Lot
The building would replace a vacant lot between West 115th and 116th Streets; only fence permits have been issued so far.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Mar. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M01339025-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
15
264-272 West 135th Street
New Condos on 135th Street
The old buildings at 264 and 266 West 135th Street were demolished by June 2026.
Sources: New York YIMBY (July 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M01280065-I1 and permits (accessed Oct. 2026)
What We're Watching Next
Whether One45 starts construction by early 2027 as its developer says, when the Apollo reopens, and whether City Planning certifies the Ennis Francis expansion for public review are the milestones to watch. Lenox Terrace’s owner refinanced its 1,696 apartments with a $170.5 million loan this October rather than reviving its rejected expansion, Multi-Housing News reported.
Hush Street also tracks the Upper West Side and the Upper East Side.
Header photo: the Apollo Theater on West 125th Street in July 2023, before its restoration, by Phileven, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized.
By Hush Street Editorial Updated Built from city filings and published reporting. About Hush Street
