Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Manhattan’s SoHo, NoHo and Hudson Square.
The SoHo/NoHo rezoning adopted in December 2021 replaced 1970s manufacturing rules with mixed-use zoning and mandatory affordable housing; the city projected about 3,000 new homes, roughly 900 of them permanently affordable (6sqft). More than three years later, Village Preservation counted no new homes completed. 2026 is when approvals finally arrived: the Landmarks Preservation Commission cleared towers at 277 Canal Street, 375 Lafayette Street and 257 Canal Street and a cantilever for 56 Great Jones Street, and The Marq at 126 Lafayette Street topped out.
On the Bowery, the decade-long fight over the Elizabeth Street Garden ended in August when the Haven Green developers dropped their lawsuit and moved their project to the Lower East Side, while a related rezoning at 156-166 Bowery entered city review. In Hudson Square, Trinity Church ground-lease sites are moving toward housing, and the speculative One Grand office tower still has no tenant.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1277 Canal Street | Canal St. at Broadway | Landmarks-Approved |
| 2375 Lafayette Street | Lafayette St. at Great Jones St. | Landmarks-Approved |
| 3257 Canal Street | Canal St., Lafayette–Broadway | Landmarks-Approved |
| 456 Great Jones Street | Great Jones St. at the Bowery | Demolition Filed |
| 5The Marq (126 Lafayette Street) | Lafayette St. at Howard St. | Topped Out |
| 6360 West Broadway / 30-32 Thompson Street | West Broadway at Grand St. | Filed (Plan Review) |
| 7298 Bowery | Bowery near Houston St. | Filed (Plan Review) |
| 827 East 4th Street | E. 4th St., Lafayette–Bowery | Landmarks Review |
| 9156-166 Bowery Rezoning | Bowery at Delancey St. | Rezoning Filed |
| 10Elizabeth Street Garden | Elizabeth St., Prince–Spring | Housing Plan Canceled |
| 11Chobani House (360 Bowery) | Bowery at Great Jones St. | Built; Not Yet Open |
| 12One Grand (76 Varick Street) | Varick St. at Canal St. | Filed; Not Yet Permitted |
| 13122 Varick Street | Varick St. at Dominick St. | Announced |
| 1468 King Street (185 Varick Street) | Varick St. at King St. | Demolition in Review |
| 15Canal Street Pumping Station Reconstruction | Canal St. at Duarte Square | Under Construction |
The Rezoning's First Towers
Most of these sites are in landmark districts, so the 2021 rezoning’s housing has had to pass Landmarks review one building at a time.
1
277 Canal Street
Extra Height for a Subway Elevator
The added floors come from a Zoning for Accessibility bonus in exchange for rebuilding the Canal Street N/Q/R entrance with an elevator, Tribeca Citizen reported. The earlier 13-story version, approved in 2023, was the first Landmarks approval under the 2021 rezoning, according to YIMBY. The same owner is rebuilding the low buildings across Broadway at 419-423 Broadway.
Sources: Tribeca Citizen (Aug. 2026); New York YIMBY (July 2026); NYC Landmarks, LPC-26-01951 (Aug. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M00820605-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
2
375 Lafayette Street
Housing on a Parking Lot, After Two Tries
The 2021 rezoning allowed housing here for the first time. Community Board 2 voted against the plan, and Landmarks tabled it in March before approving the split design, which 6sqft reported keeps each building under the 485-x wage thresholds.
Sources: 6sqft (Aug. 2026); New York YIMBY (Feb. 2026); Village Preservation (Feb. 2026)
3
257 Canal Street
All-Affordable Housing in SoHo
The project is funded through HPD’s supportive housing loan program with city rental vouchers, according to YIMBY, and replaces a 1925 two-story commercial building.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Sept. 2026); The Real Deal (Sept. 2026); 6sqft (Sept. 2026)
4
56 Great Jones Street
An As-of-Right Tower With One Landmarks Question
The tower itself is allowed under the 2021 rezoning; Landmarks only had to rule on the cantilever over the neighboring historic building. Village Preservation, which opposed it, describes a 300-foot tower.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Feb. 2026); PincusCo (Apr. 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs M01335408-I1 and M01426874-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
5
The Marq (126 Lafayette Street)
The First New Rental to Rise
Trammell Crow’s residential arm took a 99-year ground lease on the site, paying $14.7 million, YIMBY reported. No stop-work order has been issued.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Sept. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M08022114-I1 and ECB records (accessed Oct. 2026)
6
360 West Broadway / 30-32 Thompson Street
Rent-Regulated Apartments Lost
DOB vacated the garage in October 2024 over spalling concrete. Village Preservation reported that the walk-ups at 30-32 Thompson Street held rent-regulated apartments that were demolished after the rezoning.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M01409218 (Oct. 2026); Commercial Observer (Dec. 2024); Village Preservation (May 2025)
7
298 Bowery
Twelve Stories on the Bowery
The existing building’s lower floors would stay, so no demolition is planned, YIMBY reported.
Sources: New York YIMBY (June 2025); NYC DOB NOW job M01200710-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
8
27 East 4th Street
A Fight Next to a House Museum
The Merchant’s House Museum says construction could permanently damage the landmark, and Community Board 2 opposed the plan.
Sources: 6sqft (Sept. 2026); Village Preservation (Sept. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M01355281-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
The Bowery & the Elizabeth Street Garden
A garden saved, the housing it would have held moved elsewhere, and a rezoning on the Bowery that was part of the deal.
9
156-166 Bowery Rezoning
Part of the Garden Deal
The site was the first named in the June 2025 agreement between the city and Council Member Christopher Marte that set aside the Elizabeth Street Garden housing plan in exchange for housing elsewhere, according to the Mayor’s Office. The seven buildings on the site were demolished in 2024.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2026M0108; New York YIMBY (Sept. 2026); NYC Mayor's Office (June 2025)
10
Elizabeth Street Garden
A Decade-Long Fight Ends
Under the June 2025 agreement, the garden must stay open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily and could become NYC Parks property, the Mayor’s Office said. Sources differ on which administration ended the plan: NY1 says the Adams administration did so shortly before leaving office, while a New York Times headline credits Mayor Zohran Mamdani. YIMBY reported that land-use review for 22 Suffolk Street, planned for more than 180 homes, is expected to begin in mid-2027.
Sources: Spectrum News NY1 (Aug. 2026); New York YIMBY (Sept. 2026); The New York Times (Aug. 2026); NYC Planning ZAP P2018M0251
11
Chobani House (360 Bowery)
A Headquarters Still Waiting
Chobani’s lease announced in fall 2024 targeted an opening in late 2025. The new fit-out permits cover several floors, but no report has confirmed that work has resumed.
Sources: The Real Deal (Aug. 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs M01299086-I1, M01299130-I1, M01299136-I1 (Sept. 2026)
Hudson Square
West of Sixth Avenue, a tenantless office tower, Trinity Church ground-lease sites turning to housing, and a pump station rebuild under Canal Street.
12
One Grand (76 Varick Street)
Speculative Office, Built Around a School
The tower would fill the triangular block next to Duarte Square. No tenant has been announced after a year of marketing.
Sources: New York Post (Aug. 2026); Hoodline (Aug. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M00749905-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
13
122 Varick Street
Trinity Land Turns to Housing
Global Holdings’ own page describes a 23-story tower; neither YIMBY nor Commercial Observer has published a height.
Sources: New York YIMBY (May 2026); Commercial Observer (Apr. 2026)
14
68 King Street (185 Varick Street)
A $63 Million Site
Avdoo closed on the site for $63 million in December 2025, The Real Deal reported, and plans to add purchased development rights and a transit-improvement bonus, according to 6sqft.
Sources: 6sqft (Jan. 2026); The Real Deal (Dec. 2025); NYC DOB NOW job M01359182 (accessed Oct. 2026)
15
Canal Street Pumping Station Reconstruction
Infrastructure Under Canal Street
DOB has permitted about $22.7 million of sewer and utility work and $4.1 million of below-grade structures for the project.
Sources: NYC capital projects data (via NYC Databook) (May 2026); Hudson Square BID (information from DEP) (Oct. 2024)
What We're Watching Next
DOB filings for 375 Lafayette Street and 257 Canal Street, an amended filing for 277 Canal Street, the start of public review for 156-166 Bowery, and the Landmarks vote on 27 East 4th Street are next. Smaller projects include a 10-story building planned at 285 Hudson Street and the rebuilding of the corner buildings at 419-423 Broadway, where demolition was nearly finished in July.
Hush Street also tracks Tribeca south of Canal Street, the Lower East Side, where the Haven Green housing is moving, and the East Village.
Header photo: cast-iron buildings at Spring Street in SoHo, August 2025, by Kidfly182, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
By Hush Street Editorial Updated Built from city filings and published reporting. About Hush Street
