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[ChiND]

PTL!!!! I've been waitingfor this for a very long time!!

The City also should close the crappy stretch of 10th Avenue from Jane St to 14th St and make it a park. It has no impact on traffic.

https://nypost.com/2024/10/28/busine...-housing-deal/

Meatpacking District to lose last of its beef businesses as trendy nabe eyes new housing deal
By Steve Cuozzo
Published Oct. 28, 2024, 6:01 a.m. ET

[Crawford]

Very nice! An expanded Whitney Museum, and 600 units of housing. Sounds great.

Also, this is one of the ugliest blocks in NYC, so it will be great to have this junk eviscerated.

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by Crawford

Very nice! An expanded Whitney Museum, and 600 units of housing. Sounds great.

Also, this is one of the ugliest blocks in NYC, so it will be great to have this junk eviscerated.

I totally agree!

[NYguy]

But, but, but what about views of the High Line?


https://nypost.com/2024/10/28/busine...-housing-deal/

The Meatpacking District’s last remaining meatpackers might soon give way to 600 rental apartments, a Whitney Museum expansion and new facilities for Friends of the High Line, Realty Check has learned.

Mayor Eric Adams’ “new vision” for what’s to be called Gansevoort Square includes “600 mixed-income housing units,” of which 300 would be affordable, as well as “a massive new open pavilion and the city’s next cultural and artistic hub.”

But what happens next was unclear. A source said the meat companies weren’t obligated to move out “until a project for the site is secured.”

And although the city has prioritized housing, an insider said the agreement gives the Whitney “right of first offer” over the entire site.

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by NYguy

But, but, but what about views of the High Line?

I guarantee that these are the same jack asses that complained about the fish in connection with Little Island.

[ChiND]

This sounds really nice.

"The new housing will be adjacent to an 11,200-square-foot public plaza that will host various events all year long...."

https://www.amny.com/news/gansevoort...strict-vision/

[ChiND]

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-meatp...d-public-space

[mrnyc]

the whitney gets first dibs, so they’ll get a piece — and the highline will get a piece for offices or storage, but there will be plenty left for affordable housing. and hopefully its a tall one because it won’t be bothering anybody or their views. plus a public plaza? nice.

also — good job with the remaining meatpackers letting loose of the lease early, i’m sure they will appreciate a modern warehouse site somewhere vs that old building.

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

the whitney gets first dibs, so they’ll get a piece — and the highline will get a piece for offices or storage, but there will be plenty left for affordable housing. and hopefully its a tall one because it won’t be bothering anybody or their views. plus a public plaza? nice.

also — good job with the remaining meatpackers letting loose of the lease early, i’m sure they will appreciate a modern warehouse site somewhere vs that old building.

I agree. Upton Sinclair must be smiling in his grave.

[NYguy]

https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politi...tney-expansion

[ChiND]

That little stretch of Tenth Avenue should be closed and made into greenspace.

[streetscaper]

Wasn't there a plan for pedestrianizing most of the meatpacking district, or a good portion of it?

Wonder if that's going anywhere.

[NYguy]

https://www.businessinsider.nl/new-y...be-on-its-way/

New York City’s Meatpacking District will say goodbye to its last meatpacker — and a 60-story tower could be on its way


Grace Eliza Goodwin
25 nov 2024

The era of New York City's Meatpacking District as a neighborhood where people actually pack meat is coming to an end.

Late last month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled plans to redevelop the district's last operating meat market after its tenants accepted a deal from the city to move out — and in the market's place could come a 60-story tower.

Under the city's plan, the 66,000-square-foot Gansevoort Market would become Gansevoort Square, which, according to the mayor's office, would feature 600 mixed-income housing units, a new open pavilion, and a culture and arts hub.

And a New York state senator said there's a plan to build a 60-story skyscraper in the area — something a local historic preservation group said was out of scale for a neighborhood with mostly low-rise buildings.

The city hasn't confirmed the plans referenced by State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal in a recent email newsletter he sent to constituents. The community group Village Preservation said Monday that a tower plan would likely be formally announced at an upcoming neighborhood Community Board meeting.

A building that tall would dramatically alter the neighborhood's skyline, where the current tallest structure, The Standard Hotel, is 19 stories tall. The mayor's office didn't immediately return a request for comment on the possible skyscraper development.

[ChiND]

I fully support building as tall as possible in Midtown or FiDi, but a 60-story tower here would look ridiculous. Nonetheless, I’m glad that this heinous eyesore is being redeveloped.

[Crawford]

I would love to see some height here, tying the High Line and Hudson Square newcomers together, and making the Midtown/Lower Manhattan skylines more seamless.

But there's no doubt the West Village NIMBYs will go bonkers over a 60-floor tower. Expect lots of screaming and crying.

[streetscaper]

Originally Posted by ChiND

I fully support building as tall as possible in Midtown or FiDi, but a 60-story tower here would look ridiculous. Nonetheless, I’m glad that this heinous eyesore is being redeveloped.

Agree with this. Wouldn't mind some more height in in this small historic district, but 60 stories is ridiculous imo

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Crawford

I would love to see some height here, tying the High Line and Hudson Square newcomers together, and making the Midtown/Lower Manhattan skylines more seamless.

But there's no doubt the West Village NIMBYs will go bonkers over a 60-floor tower. Expect lots of screaming and crying.

Sixty stories as a residential isn't really that tall. It could just be a 600 ft residential tower. If it's on this site, even better, because it will be on the riverfront, not in the middle of a group of lowrise towers. That's no different than the multiple towers you see going up along the river in Brooklyn and Queens, or the Lower East Side for that matter. Too many people in the city are uptight about height, as the city desperately needs more of it. Thankfully the City of Yes just passed, even though there was a reduction in the number of units it would have produced.

[NYguy]

https://www.villagepreservation.org/...e-write-today/

URGENT PRESERVATION ALERT: City Plans for Meatpacking District Development May Include 60-Story Tower; Public Hearing December 11 — Please Write Today!


November 25, 2024

According to a communication by State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, the city’s recently announced plans for its “Gansevoort Square” development in the Meatpacking District will include an approximately 60-story building on the site of the city-owned Gansevoort Meat Market Center, south of Little West 12th Street between Washington and West Streets (north of the Whitney Museum).

While the particulars of this plan won’t be formally revealed until an upcoming Community Board public meeting, this report and other details indicate an enormous and unprecedented scale is being contemplated for development of this incredibly sensitive site.

Village Preservation had written to city officials In response to their earlier announcement — which contained no particulars about the potential size or scale of the building — emphasizing the need to ensure any development here relates well in terms of size, scale and design to its surroundings. Apparently that message was more desperately needed than we could have possibly imagined.

According to the city’s prior announcement, the development they intend to build would include space for the Whitney Museum and Friends of the High Line, as well as 600 units of housing — at least half of which would be market-rate, or very expensive luxury condos or rentals. As per our communication to city officials, the need for very expensive housing for the ultra-wealthy on this publicly owned land is questionable at best. One very simple way to dramatically reduce the size of the proposed development is to eliminate the hundreds of units of planned luxury housing.

Yeah, God forbid someone try to actually increase the percentage of affordable units. But it's the City of Yes now. They'd best get used to it, lol.

[ChiND]

The West Village, Chelsea, and the Meat Packing District are gorgeous, historic areas. A massive tower would detract from those neighborhoods. I’d enthusiastically embrace 2,000 foot towers in Midtown or in the West Yards, despite the NIMBYS’ disingenuous claims about the High Line. However, I would not want a colossal tower here.

[NYC2ATX]

Hey, the easiest way to get a 40-story building built is to propose a 60-story building, invite a controversy, and ultimately have the preservationists think they won and got away with something, while you go ahead and build your 40-story building.