NEW YORK | 3 West 29th Street | 686 FT | 43 | ON HOLD

[HyperPower]

Originally Posted by RobEss

I still can't believe NYC allows developers to demolish beautiful, perfectly functional old buildings on the promise of some glassy vaporware, only for that site to then sit as a barren gravel lot for the next 10 years...

'Only in New York!'

Yup, NYC is a giant with no head. Not only destroy three classic buildings in which the Bancroft building should have been landmarked the developer HFZ Capital Group who tore down the structures defaulted on the project.
Great job City & landmarks commission, hope the payoff was worth it.

ps - Lets hope KPF does better than BIG's monstrosity which blocked the ESB. View sheds?!

[ChiND]

https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2025/07/09/vanbarton-group-looks-to-sell-nomad-development-site/

Vanbarton puts Midtown South rezoning to the test with big Nomad listing
Developer puts vacant former HFZ site at 3 West 29th St. up for sale, could clear $250M

[Crawford]

I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up as an office tower. That is still the likely highest and best use.

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by Crawford

I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up as an office tower. That is still the likely highest and best use.

I hope not.

Can you access the article? I can’t.

[Doubleu1117]

First activity in a long time, the machinery was in action here.

[ChiND]

It looks like they still haven't demolished the junky little buildings on 30th Street that HFZ had acquired before Vanbarton foreclosed.