NEW YORK | 200 W. 97th St | FT | 28 FLOORS

[NYguy]

Not part of the Extell assemblage…


https://commercialobserver.com/2026/09/rockefeller-group-340-units-housing-200-west-97th-street/

Rockefeller Group Files Plans to Build 340 Apartments at 200 West 97th Street


Amanda Schiavo
Sept 14, 2026

Rockefeller has filed plans to build a 340-unit, 392,319-square-foot residential building at 200 West 97th Street, according to a recent filing with the New York City Department of Buildings.

If approved, the proposed 28-story building would feature 2,465 square feet of ground-floor retail space, as well as a parish center school, a residential lobby and an amenity lounge. The building would have between five and 19 apartment units on each of the second through 28th floors. A terrace and pool are planned for the building’s rooftop.

Timothy Flynn, senior vice president of design and construction for Rockefeller, submitted the plans, while Frank Fusaro from Handel Architects was listed as the architect. Flynn and Fusaro did not immediately respond to Commercial Observer’s requests for comment.

Rockefeller Group and Atlas Capital Group acquired 200 West 97th Street, at the corner of 97th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, in January from the Roman Catholic Church for $96 million, CO reported at the time. As part of the deal, the buyers agreed to preserve the existing church and rectory on the site while redeveloping underutilized parts of the campus into housing. Demolition permits were filed last week for an existing four-story structure on the property.

The residential part of the development is being built through the 485-x tax abatement program, which requires that 25 percent of the units in the building be designated as affordable housing in exchange for tax breaks.

[NYguy]

https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/pl...am-room-on-upper-west-side-church-campus

Plans Filed for 28-Story Tower With Pool, Pet Spa and “Glam Room” on Upper West Side Church Campus





Mike Mishkin
eptember 15, 2026

The developers who agreed to pay $96 million for a prominent Upper West Side church property earlier this year have now revealed what they plan to build there, and the amenity list runs from a rooftop pool to a podcast room to something the filing calls a “glam room.”

Rockefeller Group and Atlas Capital Group have filed plans with the Department of Buildings for a 28-story, 340-unit residential building at 200 West 97th Street, at the southwest corner of 97th and Amsterdam, Commercial Observer reports. The site is part of the campus of the Church of Holy Name of Jesus and Saint Gregory the Great, which we first reported was under contract in January.

The building would total roughly 392,000 square feet, with between five and 19 apartments on each floor from the second through the 28th. The ground floor would include about 2,500 square feet of retail, a parish center school, a residential lobby and an amenity lounge, and the roof would get a terrace and pool.

The project is using the state’s 485-x tax incentive program, which replaced 421-a in 2024 and requires that 25 percent of the units be set aside as affordable housing in exchange for the tax break. Under the terms of the sale, the existing church and rectory on the site will stay put, while the former school, convent and recreation buildings near Amsterdam Avenue are being cleared to make way for the new tower.

Demolition permits for an existing four-story structure were filed last week, and Rockefeller Group expects to start vertical construction in the first quarter of 2027.

https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/rock...site-of-former-catholic-school-DM6196764

The firms acquired the property, located at 200 W. 97th St., from a merged Roman Catholic parish— the Holy Name of Jesus and Saint Gregory the Great—for $96 million back in January. Located next to the parish’s existing 136-year-old Gothic revival church and rectory, which is addressed at 206 W. 96th St., the soon-to-be-demolished building served as a parochial school for the parish until its closure in 2013. The church will remain in operation.

The Archdiocese of New York is currently in talks with lawyers representing 1,300 victims in a class-action suit filed against them, with an $800 million out-of-court settlement under negotiation. It has raised about $300 million for accelerated sales of church properties over the past two years, but said unless it raises up to $500 million it additional funds to pay into a fund, then the Archdiocese could be forced into bankruptcy.

Notably, the new tower project will completely preserve the church and rectory, and will in fact provide worshippers with additional space for programming needs.

https://www.pincusco.com/rockefeller-gro...red-uws-catholic-school-no-nb-plans-yet/

[Busy Bee]

There's really no reason they couldnt have preserved the facade of the church building immediately east of the rectory. That's a very handsome structure.