Chelsea

Vanderbilt University Proposes Upgrades to Historic Seminary Campus in Chelsea, Manhattan

7:30 am on December 10, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Vanderbilt University has submitted a proposal to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission for a series of improvements at 440 West 21st Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle, the project seeks to make modifications to the General Theological Seminary campus, which Vanderbilt agreed to lease for $44 million in September. The site is bounded by West 20th and 21st Streets and Ninth and Tenth Avenues.

142 West 21st Street. Designed by BKSK Architects.

New Updated Rendering Reveals The Myles At 142 West 21st Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 17, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

An updated rendering has been revealed for The Myles, a 13-story residential building at 142 West 21st Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Grid Group, the 135-foot-tall structure will span 61,256 square feet and yield 22 condominium units with an average scope of 2,756 square feet. The project will also include 6,311 square feet of space in the cellar level for underground parking with 11 spaces, the first floor containing 5 parking spots, and a rear yard composed of 15-foot long spaces attached to residences across the second and third-floor units. The property is located on an interior lot between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.

Housing Lottery Launches for The Andrea at 280 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan

7:00 am on November 15, 2025 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Andrea, a 13-story mixed-use residential at 280 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Red Apple Group under the RA 280 Development LLC, the structure yields 104 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 26 units for residents at 40 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $38,400 to $227,500.

Vanderbilt Receives Last Approval For New York City Campus In Chelsea, Manhattan

7:00 am on November 9, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Vanderbilt University has received approval for academic programming from the New York Board of Regents, marking the final approval necessary in the creation of its campus in the Chelsea, Manhattan. The new Vanderbilt University–New York City campus, the university’s first outside of Nashville, will span 2.7 acres and include 13 buildings covering nearly a full city block bounded by Ninth and Tenth Avenues and West 20th to West 21st Streets. Academic programming is set to begin in fall 2026.

550 West 21st Street. Photo by Michael Young.

550 West 21st Street Rises Above Street Level in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 19, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is now above street level on 550 West 21st Street, a 23-story residential building in West Chelsea, Manhattan. Developed by Legion Investment Group and AVRS Partners LP, which took over from Casco Development, the 250-foot-tall structure will span up to 172,000 square feet and yield 83 condominium units. The nearly 0.5-acre project site is located at the corner of West 21st Street and the Hudson River Greenway.

One High Line's public park. Photo by Michael Young.

One High Line’s Public Park Opens at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on September 13, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is complete on the new landscaped public plaza at One High Line, a two-tower residential development at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. The park sits to the east of the twisting 36- and 26-story structures and was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Field Operations in a private-public partnership between the City of New York and Friends of the High Line. Suffolk Construction was the general contractor. The towers, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group for Witkoff Group and Access Industries, are also complete and span around 900,000 square feet with 236 condominium units in one- to five-bedroom layouts. The property also includes a Faena Hotel. The development is alternately addressed as 76 Eleventh Avenue and straddles the High Line on a trapezoidal plot bounded by West 18th Street to the north, West 17th Street to the south, Tenth Avenue to the east, and West Street to the west.

144 West 15th Street. Photo by Michael Young.

New Park Revealed for 143 West 14th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

7:30 am on September 9, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New plans have been revealed for a forthcoming park at 143 West 14th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which owns the through-block parcel that also contains a five-story building at 144 West 15th Street, the park will replace a vacant lot between two wall murals. The property is located between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.

Vanderbilt University Gets Approval For 99-Year Campus Lease In Chelsea, Manhattan

7:00 am on August 19, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Vanderbilt University has received approval from the New York State attorney general to move forward with the lease of its new campus in Chelsea, Manhattan. The 99-year lease agreement, signed last fall with The General Theological Seminary, allows Vanderbilt to operate on a 2.7-acre site encompassing 13 buildings in a historic section of West 20th Street.

227 West 19th Street. Designed by DXA Studio.

227 West 19th Street Rises Past Halfway Mark in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 17, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is steadily rising on 227 West 19th Street, an 11-story residential building in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by DXA Studio and developed in a joint venture partnership between RoundSquare Development and VM Properties Group, the structure will yield eight condominium units and accompanying amenities. The property is located on an interior lot between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

Rendering of 335 Eighth Avenue. Designed by COOKFOX

Mabel’s Exterior Wraps Up at 335 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 10, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on Mabel, a seven-story residential building at 335 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX and developed by MAG Partners and Mutual Redevelopment Houses, Inc., the 200,000-square-foot structure will yield 188 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts. The project will also include a 23,000-square-foot Lidl supermarket and additional ground-floor retail space. Thirty percent of the homes will be reserved for affordable housing. The development is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and West 26th Street within the Penn South affordable housing cooperative, officially known as Mutual Redevelopment Houses.

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