Architect rendering of the proposed building at 505 West 43rd Street. Image credit: ODA
The fifteen-story building would be built over an open rail cut in the Special Clinton District. On March 24, 2015, the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises heard a proposal by 1818 Nadlan LLC to construct a new fifteen-story residential building at 505 West 43rd Street in the Special Clinton District of Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. The proposed building would consist of two segments, one fronting on West 43rd Street and the other fronting on West 44th Street, containing a total of 105 condominium units. Eight of the units are designated affordable, and a twenty-three space accessory parking garage is also available. The proposal requests a special permit to construct over a rail line and waivers of the height, setback, rear yard obstruction, and street line planter requirements.
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Rendering of the development proposed for 606 W 57th Street. Image Credit: TF Cornerstone.
Latest Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen proposal raised concerns about impact on the City’s infrastructure. On April 1, 2014, the City Council Land Use Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises heard TF Cornerstone’s application to construct a mixed-use building at 606 West 57th Street between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenue in the Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood in Manhattan. The approximately 1.2 million sq. ft. mixed-use development would create approximately 1,027 market-rate rental units and 207 affordable units. The development will also include 42,000 sq. ft. of commercial or community facility floor area, and up to 500 parking spaces. Manhattan Community Board 4 and then Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer recommended approval of the application in December 2013. The City Planning Commission unanimously approved TF Cornerstone’s application on March 17, 2014. (more…)
