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City Expects 1M SF of Developable Space in West Chelsea

NEW YORK CITY-The city anticipates there will be more than one million sf of developable space available in West Chelsea due to some zoning changes the planning department intends to put in place.

By Barbara Jarvie | Updated on September 24, 2003

NEW YORK CITY-A proposal for the area surrounding the High Line, an elevated steel railroad structure built in the 1930s, but not in use since 1980, would provide for more than one million sf of new residential and commercial development. The proposed Special West Chelsea District encompasses the areas of West 17th and 30th streets between 10th and 11th avenues.

The current zoning of the area allows for light manufacturing and commercial uses. Under the proposal that would be changed to allow a greater density of residential and commercial uses along the avenues and in the mid blocks. Currently, these sites are dominated by parking garages and auto-related stores. The mid-block area is also known as a hotbed for art galleries–as many as 200 have opened their doors in recent years. Further development of galleries will be encouraged and museums will be permitted. The city planning department also anticipates upwards of 4,200 units of affordable and market-rate housing to be added to the district.

“This is a comprehensive, yet site specific plan,” said Amanda Burden, director of the New York City Department of City Planning, when the plans were revealed on Wednesday.

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