New York, NY – On Monday morning, October 28, 2024 at the Hilton Hotel, 1335 Sixth Aven at an ABNY event, NYC First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer discussed the Gansevoort Square proposal. This plan would utilize 6,000 square feet in the meat packing district for mixed-income housing and other community projects.
“The new vision for Gansevoort Square is the type of exciting, forward-looking project our administration is known for and the exact kind of project we want our city to continue to dream up and deliver,” said First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer. “In one area, we are delivering on much-needed affordable housing, creating more public space, and offering opportunities for two cultural icons to expand. This endeavor requires strong partnership amongst many stakeholders and is a multi-agency collaboration that shows government’s capacity to reinvent.”
Gansevoort Square — located on Little West 12th Street between Washington Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan — will be partially built on the lot of the Gansevoort Market Co-op. Up to 600 mixed-income housing units will be constructed. A public space of 11,200 square-foot size, will be designed. In addition, the opportunity for additional development on a 45,000 square foot space is planned to include expansion of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
“We’re tackling generational, city-changing projects in all five boroughs, because our administration doesn’t shy away from challenges — we embrace them as opportunities to deliver for New Yorkers,” said Mayor Adams. “Today, we’re thrilled to unveil our next big project — transforming 66,000 square feet at Gansevoort Square into 600 mixed-income housing units, a massive new open pavilion, and the city’s next cultural and artistic hub. The potential we have here is endless, and we’re excited to take the next steps towards turning our vision into a reality. I’m grateful to our partners at the Gansevoort Meat Market, Councilmember Bottcher, the Whitney, the High Line, and more with whom we’re embarking on this next chapter in Gansevoort Square’s history together.”
“As New York City continues to reinvigorate its economy, we must invest in development projects that will help expand our housing stock and generate family-sustaining careers in our local communities,” said Gary LaBarbera, president, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York. “I applaud Mayor Adams and NYCEDC for prioritizing Gansevoort Square and for advancing this project, which will create needed housing and open space for all New Yorkers. This administration’s continued commitment to driving forward bold initiatives that are built with labor standards and pave accessible pathways to the middle class for hard working New Yorkers is crucial to the future of our city.”
