Gotham West
Gotham Organization
CLIENT
New York, NY
LOCATION
OVERVIEW
Gotham West, located on West 45th Street in Manhattan, transforms a previously condemned block in Hell’s Kitchen into one of the decade’s largest residential developments in Manhattan. The project demonstrates that complex, large-scale affordable housing developments are still feasible in New York City.
The $520 million project has 1,258 apartments in four buildings, including 556 market-rate rentals in a 31-story tower that will not only pay for the affordable units, but will also generate $20 million for affordable housing elsewhere in the city.
The Gotham Organization sought to differentiate the project from other developments by including a large amenity space meant to add value and serve as a private club for tenants. The mandate from Gotham was to leave the large amenity space open, allowing it to serve as an extension of the people’s homes and also act as an in-house hospitality environment, all the while maintaining a warm residential feel.
