Harlem Added 113 Housing Units In 2022: Data

HARLEM, NY — Harlem gained a net 113 housing units as New York City continued to face a housing crisis, city data show.

A new interactive map helps New Yorkers keep track of the city's housing stock — and in City Council District 9, the numbers reflect a slight uptick.

Despite the neighborhood's net growth, it's still a major slowdown from years before. In 2021, Harlem added a net 657 housing units, and in 2020, that number was 979, city data show.

From 2010 to 2022, Harlem has gained a net 5,558 units.

Elsewhere in the city, the numbers show a less promising story. The West Village and Hell's Kitchen both saw net losses in housing stock, as did parts of the Upper West Side.

Farther east, Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village has not gained or lost housing since 2016.

Chelsea and Hudson Yards saw the biggest increase in housing stock in 2022, gaining a net 2,328 units, city data show. From 2010 to 2022, this region saw the addition of 10,122 net units.

The West Harlem and Hamilton Heights area saw an increase of only 10 units in 2022.

The data, documented by the Planning department, includes all construction and demolition jobs registered with the city. New units include new buildings and major alterations that reopen units to New Yorkers.

The interactive map breaks down housing by Community Board district, City Council district and neighborhoodNew York City has long faced a housing shortage.

"Our housing shortage remains very acute," said Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer on Thursday.

Mayor Eric Adams in 2022 pledged to add 500,000 new homes to the city's skyline over the next decade. And on Thursday, he announced plans to convert unused office spaces into housing.

"Every elected in this city, the number one thing they hear is housing, housing, housing," Adams said Thursday. "The volume of units we have is just not reaching the population."