NYC Meatpacking District Site Will Get 600 New Apartments, Open Space

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Eric Adams along with other city officials announced plans to transform a Meatpacking District site into a new housing and cultural hub.

Gansevoort Square will be located on Little West 12th Street between Washington Street and 10th Avenue and will be partially built on the lot of the Gansevoort Market Co-op.

In August, the Gansevoort Meat Market — the site’s current tenant — elected to leave the site early in cooperation with the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the city.

The proposal for the new project will include up to 600 mixed-income housing units, 11,200-square-foot of public open space and the opportunity for additional development on a 45,000 square foot space, including a potential expansion of the Whitney Museum of American Art — with new gallery, education, and learning spaces, as well as potential new High Line facilities.

“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,” Adams said. “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.

The community engagement process will kick off with conversations with local partners, Manhattan Community Board 2 and City Council Member Erik Bottcher.

"The Meatpacking District is an iconic neighborhood, steeped with the city’s social, economic, and cultural history,” said New York City Executive Director for Housing Leila Bozorg. “Reimagining Gansevoort Square provides an exciting opportunity to build on that history, while introducing critical new housing, public open space, and expansion opportunities for important cultural institutions.”