UWS Added 132 Housing Units In 2022: Data

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The Upper West Side gained a net 132 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 on the Upper West Side, the numbers reflect a slight uptick.

Both Manhattan Valley and Lincoln Square lost more housing than it gained in 2022, city data show. But the heart of the Upper West Side saw a net increase of 145 units.

From 2010 to 2022, the Upper West Side has gained a net 5,466 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. 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 neighborhood
New 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."