Manhattan BP Identifies 16 Uptown Sites Where New Housing Could Go

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — The topic of new housing has dominated recent discourse throughout the city, and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine just released a report that identified sites across the borough where new residential properties could be built — including in Washington Heights and Inwood.

The sites range from small vacant lots, to underutilized garages, to former manufacturing districts.

In total, Levine identified 171 sites where new housing could be built, and began the discussion on how those construction plans can become a reality.

"We are simply not building enough housing," Levine wrote in an Introduction to his Housing Report. "And that means that in the furious competition for the few apartments that are available, the wealthy are winning out. Everyone else is getting left behind.

"It is urgent that we reverse this trend. Manhattan needs to dramatically increase the pace at which we create new housing, especially affordable housing," he added.

Here are the sites in Washington Heights or Inwood that Levine identified as good spots for new housing.

• 300 W. 206th St.: Owner - DOT, Current Use - Industrial, Affordability Possibility - 100 percent, Possible Units - 569
• 4768 Broadway: Owner - Private, Current Use - Commercial, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 169
• 410-430 W. 207th St.: Owner - Private, Current Use - Commercial, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 884
• 3857 9th Ave.: Owner - Private, Current Use - Industrial, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 670
• 3815 9th Ave.: Owner - Private, Current Use - Commercial, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 409
• 3775 10th Ave.: Owner - Private, Current Use - Commercial, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 465
• 3761-3769 10th Ave.: Owner - Private, Current Use - Commercial, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 379
• 611 Edgecombe Ave.: Owner - NYSDC, Current Use - Correctional Facility, Affordability Possibility - 100 percent, Possible Units - 351
• 630 Academy St.: Owner - DOE, Current Use - School Property, Affordability Possibility - Unknown, Possible Units - 552
• 5094 Broadway: Owner - Columbia University, Current Use - Parking, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 161
• 3936 10th Ave.: Owner - Private, Current Use - Gas Station, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 173
• 425 W. 203rd St.: Owner - Private, Current Use - Industrial, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 135
• 5060 Broadway: Owner - Private, Current Use - Parking, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 128
• 4760 Broadway: Owner - Private, Current Use - Commercial, Affordability Possibility - Mixed Income, Possible Units - 106

Levine also mentioned that uptown's Community District 12 has produced the fewest housing units in the borough since 2017, at just under 1,000 new homes.

"However, the district has significant housing potential, made possible by the availability of underdeveloped land as well as the recent Inwood rezoning," he added.

The report outlines what Levine's calls a housing "vision," which would only be made possible through action from a wide variety of community board, elected officials, city agencies, and property owners.

There is no specific timeline.