New Data Shows Scope Of The West Village's Vacancy Crisis

WEST VILLAGE, NY — Residents in the West Village have long known that vacant storefronts blighted the neighborhood. Now, recently released data reveals just how severe the trend has become.

The new data shows the lease status of every ground-floor and second-floor commercial space in the five boroughs. The database was created to comply with a 2019 law that required landlords to register their retail spaces — part of a push by the City Council to get a handle on vacancies.

After being delayed by the pandemic, the long-awaited database was published this month. Though the most recent data is from June 2020, it still provides a snapshot of the city's vacancies.

Nearly 130 Vacancies In One ZIP Code

In the West Village — within the neighborhood's central 10014 ZIP code — 129 storefronts were not leased as of last June, the data shows. The figure is up from the 110 storefronts that were vacant in the neighborhood as of December 2019.

All told, Hudson Street had the most vacancies of any street in the West Village's 10014 ZIP code, with 17 unleased stores.

The other streets with the most closures in the neighborhood were Bleecker with 16 and Christopher with 15.

In some cases, the data appears incomplete. A few recent West Village closures are not listed, while other listings in the database refer to secondary or second-floor units at addresses that active businesses also reside in.

The secondary unit situation causes certain addresses to get listed twice in the database, signifying one building has two unleased storefronts.

One last thing about the new vacant storefront database, it does not include the names of landlords that keep the properties vacant.

There is, however, a push by elected officials to force building owners to reveal their names rather than hiding behind anonymous LLCs — a move that would pressure them into leasing their storefronts.

For comparison in Manhattan, Harlem has 416 unleased storefronts, the Upper West Side has 183, the Upper East Side has 435, and Washington Heights has 116, according to the database.

Here are the 129 unleased storefronts in the West Village, according to the database.

1. 205 WEST HOUSTON STREET
2. 205 WEST HOUSTON STREET
3. 225 VARICK STREET
4. 226 VARICK STREET
5. 61 VANDAM STREET
6. 68 CHARLTON STREET
7. 350 HUDSON STREET
8. 350 HUDSON STREET
9. 183 VARICK STREET
10. 225 VARICK STREET
11. 15 7 AVENUE SOUTH
12. 456 HUDSON ST
13. 29 7 AVENUE SOUTH
14. 27 1/2 MORTON STREET
15. 284 BLEECKER STREET
16. 280 BLEECKER STREET
17. 74 7 AVENUE SOUTH
18. 120W CHRISTOPHER STREET
19. 118W CHRISTOPHER STREET
20. 118E CHRISTOPHER STREET
21. 110W BEDFORD STREET
22. 96 CHRISTOPHER STREET
23. 94 CHRISTOPHER STREET
24. 322 BLEECKER STREET
25. 309 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
26. 307 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
27. 333-ST5 6TH AVENUE
28. 257W BLEECKE R STREET
29. 257E BLEECKE R STREET
30. 170 WEST 4 STREET
31. 168 WEST 4 STREET
32. 5 CORNELIA STREET
33. 285 BLEECKER STREET
34. 73 7 AVENUE SOUTH
35. 9 JONES STREET
36. 13 BARROW STREET
37. 184 WEST 4TH ST
38. 315 BLEECKER STREET
39. 74 GROVE STREET
40. 74 GROVE STREET
41. 16 BARROW STREET
42. 18 BARROW STREET
43. 317 BLEECKER STREET
44. 317 BLEECKER STREET
45. 327 BLEECKER STREET
46. 355 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
47. 181 WEST 4 STREET
48. 399 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
49. 389 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
50. 387 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
51. 375 HUDSON STREET
52. 375 HUDSON STREET
53. 375 HUDSON STREET
54. 375 HUDSON STREET
55. 375 HUDSON STREET
56. 435 HUDSON STREET
57. 71 MORTON STREET
58. 154 CHRISTOPHER STREET
59. 55 CHRISTOPHER ST
60. 51 CHRISTOPHER ST
61. 35 CHRISTOPHER STREET
62. 35 CHRISTOPHER STREET
63. 15-LL CHRISTOPHER STREET
64. 142 WEST 10TH
65. 233 WEST 4TH STREET
66. 33 GREENWICH
67. 33 GREENWICH
68. 33 GREENWICH
69. 139 WEST 10 STREET
70. 130 7 AVE SOUTH
71. 12 PERRY STREET
72. 41 GREENWICH AVENUE
73. 103 GREENWICH AVENUE
74. 242 WEST 10TH STREET
75. 340-342 BLEECKER STREET
76. 332B BLEECKER STREET
77. 107 CHRISTOPHER STREET
78. 111 CHRISTOPHER STREET
79. 117 CHRISTOPHER STREET
80. 333 BLEECKER STREET
81. 333 BLEECKER STREET
82. 347 BLEECKER STREET
83. 204-206 WEST 10TH STREET
84. 204-206 WEST 10TH STREET
85. 225 WEST 10 STREET
86. 546 HUDSON STREET
87. 552 HUDSON STREET
88. 552 HUDSON STREET
89. 411 BLEECKER STREET
90. 413 BLEECKER STREET
91. 415 BLEECKER STREET
92. 295 W 11TH STREET
93. 597 HUDSON STREET
94. 4 8 AVENUE
95. 615 HUDSON STREET
96. 809 GREENWICH STREET
97. 50 HORATIO STREET
98. 47 EIGHTH AVENUE
99. 320 WEST 13 STREET
100. 684 GREENWICH STREET
101. 501 HUDSON STREET
102. 135 CHRISTOPHER STREET
103. 523 HUDSON STREET
104. 304 WEST 11 STREET
105. 304 WEST 11
106. 557 HUDSON STREET
107. 323 W 11TH ST
108. 394 WEST STREET
109. 165 CHARLES STREET
110. 361 WEST 12 STREET
111. 361 WEST 12 STREET
112. 113 JANE STREET
113. GANSEVOORT STREET
114. 14 LITTLE WEST 12 ST
115. 12 LITTLE WEST 12 ST
116. 12 LITTLE WEST 12 ST
117. 12 LITTLE WEST 12 ST
118. 848 WASHINGTON STREET
119. 848 WASHINGTON STREET
120. 848 WASHINGTON STREET
121. 55 LITTLE WEST 12 ST
122. 835 WASHINGTON STREET
123. 446 WEST 14 STREET
124. 875 WASHINGTON STREET
125. 875 WASHINGTON STREET
126. 408 WEST 14 STREET
127. 400 WEST 14 STREET
128. 51 10TH AVE 500 WEST 14 STREET
129. 407 WEST 14 ST Street

Patch reporter Nick Garber contributed to this report.