West Village Lost More Housing Than It Gained In 2022: Data

WEST VILLAGE, NY — The West Village lost more housing units than it gained in 2022, city data show.

A new interactive map helps New Yorkers keep track of the city's housing stock — and in the West Village, the numbers are bleak.

In 2022, the neighborhood lost a net 13 housing units, while in 2021, the neighborhood gained a net 12 units. From 2010 to 2022, the West Village has gained a net 20 housing units.

Hell's Kitchen and the Upper West Side also lost housing units in 2022. 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 neighboring SoHo and Hudson Square neighborhoods gained a net 80 units in 2022, data show.

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."