New construction in Chelsea
Since March 2021, builders in Chelsea have filed applications for 18 apartment buildings and 13 major renovations, adding 3,341 units. 12 of the 18 new buildings have been approved so far, and 1 more has permits for early work. The latest was filed on Oct 14, 2026.
- Units
- 3,341
- Apartment buildings
- 18
- Houses
- 0
- Major renovations
- 13
- Tallest
- 60 stories
Largest projects
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495 11th Avenue 1,023 units 60 stories · filed Oct 15, 2021 Photo via New York YIMBY: New Renderings of FXCollaborative’s Two-Tower Development at 495 Eleventh Avenue Revealed in Midtown West, Manhattan -
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In the news
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The Myles Nears Completion At 142 West 21st Street in Chelsea, Manhattan New York YIMBY · Oct 20, 2026 -
Chelsea Beacon Breaks Ground At 550 West 20th Street In Chelsea, Manhattan New York YIMBY · Sep 20, 2026 -
Rendering Revealed for 322 West 15th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan New York YIMBY · Aug 26, 2026
All filings
20268 filings
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Apartment building 76 units 14 stories
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Apartment building 21 units 7 stories
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Major renovation 1 unit in all 5 stories
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Major renovation 1 unit in all 4 stories
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Enlargement 1 unit added 4 stories
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Apartment building 105 units 13 stories
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Apartment building 56 units 16 stories
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Conversion 49 units added 19 stories
20259 filings
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Conversion 131 units added 15 stories
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Enlargement 14 units added 9 stories
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Apartment building 98 units 14 stories
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Apartment building 99 units 14 stories
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Apartment building 459 units 40 stories
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Apartment building 278 units 18 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 6 stories
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Apartment building 217 units 12 stories
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Major renovation 64 hotel rooms in all 17 stories
20244 filings
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Apartment building 60 units 12 stories
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Apartment building 21 units 11 stories
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Apartment building 8 units 11 stories
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Enlargement 52 units added 12 stories
20231 filing
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Major renovation 3 units in all 6 stories
20224 filings
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Enlargement 3 units added 6 stories
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Conversion 22 units added 13 stories
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Major renovation 1 unit in all 5 stories
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Apartment building 104 units 12 stories
20215 filings
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Apartment building 188 units 7 stories
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Apartment building 1,023 units 60 stories
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Apartment building 26 units 9 stories
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Apartment building 190 units 14 stories
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Apartment building 32 units 11 stories
Nearby neighborhoods
- Garment District 1,556 units · 12 projects 0.6 mi northeast
- Flatiron 125 units · 3 projects 0.6 mi southeast
- Hudson Yards 2,631 units · 13 projects 0.7 mi north
- West Village 195 units · 20 projects 0.8 mi south
- Murray Hill 1,333 units · 16 projects 0.9 mi east
- Gramercy 309 units · 8 projects 0.9 mi southeast
- Greenwich Village 406 units · 16 projects 1 mi south
- Hell's Kitchen 667 units · 13 projects 1 mi north
How Chelsea ranks
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Manhattan neighborhoods 4th of 30 for units
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New York City neighborhoods 21st of 210 for units
New-building and major-renovation filings with three or more units, three or more stories, or 5,000 square feet of work, from the Department of Buildings’ DOB NOW records on NYC Open Data. Neighborhoods follow the Department of Finance’s neighborhood for each tax block. Methodology