New construction in West Harlem
Since March 2021, builders in West Harlem have filed applications for 5 apartment buildings and 1 house, adding 781 units. 5 of the 6 new buildings have been approved so far. The latest was filed on Dec 23, 2025.
- Units
- 781
- Apartment buildings
- 5
- Houses
- 1
- Major renovations
- 0
- Tallest
- 28 stories
Largest projects
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1440 Amsterdam Avenue 490 units 28 stories · filed Dec 17, 2021 Photo via New York YIMBY: Housing Lottery Launches for 1440 Amsterdam Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan -
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In the news
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Housing Lottery Launches for 1440 Amsterdam Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan New York YIMBY · Aug 22, 2025
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Developer Closes on Site of Forthcoming Residential Building at 16-20 Convent Avenue In West Harlem, Manhattan New York YIMBY · May 13, 2025 -
Renderings Reveal Residential Building at 521 West 134th Street in West Harlem, Manhattan New York YIMBY · Nov 1, 2021
All filings
20252 filings
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House 2 units 4 stories
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Apartment building 84 units 11 stories
20241 filing
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Apartment building 91 units 9 stories
20221 filing
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Apartment building 86 units 11 stories
20212 filings
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Apartment building 490 units 28 stories
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Apartment building 28 units 8 stories
Nearby neighborhoods
- Harlem 5,105 units · 64 projects 0.8 mi southeast
- East Harlem 2,317 units · 29 projects 2 mi southeast
- Mott Haven and Port Morris 4,734 units · 60 projects 2 mi east
- Washington Heights 1,075 units · 20 projects 2 mi northeast
- Melrose and Concourse 2,968 units · 41 projects 2 mi northeast
- Upper West Side 1,278 units · 19 projects 2 mi southwest
- Highbridge and Morris Heights 3,858 units · 80 projects 2 mi northeast
- Morrisania and Longwood 5,451 units · 140 projects 3 mi east
How West Harlem ranks
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Manhattan neighborhoods 18th of 30 for units
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New York City neighborhoods 69th 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