Garment District: Developers stitching up a residential neighborhood

August 28, 2008 10:54AM
Glenwood Management's tower at 320 West 38th Street is under construction.


From the August issue:
While residential development on the far West Side has generated significant buzz thanks to the planned redevelopment of the Hudson Yards, a lower-profile stretch of land just to the east appears to be quietly undergoing its own renaissance. A handful of developers are working on a number of large-scale residential projects on the western periphery of the Garment District, a gritty swath of the city marked mostly by small factories, parking garages and nondescript showrooms. Since most of the Garment District is zoned for manufacturing use only, developers have zeroed in on a five-block stretch, sandwiched between Eighth and Ninth avenues, that runs from 35th to 39th streets. more


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