A four-story building at 212 West 29th Street in Chelsea is slated to give way to a residential high-rise, according to permits reported by Bushwick Daily.
The filings call for a 353-foot tower with 35 stories and 78 apartments, replacing the existing four-story structure on the block. According to the headline on that report, the units would average 564 square feet, which would put the typical apartment in the studio-to-one-bedroom range rather than the family-sized end of the market.
Those are the details the source supplies. The page we were given to work from is not the article itself but the membership terms of Bushwick Daily’s parent company, Brooklyn New Media, LLC, so the text does not include the developer’s name, the architect, the building’s planned amenities, the status of the demolition, or any timeline for construction. Made in NYC has not independently confirmed those details, and we are not filling the gaps with guesses.
What the filings do show is a familiar equation in a neighborhood where the math of land and height keeps pushing upward: a modest low-rise on a Midtown South block, a tall and slender residential tower in its place, and a unit mix built around smaller apartments. Seventy-eight homes across 35 floors works out to a little over two apartments per story on average, a ratio that points to a narrow footprint with a high rise.
Permit filings are an early marker, not a finished building. They signal intent and open the door to review, and a filed project can change in scale, design or ownership before ground is broken, or never reach that point. Readers tracking the site should look to the city’s building records and to Bushwick Daily’s original report for updates as more documents appear.
For now, the core facts stand on their own: an address, a height, a story count, a unit count and an average apartment size. In a city where those numbers tend to tell you most of what you need to know about who a new building is for, they are worth watching as the project moves from paper toward the skyline.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the proposed 35-story tower located?
The proposed tower would be at 212 West 29th Street in Chelsea, replacing a four-story building currently on the site.
How tall would the proposed building be and how many apartments would it have?
The filings call for a 35-story, 353-foot residential tower containing 78 apartments.
How big will the apartments be?
The apartments are expected to average about 564 square feet each, skewing toward studio and one-bedroom sizes rather than family-sized units.
Is the 212 West 29th Street project confirmed to be built?
Not yet. These are early permit filings that may change in scale or design, or may never be built, and the developer, architect, amenities, demolition status, and timeline have not been confirmed.
Where can I find updates on the 212 West 29th Street tower?
Readers can follow the city’s building records and the original Bushwick Daily report for updates as more project documents become available.
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