NEW YORK | HDSN (418 11th Ave) | FT | 70 & 40 FLOORS

[mrnyc]

^ this is all terrific news, only that if they are going to skywalk from a new hilton to the javits it better be a helluva well thought out and iconically designed skywalk because generally those are eyesores.

[NYguy]

Who knows. They won’t even release conceptual renderings of it. But I suspect its meant to replace the underground passage that was located here, as well as make the hotel a direct appendage of the convention center.

[Busy Bee]

Why do a visually invasive skywalk when the fact this section of 11 Av is actually a viaduct makes a new underground concourse easily buildable? So stupid.

[NYguy]

This whole development is stupid, when you consider what could have been, and the fact that the much larger former truck marshalling yards, which could hold much more housing - affordable and otherwise - sits vacant, with no clear plans to move forward on anything. But maybe they just want to tie it into the Javits visually. It’s not really a huge hotel, though something is better than nothing. But I remember when Gary Barnett proposed a 980 ft hotel on this site, long before the Affirmation Tower or any other proposal.

[NYguy]

JUNE 6, 2026

[Mulan]

Where exactly can I find the stated number of floors for the two towers—70 and 40 floors?

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Mulan

Where exactly can I find the stated number of floors for the two towers—70 and 40 floors?

The DOB…

two towers across 1.7 million square feet at 548 and 550 West 36th Street

[Mulan]

Apparently, it was supposed to be 72 and 24 stories tall, but I don’t know where or how to find that information in the DOB?

I haven’t seen any information about the potential 40-story Hilton Hotel. The only thing I know is that construction can’t begin here for another three years. (Information as of late 2024)

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Mulan

Apparently, it was supposed to be 72 and 24 stories tall, but I don’t know where or how to find that information in the DOB?

I haven’t seen any information about the potential 40-story Hilton Hotel. The only thing I know is that construction can’t begin here for another three years. (Information as of late 2024)

They are filed separately under those addresses...

https://a810-dobnow.nyc.gov/publish/Index.html#!/

[Mulan]

Thank you very much, NYguy, for your detailed response.

[Mulan]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZDtcdoCu-F/?img_index=6

[NYguy]

You can still see the vent there…

[NYguy]

Another look…