The City Council is expected to vote on the controversial Hudson Square rezoning plan tomorrow morning next week. (UPDATE: The vote was postponed from March 7 until Wednesday, March 13 at 9am.) Before we know whether or not developers will be allowed to build soaring residential towers (and some affordable housing, too) in the currently majorly commercial area, we figured we should at least let readers know what's in the darned district, and what's at stake when tomorrow's the yays and nays are eventually all counted up. So behold, a map with 14 different places you should know in the changing neighborhood?from an existing museum and chocolate shop to the future headquarters of a publishing giant to spots where hotels and condo towers are destined to rise should the zoning changes be approved. Are there any other vitally important developments in Hudson Square on the horizon? Let us know.
?The Hudson Square Connection contributed research for the map.
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Get To Know 14 Of Hudson Square's Hotspots
St. John's Building
This looooong building parallel to the Hudson River has massive redevelopment potential for office space, residences, or a hoteland, apparently, oodles of interested buyers.
Jacques Torres Chocolate
To defend (and ideally attract more customers to) his flagship location, the celebrity chocolatier himself testified in favor of the rezoning at a City Council subcommittee hearing.
Future Toll Brothers' Building
Toll Brothers purchased this site early this year. There's currently a 40,000-square-foot building there, with 160,000 square feet more of air rights available. In other words, the spot has potential if the rezoning is approved. For now, though, it's basically truck parking.
Children's Museum Of The Arts
This hub for art and culture aimed at young people outgrew its Soho space and moved to Hudson Square in late 2011. The museum is in favor of the rezoning because it hopes to gain visitors and patrons if the area has more residences.
WeWork Labs NY
With a goal to help early stage startups in the city, WeWork offers boutique office space, coworking areas and desks, and places for collaborative projects.
Future Home of Pearson Publishing
Publishing giant Pearson chose this office space for its headquarters, and is speeding up expansion plans for a move-in date of 2014. In addition to 330 Hudson Street, the publisher of the Financial Times and Penguin Books also already has offices across the street at 325 Hudson.
325 Hudson Street
Last year Jamestown Properties, which also owns Chelsea Market, purchased this 240,000-square-foot commercial building for an estimated $120 million.
92 Vandam Street
Along with the adjacent 100 Vandam Street, this building was bought late last year by Florida Sunshine Investments.
100 Vandam Street
Along with the adjacent 92 Vandam Street, a Florida real estate investor just purchased this six-story building, which currently houses the offices of a handful of companies.
Fortuna Management's Hotel (In Development)
This spot on Greenwich street has been through its share of drama (an abandoned condo plan, for one), but Fortuna Management still plans to build a hotel on the site. It's released a very modern-looking design for such an industrial riverside area.
Stellar Management and Imperium Capital-Owned Building
This commercial/retail building, combined with 161 Avenue of the Americas, is known as One Soho Square, and with Imperium Capital Stellar Management purchased it for a reported $200 million last May. Could the complex see a condo conversion if the rezoning passes?
Hotel by Eagle Point Hotel Partners (In Development)
The long-stalled site at 2 Renwick Street, a lot at the corner of Canal Street where it intersects with Hudson Street, will one day be home to a new hotel. In a recent move, developer Sam Chang has leased the interminable project to Eagle Point Hotel Partners for $50 million. The estimated date of completion for the 160-room hotel is 2014, but it's taken us years to get to where we are... which is an empty construction site. In short, don't plan on making a reservation anytime soon.
New York Genome Center
In a big move for the area, last summer the New York Genome Center "signed a 20-year, 170,000-square-foot lease at Edward Minskoff’s 101 Avenue of the Americas to establish the largest genetic sequencing facility in the city." The center is backed by many of the city's universities and aims to be a pioneer in genetic and biotech research.
Proposed Tower and School at Duarte Square
This little square, where Canal Street and Sixth Avenue intersect, would be home to a Trinity-built tower that would include a 444-seat pre-K to 5th grade public school at its base.
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