Demolition work has finished at 131 West 23rd Street in Chelsea, clearing the site for a mixed-use tower, according to permit filings tracked by New York YIMBY.
The address sits in a stretch of West 23rd Street zoned for the kind of high-rise mixed-use construction that has been reshaping blocks between Sixth and Seventh avenues, and a completed demolition permit is the formal signal that excavation and foundation work come next.
New York YIMBY first reported the demolition completion, citing Department of Buildings filings for the site.
The project has not yet shown a new-building permit application in the Department of Buildings' public portal as of this writing, which means the general contractor and construction manager on the tower itself are not yet public record.
For excavation, foundation and superstructure subcontractors working Chelsea, a cleared lot at 131 West 23rd Street is the first real signal that bid packages for the next phase are coming. The site sits in a corridor where several towers are already in different stages of construction, so site logistics and street-closing permits will likely draw scrutiny from the local community board before full permits are issued.
What to do next
Subs who want early visibility on the foundation and superstructure packages should watch the DOB's Building Information System for a new-building permit filing at 131 West 23rd Street — that filing is what will name the construction manager and GC. Until then there's no bid list to chase, only a demolition closed out and a lot ready to move.