Overview of Harlem's 125th St- Development Plans

A very nice website to look at to get a sense of what is happening, or could happen to Harlem, NYC, NY is www.harlempark.com. This is the website of the new Vornado Realty project to put up a 30 or more story building with a total of 630,000 square feet, or which about 500,000 square feet is planned to be office space. It's address is 1800 Park Avenue, and it is right by the Grand Central RR station on 125th St., and a couple of block from the Lexington Ave. line subway.

In addition to the Columbia University mega-project on the West side, between 125th St to 134th St, and west of Bway to 12th Ave, there are other projects planned.

At Frederick Douglas Blvd. (8th Ave) and 125-126th St., a 100,000 square feet office and retail project is planned. This is the one scheduled to nuke Bobby's Happy House, the age-old record store on that block.

One block north of there is the club/restaurant or whatever, called "Revival." One block south on FDoug, at 123-124th St, is planned the "Aloft Hotel."

Slightly further east, directly adjoining the Apollo theater, already a 115,000 square feet office/retail complex has its hole dug out for its foundation. Around the corner, to the northeast, next to the State Office Bldg, is the complex called "Pier 2110."

Passing the "Studio Museum", at the corner of Lenox and 125-126th is planned another 32,500 square feet of off/ret, probably at 126th, because CVS, Marshall, etc are already constructed on the corner of 125th St. Around the corner, across the street is soul food emporium, "Sylvia's" and further east on 125th is "MoBay's."

The Harlem Hotel is slated for 5th Ave and 125th, which I believe is the big hole there already. On the southeast side of that corner, scheduled to be is the "National Black Theater," Harlem Park, the big daddy of them all is slated for 125th and Park Ave, 1800 Park, while for now, the mega-plan for 125th st and 2nd to 3rd avenue is nix nix nix. So that is the real estate round-up for 125th St, at the moment.

And don't forget the t-shirt queen, and Iloveharlem. Peace.