Blog · Rising · Manhattan · Nov 4, 2026
The Biggest Construction Projects Filed in Manhattan This Week — Nov 4, 2026
An $89.5 million office-to-apartments conversion in the Financial District, excavation for a 54-story tower in Murray Hill and the long-stalled 250 Water St site all hit the city's building records between Oct 26 and Oct 30.
How we score: Opportunity Score (out of 10) comes from our Groundbreaker ranking: bigger jobs, earlier stages and new buildings, full demolitions and major alterations score higher. Data from NYC Department of Buildings DOB NOW filings, Oct 26–30, 2026; counted once per address. Many new-building filings don't state a cost.
The list
110 Maiden Lane
Office to homesJust filed
Opportunity 8.1 · $89.5M conversion of floors 1–17 of a 38-story tower, just filed
Plans to convert floors 1 through 17 of this 38-story office tower into apartments, at an estimated $89.5 million, with CetraRuddy as architect. Bushburg filed plans in 2024 to turn the former Rudin building (also known as 80 Pine St) into roughly 500 apartments, per Pincus Co.; this filing covers floors 1 to 17.
Who should care: General contractors, demolition and abatement, MEP, windows, elevators, kitchens and bath fit-out, lenders
Background: Pincus Co. (2024)
567 Third Ave
New towerJust filed
Opportunity 8.1 · excavation work for a planned 54-story, 204-unit tower
Support-of-excavation work for a new 54-story building with 204 apartments, per the filing. Developer Kevin Lalezarian first filed for a 34-story tower here in 2022 and has since bought the lots next door, per New York YIMBY and Pincus Co.; the new filing shows a much taller plan.
Who should care: Excavation, shoring, foundations, concrete, crane and hoist, then every interior trade
Background: New York YIMBY (2022) · Pincus Co.
250 Water St
New towerJust filed
Opportunity 8.1 · excavation filing for a 28-story, roughly 600-apartment tower
Tavros filed support-of-excavation work for its long-stalled Seaport parking-lot site. Tavros bought it for $143 million in February 2026 and plans about 600 apartments (25% affordable) over a retail podium, with Chelsea Piers Fitness signed for floors 2 to 5. The developers said this spring that construction could start this winter.
Who should care: Excavation, shoring, foundations, concrete, then MEP and finishes; fitness fit-out later
Background: Tribeca Citizen (May 2026) · The Real Deal
228 West 29th St
New towerJust filed
Opportunity 8.1 · new 28-story building with 99 apartments and retail
Joyland Group filed for a new 28-story mixed-use building with 99 apartments over ground-floor retail, designed by Beam Architects. It replaces the former Chelsea fur center building; New York YIMBY published renderings in October.
Who should care: Demolition, excavation, foundations, concrete, curtain wall, MEP, elevators, finishes
Background: New York YIMBY (Oct 2026)
56 Great Jones St
New towerJust filed
Opportunity 8.1 · excavation filing for a new 25-story, 88-unit building
Support-of-excavation work for a new 25-story rental building with 88 apartments. CityRealty lists completion around 2029, and New York YIMBY published renderings in February. The developer isn't named in the filing.
Who should care: Excavation, underpinning, foundations, concrete, facade, MEP
Background: CityRealty · New York YIMBY (Feb 2026)
16 West 45th St
New towerJust filed
Opportunity 8.1 · foundation work for a new 32-story, 113-unit building
Foundation work for a new 32-story building with 113 apartments, a block from Fifth Avenue. A 2025 permit filing showed 30 stories and 125 units (Marketproof), so the plan has been revised. The design team is Nexus.
Who should care: Foundations, concrete, steel, crane, MEP, elevators
Background: Marketproof (2025)
254 West 35th St
Office to homesJust filed
Opportunity 7.5 · $16.9M conversion of a 16-story building to apartments
An application to convert the existing 16-story building to residential use, at an estimated $16.9 million, designed by Kao Hwa Lee Architects.
Who should care: Interior demolition, MEP, windows, kitchens and baths, elevators, finishes
30 West 67th St
DemolitionPermitted
Opportunity 6.0 · approved full demolition of a 14-story building
Extell's approved full demolition of a 14-story building on the former ABC campus near Lincoln Center, estimated at $5.6 million. Extell has filed for new residential buildings on the campus, including a planned 1,200-foot tower at 77 W 66th St (New York YIMBY).
Who should care: Demolition, abatement, hauling, site safety, then foundation and new-build trades
Background: Commercial Observer · New York YIMBY
The bigger picture
Manhattan led the city with 373 of the 969 building permits NYC approved in the week of Oct 19–25, per our NYC Build & Open Index. Two of this week's eight biggest Manhattan filings convert existing buildings into apartments. For the restaurants filing to open nearby, see this week's Opening Soon; for the previous list, see Oct 19.
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What are the biggest construction projects in Manhattan right now?
This week's biggest new Manhattan filings include an $89.5M office-to-residential conversion at 110 Maiden Lane, a planned 54-story tower at 567 Third Ave, Tavros' roughly 600-apartment tower at 250 Water St and a 28-story building at 228 W 29th St.
What's being built at 250 Water Street?
Tavros plans about 600 apartments, 25% of them affordable, over a retail podium, with Chelsea Piers Fitness leasing floors 2–5. It filed excavation work on Oct 28, 2026, and the developers have said construction could start this winter.
How many building permits does Manhattan get each week?
In the week of Oct 19–25, 2026, the Department of Buildings approved 373 permits in Manhattan, the most of any borough, out of 969 citywide. Our NYC Build & Open Index updates every week.
Sources: NYC Department of Buildings DOB NOW filings via the Groundbreaker weekly file (Nov 2, 2026) and DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits; Pincus Co.; New York YIMBY; Tribeca Citizen; The Real Deal; CityRealty; Marketproof; Commercial Observer. Checked Nov 4, 2026.