The last seven meatpackers in Meatpacking District are clustered in low-rise brick buildings on a 66,000 square-foot, city-owned parcel of land east of Tenth Avenue between the Whitney and the Standard Hotel. This area, which historically boasted a high number of meat merchants, has transitioned over recent decades toward luxury hotels, restaurants, and high-end fashion retailers, diminishing its original purpose and character.
Mayor Eric Adams' "new vision" for what's to be called Gansevoort Square includes "600 mixed-income housing units," of which 300 would be affordable. Additionally, this vision encompasses a massive new open pavilion and aims to establish the city's next cultural and artistic hub. This transformation reflects a significant shift from the district's historic meatpacking roots to a modern residential and cultural environment.
First deputy mayor Maria Torres Springer is expected to announce the agreement at a Monday morning gathering of the Association for a Better New York. EDC president Andrew Kimball stated that the "mutual decision" for the meat market to leave "unlocks enormous potential to expand what is becoming a premier cultural destination for New Yorkers and tourists alike," indicating a broader strategy to enhance urban development in the area.
Gansevoort Market president John Jobbagy commented on how "technological advances" had made the market's processing facilities obsolete, suggesting that the remaining meatpackers' inability to keep pace with modernization is part of the reason behind this significant shift in the district's economic landscape.
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