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Gilsey House

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtNew York City, NY

Historic hotel retrofitted to co-op housing (median rent $2,132), confirmed strategy with 6+ nearby peers. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 28 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -21% census-cbp · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 4,463 units, New York County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $4,779/mo zillow · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.3% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …co-operative apartments record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …co-operative apartments newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	co-operative apartmentsnewtypes-extraction reported
Developer	Richard Berry and F. Anthony Zuninonewtypes-extraction

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History and original facts

Original developer	Peter Gilseynewtypes-extraction reported
County	New York County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Gilsey House was a hotel from 1872 to 1911 and was converted into co-operative apartments in 1980.

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Planning

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Before and after

Before: the mall

Architect	Stephen Decatur Hatchquote
Construction cost	$350,000quote

After: the retrofit

Hotel rooms	300quote

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Site context

Housing permits, New York County (NY), 2024	4,463 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 0 single-family; 2023: 3,018 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	28 within 10 km, 39 within 25 km: 100 West 33rd Street (0.3 km); 5 Times Square (1.1 km); 330 West 42nd Street (1.3 km); Getty Oil gas station (1.3 km); 219 E. 42nd and 235 E 42nd St. (1.3 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	123,585 jobs in 9,169 establishments; average annual pay $79,593; employment location quotient 0.50; employment +1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	42,924 jobs; 1,698 in retail trade, 2,408 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36061007600)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43rd income percentile as adults; -0.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (111 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 12.0%; median family income $250,001; 38 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	New York City Department Of Education (PK-12); 45 public schools within 1 mile: LANDMARK HIGH SCHOOL; MANHATTAN VILLAGE ACADEMY; UNITY CENTER FOR URBAN TECHNOLOGIES; LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY FOR NEWCOMERSNCES EDGE
Elevation	45 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	45 county-logged events: 20 flash flood, 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning; $114,073,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 10001, 2026-09	median list price $2,362,500 (-20.2% on the year); 88 active listings; median 77 days on market; 10% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	9,268 establishments (-21%); 115,257 jobs (-21%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, -10% 5 yr); typical rent $4,779/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	18,399 vehicles a day on AV OF THE AMRCS (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,314 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former hotel (1872) converted to co-op housing. Built status confirmed. Original developer Peter Gilsey; current developer Richard Berry and F. Anthony Zunino (role: developer, no timeline).

Why. Reinhabitation strategy (same as peers: Sofia, American Thread Building, 3-5km away). Median rent $2,132. Housing market: ZHVI $1.25M (2026-09), ZORI $4,779. Historic designation (NYC landmark, National Register).

Where it stands. NoMad, Manhattan. 8-story, 300-room structure. Co-op apartments operational. Nearby peers: 6+ 'reinhabit' conversions within 14km.

For a planner

Historic building retrofitted to housing (no new construction).
Market data shows housing demand (median rent, ZHVI).
Peer projects nearby confirm strategy viability.

For a developer

No new construction cost (retrofit already built).
Co-op model established (after_notes).
Market data available (rent, ZHVI).
Peer projects exist within 5km.

What we do not know yet

Developer timeline unknown (year_from/to null).
Verification status: draft.
No retrofit cost or timeline provided.
No current occupancy rate or vacancy data.

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median rent $2,132
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Background

Gilsey House is an eight-story, 300-room former hotel at 1200 Broadway at West 29th Street in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is a New York City landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places. == History == Gilsey House was designed by Stephen Decatur Hatch for Peter Gilsey, a Danish immigrant merchant and city alderman who leased the plot – which included the grounds of the St George's Cricket Club – from Caspar Samlar for $10,000 a year. It was constructed from 1869 to 1871 at the cost of $350,000, opening as the Gilsey House Hotel in 1872. The cast iron for the facade of the Second Empire style building was fabricated by Daniel D.

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Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Gilsey House, New York City, NY." Record n-19ef25703c, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ny/new-york-city-gilsey-house/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_newyorkcitygilseyhouse,
  title = {Gilsey House, New York City, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ny/new-york-city-gilsey-house/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-19ef25703c, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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