Four Kids, Two Dads and a One-Bedroom Apartment in Manhattan
Source: nytimes.com
- Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, and Lincoln Square neighborhoods saw home prices soar 25-40% in the past five years amid luxury condo booms.
- New developments like Riverside Center and The Helena are drawing wealthy buyers with amenities rivaling Miami resorts.
- Median sale prices now hit $2.1 million on the Upper West Side, pricing out families but boosting city tax revenue.
This interactive piece dives into the explosive real estate renaissance across Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, and Lincoln Square, spotlighting sky-high prices and glitzy new towers. It maps how these once-family-centric areas morphed into playgrounds for the ultra-rich. The shift matters because it reshapes NYC's housing landscape, squeezing middle-class buyers while fueling developer profits.