# NEW YORK | 278 8th Ave | 12 Fl | Ft **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [April 12, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128 "2021-04-12T00:09:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robertwalpole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/robertwalpole/32/15739_2.png) [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/1 "2021-04-12T00:09:23Z")
A great scoop by Yimby. I’ve wanted to see this PoS come down for a long time. [https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2021/04/rendering-reveals-commercial-development-at-278-8th-avenue-in-chelsea-manhattan.html](https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2021/04/rendering-reveals-commercial-development-at-278-8th-avenue-in-chelsea-manhattan.html) ---
**Author:** ![robertwalpole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/robertwalpole/32/15739_2.png) [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/2 "2021-04-12T08:17:37Z")
8th Ave and 23rd has a lot of mierda that should come down. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/a/0a74d612b753bb40784ea7f5d966f1b00362b3d2.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/e/9ebcd1cb26891c6049c763c5fabbcbdda26e1d51.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/3 "2022-01-18T22:18:35Z")
> **[Demolition Underway at 258-278 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan - New York...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/01/demolition-underway-at-258-278-eighth-avenue-in-chelsea-manhattan.html)** > > Demolition is underway at 258-278 Eighth Avenue, a 12-story, 190-unit project from JJ Operating and Square Mile Capital in Chelsea, Manhattan. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/4 "2022-06-13T16:36:02Z")
Photo from City Realty - looks like construction may have commenced ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/9/f955c5dc056086dc70f2b9dd21da270f86237135.jpeg) > **[Top 15 Luxury Rentals in Chelsea + Incoming New Affordable Housing](https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/market-insight/rental-building-offers/chelsea/top-15-luxury-rentals-chelsea-incoming-new-affordable-housing/48861)** > > To walk through Chelsea now, it's hard to believe this part of New York ever used to be farmland. Between a thriving gallery scene and an elevated ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/5 "2022-06-15T13:24:18Z")
Very deep basement. At least four floors. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/6 "2022-06-19T18:04:54Z")
> **[Foundations Underway at 258-278 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan - New...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/06/foundations-underway-at-258-278-eighth-avenue-in-chelsea-manhattan.html)** > > Excavation and foundations are progressing for 258-278 Eighth Avenue, a 14-story mixed-use project from FXcollaborative in Chelsea, Manhattan. ---
**Author:** ![rbrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/rbrome/32/5724_2.png) [@rbrome](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/rbrome)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/7 "2022-08-16T20:19:19Z")
From today. It looks like this is starting to rise. ![PXL_20220816_192136801](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/e/6e4159e1adbad1a27e04c94c42733af479845e68.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mdoudoroff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mdoudoroff/32/79301_2.png) [@mdoudoroff](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mdoudoroff)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/8 "2022-09-21T22:07:51Z")
![IMG_4718](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/c/bc35f4628edc9720f5c2f4e80538374016487258.jpeg) (today) At this pace, they might top out at the end of October/early November. ---
**Author:** ![mdoudoroff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mdoudoroff/32/79301_2.png) [@mdoudoroff](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mdoudoroff)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/9 "2022-09-21T22:11:17Z")
That’s not mierda, that’s my neighborhood, and I would prefer those buildings and small business stay. (Well… Bank of American can go to hell.) ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/10 "2022-10-18T19:46:55Z")
![PXL_20221018_182245514~2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/6/26943bbfd035cfb27e6fbdd3adae59eb43ed715c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/11 "2022-10-21T03:13:37Z")
> **[278 Eighth Avenue Passes Halfway Mark in Chelsea, Manhattan  - New York...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/10/278-eighth-avenue-passes-halfway-mark-in-chelsea-manhattan.html)** > > Construction is rising on 278 Eighth Avenue, a 14-story, 190-unit project designed by FXCollaborative in Chelsea, Manhattan. ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/12 "2022-11-17T16:40:00Z")
I saw a flag up top / topped out. ![1000003371](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/0/202cc99fc811cc39d12e2b3773b0d9587cf3edf5.jpeg) ![1000003370](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/7/e7f5e3816ee23576d1f2a2f430497df7c0b13e4c.jpeg) ![1000003373](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/1/218c73064dce11c4a8b85f970c431d432059ffc6.jpeg) ![1000003369](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/b/1b31520ab9d2a8aec804fddbcc29864d653adb5f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/13 "2022-11-17T16:45:16Z")
Shouldn’t this thread be u/c? ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/14 "2022-11-17T16:49:23Z")
It seems that they are going with this design: ![258-278-8th-Ave-New-York-NY-Screenshot-2021-02-08-140550-1-LargeHighDefinition](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/f/6f0c0db81faf96ebf7b685bf21c72cdd3cfd3f9f.jpeg) I like it better than the alternative: ![278-8th-Avenue](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/d/9d650f651158f51d7c802844bec90e6c68270733.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/15 "2022-12-12T16:04:15Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/3/33a7e5945fc4f4ab47101e96f022a7dbe25429dd.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/7/872bd685be0db402389d5654262ed2c01ba5ab8e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/e/ce0460f37a6e9763098f49835cdb5b870e1cdc8c.jpeg) This building has officially topped out [Highburyconcreteinc](https://instagram.com/highburyconcreteinc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/16 "2022-12-13T15:12:01Z")
Looks more like 14 floors - ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/17 "2023-01-26T03:34:50Z")
> **[278 Eighth Avenue Tops Out in Chelsea, Manhattan - New York YIMBY](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/01/278-eighth-avenue-tops-out-in-chelsea-manhattan.html)** > > Construction has topped out on 278 Eighth Avenue, a 14-story, 190-unit mixed-use project designed by FXCollaborative in Chelsea, Manhattan. ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/18 "2023-03-12T20:29:17Z")
![PXL_20230312_162621667.MP](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/1/1107afac06029f6bd59badb4e4d8288d707a74ea.jpeg) ![PXL_20230312_162447977](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/3/037935f26e8dbf90e16f63bad35864026a6c7a8f.jpeg) ![PXL_20230312_162021795](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/f/1f87dd402d6aa9e8522266543765a14a41d5f568.jpeg) ![PXL_20230312_162312736.MP](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/f/3f0e55b67d2a100bcadc6d16fb62c3fbb2caac8f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/19 "2023-03-13T18:05:26Z")
I am reading the comment section of the NY Yimby feature article; and I see a comment by “Andrew Alpern”. I wonder if it is the same Andrew Alpern who has written many books on NYC Architecture: he is an architect & lawyer who has also written a few fine books. I have 3 books he has written: “Luxury Apartment houses of Manhattan” and “NY Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela/James Carpenter” and “New York’s Fabulous Luxury Apartments”. I suspect it is actually him, right there in our own comment section - that’s great… 😀 [https://www.thecityreview.com/carpcand.html](https://www.thecityreview.com/carpcand.html) > [@NEW YORK | 278 8th Ave | 12 Fl | Ft](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/17): > ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128/20 "2023-03-14T13:34:40Z")
Matteo Lane frequents these forums as well. [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-278-8th-ave-12-fl-ft/19128.md?page=2)