# NEW YORK | 305 West 48th St | 303 FT | 27 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [May 30, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637 "2017-05-30T21:32:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/21 "2020-07-22T14:26:30Z")
If they refrained from putting that crazy red, yellow, and orange stuff on the corner, this would not be bad at all. Hopefully, the excrement on the corner will be redeveloped. 8th Ave needs A LOT of work. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/1/b1a69c638e03b0ebd195f7c504d8503a284c4343.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:** [August 27, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/22 "2020-08-27T11:53:37Z")
> **[305 West 48th Street's Exterior Nears Completion In Hell's Kitchen - New York...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/08/305-west-48th-streets-exterior-nears-completion-in-hells-kitchen.html)** > > Exterior work is nearing completion at 305 West 48th Street, a 303-foot-tall, 27-story hotel from Gene Kaufman and Bright Management in Hell's Kitchen. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/23 "2020-08-27T11:56:20Z")
Has that crazy red/yellow pattern on the east facade been eliminated or will it be applied over the current gray? I assume (and hope) the former. I wonder if they bought the air rights to the adjacent pieces of trash on 8th. I hope not since that would me that that filthy garbage will never be redeveloped. ![IMG-5866-e1597525145767](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/7/57852b041ca7462e73961488c53d675b1212337d.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 13, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/24 "2021-01-13T05:04:54Z")
> **[Gene Kaufman's 305 West 48th Street on Pace for 2021 Completion in Hell's...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/01/gene-kaufmans-305-west-48th-street-on-pace-for-2021-completion-in-hells-kitchen-manhattan.html)** > > Work is nearing completion on 305 West 48th Street, a 27-story 211-room hotel from Gene Kaufman and Bright Management in Hell's Kitchen. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/25 "2021-01-16T17:17:14Z")
At least it isn’t anything like any of the renders. The brick looks high quality and somehow made to look incredibly old. Not bad for a Kaufman. ![PXL_20210115_171318331~2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/8/8805bdd31d8c843800e7fb1b9dae9b2a46955f04.jpeg) ![PXL_20210115_171245348~2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/f/9f59530be14ceed70325de573782967d5cbfe1d0.jpeg) ![PXL_20210115_171228000.MP~2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/5/d5edddeaaed34392c6a45b32f8cc7ec6524539fe.jpeg) ---
**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:** [September 5, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/26 "2021-09-05T14:01:13Z")
This turned out way better than expected. Hopefully, the filthy, disgusting POS on the corner will come down, along with the PoS on the corner. > **[Finishing Touches Underway on 305 West 48th Street in Hell's Kitchen,...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/09/finishing-touches-underway-on-305-west-48th-street-in-hells-kitchen-manhattan.html)** > > Work is wrapping up on 305 West 48th Street, a 27-story, 211-room hotel from Gene Kaufman and Bright Management in Hell's Kitchen. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/4/14faa49eb4d711f7ce36477e46122597d0a65f0e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/4/74e2f4e193bcde48a8e39288cccbe89cb4eb8975.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![chused](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@chused](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chused)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/27 "2021-09-05T15:52:53Z")
This one is shockingly good for a Kaufman building. What has come over him? ---
**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:** [September 5, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/28 "2021-09-05T15:59:11Z")
Maybe McSam was the impetus for the crazy designs. Kaufman also did the nice building on 14th and 8th. ---
**Author:** ![DeSelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeSelby](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/DeSelby)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/29 "2021-09-05T20:12:54Z")
Many of those ugly old dumps were never even meant to be permanent structures, just placeholder/“taxpayer” buildings or quickly-built tenements. The builders probably expected them to be torn down in a few decades, not still standing a century later. Time to clear out the trash. I hate those NIMBY opinion pieces that come out now and then about how NYC is losing its “gritty character” or whatever. The old warehouses and tenements that these types want to preserve are usually cheaply-built ratholes, not “classic NYC history”. Hopefully the next generation will clear out today’s junk (like the McSam hotels.) ---
**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:** [November 22, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/30 "2021-11-22T12:50:41Z")
I think that this turned out pretty well. As this photo from Yimby depicts though, a lot of garbage on 8th should come down ASAP. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/b/3b272bb774e50351596e6f1ec527c0bbfde11c7d.jpeg) > **[The Civilian At 305 West 48th Street Set To Open This Week In Hell's Kitchen,...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/11/the-civilian-at-305-west-48th-street-set-to-open-this-week-in-hells-kitchen-manhattan.html)** > > Gene Kaufman and Rockwell Group's 303-foot-tall, 27-story, 203-guest room 305 West 48th Street, aka The Civilian, will open on November 24. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-305-west-48th-st-303-ft-27-floors/3637/31 "2026-03-09T19:26:24Z")
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