# NEW YORK | 523 Eighth Ave | 213 FT | 24 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [June 7, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834 "2016-06-07T22:33:49Z")\ **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:** [June 7, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/1 "2016-06-07T22:33:49Z")
I’ll take even a McSam over this junk, which is one of the few horrible corners left in Midtown. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/f/f0e1939cc5f50593de4b0aadde34f97928631c81.jpg) > **[Sam Chang | 523 Eighth Avenue | McSam Hotel Group](https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/06/07/sam-chang-buys-ground-lease-on-garment-district-retail-strip/)** > > Hotelier Sam Chang’s latest play is in the Garment District, where he just acquired a 99-year ground lease on a one-story retail strip for $27.1 million. ---
**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 2, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/2 "2017-03-02T18:53:00Z")
> **[8th Ave. Retail Strip To Be Demolished For New Hotel, Plans Show](https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170116/garment-district/sam-chang-mcsam-hotel-group-eighth-avenue-demolition/)** > > McSam Hotel Group's Sam Chang has filed for permits to raze four one-story buildings on Eighth Avenue. ---
**Author:** ![Tectonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tectonic/32/186763_2.png) [@Tectonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Tectonic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/3 "2017-03-02T18:57:11Z")
😬 ---
**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:** [March 3, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/4 "2017-03-03T00:32:01Z")
I hate that blighted block! ---
**Author:** ![nyc1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@nyc1](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/nyc1)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/5 "2017-03-03T04:13:03Z")
Too bad he didn’t purchase the T-mobile store. ---
**Author:** ![Tectonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tectonic/32/186763_2.png) [@Tectonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Tectonic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/6 "2017-03-03T18:08:56Z")
Those hotels are a new kind of blight. lol ---
**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 21, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/7 "2017-08-21T23:10:37Z")
> **[Revealed: Gene Kaufman Pens Another Slapdash Hotel for the Garment District](https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/market-insight/features/future-nyc/revealed-gene-kaufman-pens-another-slapdash-hotel-garment-district/13084)** > > If looking directly into the solar eclipse didn't blind you, maybe this will do the trick: The king of questionable taste, Gene Kaufman has drawn up ---
**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:** [September 5, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/8 "2017-09-05T01:36:29Z")
earlier today ![IMG_5510](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/b/cb8a6ba6d454da2bb345555a87655de9721acc7f.JPG) ---
**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:** [September 21, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/9 "2017-09-21T16:16:07Z")
> **[Reveal for 26-Story Hotel Coming to 525 Eighth Avenue, Midtown - New York YIMBY](https://newyorkyimby.com/2017/09/reveal-for-26-story-hotel-coming-to-525-eighth-avenue-midtown.html)** > > YIMBY has the reveal for a 26-story and 261-room hotel designed by Gene Kaufman that will soon rise at 525 Eighth Avenue, in Midtown, 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:** [September 22, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/10 "2017-09-22T23:34:34Z")
I agree! The white castle was much better looking. 😄 ---
**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:** [February 6, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/11 "2018-02-06T00:12:28Z")
Above ground as of today. This is going to be ugly. From the yimby article above… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/1/11084976f1939c92ab8938847fe1d09747865ef0.jpg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/b/6b0d9944ac004228c4a7b92ab7311069a03f2147.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/3/933aa5b269132d209ff2e85d62a91ac395cb7d39.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tectonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tectonic/32/186763_2.png) [@Tectonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Tectonic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/12 "2018-02-08T12:19:28Z")
Another corner I’ve eyed for years. Such a waste. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/13 "2018-04-02T20:39:23Z")
From last week. Looks like we will have another blank concrete wall. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/8/18756b79241f5ef57046ce0ba1f4f52e8f2c61ee.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tectonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tectonic/32/186763_2.png) [@Tectonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Tectonic)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/14 "2018-04-03T13:54:02Z")
I had high hopes for this corner and the NE corner of 34th & 8th. ---
**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 3, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/15 "2018-04-03T14:56:07Z")
34th and 8th will probably be decent. I didn’t expect much for this spot since 8th is still shlockville. ---
**Author:** ![josh85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/josh85/32/136595_2.png) [@josh85](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/josh85)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/16 "2018-04-03T15:47:20Z")
Kaufman has personally rejected the notion that he doesn’t put any care into his designs, but it has to be true. In fact, it’s almost as if he goes out of his way to make the most putrid garbage in the city. His claim is that he wants to save his client money, and that he has budget restraints, but that doesn’t mean you have to put tic-tac-toe’s on your buildings. I’ve seen more elegant motels than this. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/17 "2018-04-03T18:53:50Z")
It’s a hashtag. As in #kaufmansucks ---
**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:** [June 10, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/18 "2018-06-10T00:25:23Z")
Few days ago. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/1/01c78beb8b43fc448fb3ee6dd3b871946f868775.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tectonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tectonic/32/186763_2.png) [@Tectonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Tectonic)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/19 "2018-06-11T13:57:23Z")
Ignored this so many times. Had high hopes for that corner for years, perhaps too high for that location. ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834/20 "2018-07-24T15:58:59Z")
> **[Madison Realty Capital | Sam Chang | 525 Eighth Avenue](https://therealdeal.com/2018/07/24/3311587/)** > > Madison Realty Capital has loaned Sam Chang’s McSam Hotel Group $38 million for his Midtown project at 525 Eighth Avenue. [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-523-eighth-ave-213-ft-24-floors/2834.md?page=2)