Hiwin Group files plans for 125 units in Midtown West at $38.5M dev site
8 West 45th Street diagrams (Credit - Wilson W. Chao architect via DOB)
Hiwin Group USA submitted a new building construction project for a 125-unit, 108,411 square-foot residential (R-2) building at 16 West 45 Street in Midtown West, Manhattan. The plan was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings on June 16, 2025 under job number M01241552. It calls for the construction of a 30-story building. The project is described in the filing as: to build a 30 story mix used residential building. Harry Song of Hiwin Group USA filed the plans. The architect is Nexus Architect D.P.C.
The plans call for 6,302 square feet of retail on the first floor, and from six down to two apartments each on the third through 29th floors.
8 West 45th Street
| wdt_ID | floor | comment | description | persons_permitted | occupancy_label | zoning_use | dwelling_units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cellar | RESIDENTIAL STORAGE | Storage of non combustible Materials | N/A | Storage | ||
| 2 | Cellar | MEP | Not Applicable | N/A | Not Applicable | ||
| 3 | 1 | RESIDENTIAL ENTRY LOBBY | Not Applicable | N/A | Not Applicable | ||
| 4 | 1 | RETAIL COMMERCIAL | Retail Sale | 181 | Mercantile | ||
| 5 | 2 | RESIDENTIAL INDOOR RECREATION AREAS | Apartment | 70 | Residential | ||
| 6 | 2 | RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA | Apartment | 15 | Residential | ||
| 7 | 3 | 6 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 6 | |
| 8 | 4 | 6 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | 6 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | 6 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 6 | |
| 11 | 7 | 6 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 6 | |
| 12 | 8 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 13 | 9 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 14 | 10 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 15 | 11 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 16 | 12 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 17 | 13 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 18 | 14 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 19 | 15 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 20 | 16 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 21 | 17 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 22 | 18 | 5 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 5 | |
| 23 | 19 | 4 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 4 | |
| 24 | 20 | 4 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 4 | |
| 25 | 21 | 4 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 4 | |
| 26 | 22 | 4 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 4 | |
| 27 | 23 | 4 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 4 | |
| 28 | 24 | 4 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 4 | |
| 29 | 25 | 4 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 4 | |
| 30 | 26 | 4 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 4 | |
| 31 | 27 | 3 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 3 | |
| 32 | 28 | 3 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 3 | |
| 33 | 29 | 2 CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 2 | |
| 34 | 30 | RESIDENTIAL RECREATION AREA | Not Applicable | 20 | Not Applicable | ||
| 35 | Roof | BUILDING MEP | Not Applicable | N/A | Not Applicable |
The property
The parcel has frontage of 92 feet and is 100 feet deep with a total lot size of 9,239 square feet. The zoning is C6-4.5 which allows for up to 12 times floor area ratio (FAR) for commercial. The city-designated market value for the property in 2022 is $4.2 million.
Prior sales and revenue
This property was sold by Buchbinder & Warren for $38.5 million to Hiwin Group USA on March 17, 2025.
Violations and lawsuits
According to city public data, the property has received $150 in OATH penalties in the last year.
There were no lawsuits or bankruptcies filed against the property for the past 24 months.
The neighborhood
In Midtown West, The majority, or 75 percent of the 75.9 million square feet of commercial built space are office buildings, with hotel buildings next occupying 14 percent of the space. In sales, Midtown West has the 2nd highest sale turnover among other neighborhoods in the city with $2.8 billion in sales volume in the last two years. For development, Midtown West is the most active neighborhood among other neighborhoods. It had 35.3 million square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 46 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of 11 of the 21 commercial properties representing 890,430 square feet of the 1,561,700 square feet. The largest owner is Anna Hu, followed by APF Properties and then ARC Global. On the tax block, there were two new building construction projects totaling 246,756 square feet. The largest is a 310-unit, 138,345 square-foot hotel/dormitory/shelter (R-1) building submitted by Fortuna Realty Group and filed by Morris Moinian with plans filed October 2, 2015 and permitted October 6, 2021. The second largest is a 125-unit, 108,411 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Hiwin Group USA and filed by Harry Song with plans filed June 16, 2025 and it has not been permitted yet.
The owner
The PincusCo database currently indicates that Hiwin Group Usa owned at least five commercial properties in New York City with 51,235 square feet and a city-determined market value of $23.7 million. (Market value is typically about 50% of actual value.) Within the portfolio, the bulk, or 63 percent of the 51,235 square feet of built space are retail properties, with mixed-use properties next occupying 37 percent of the space. They are all located in Manhattan.
The surrounding
Within a 400-foot radius of 10 West 45 Street, PincusCo identified five commercial real estate items of interests occurred over the past 24 months. Of those five items, three were sales above $5 million totaling $421.4 million. The most recent of the three was Amazon which bought nine condo units in the 147,630-square-foot, 11-unit mixed-use building (RC) on 522 5th Avenue and zero other properties for $340 million from RFR Holding on May 9, 2025. Of those five items, two were loans above $5 million totaling $279 million. The most recent of the two was RXR Realty in which borrowed $177.5 million from ING Capital secured by one condo unit in the 386,839-square-foot, three-unit mixed-use building (RC) on 530 5th Avenue on August 26, 2024.
Direct link to the property’s ACRIS page and link to DOB NOW portal.