The Lay Of The Land
West of Sixth Avenue in the 40s and 50s, Midtown West covers the theater district, the blocks of Hell's Kitchen, and the newer towers rising toward the Hudson Yards edge. It is one of the most trafficked parts of the city, with Times Square at one corner and quiet residential streets only a short walk west, so the texture shifts quickly from crowds to ordinary stoops. The skyline is uneven, low tenement rows interrupted by tall new construction.
The housing matches that range. Ninth and Tenth Avenues and the streets around them hold a deep supply of prewar walk-ups, many renovated, while the avenues and the far West Side carry postwar rentals and a growing number of full-amenity high-rises. A renter can find a fifth-floor one-bedroom or a doorman studio within the same few blocks, at very different prices.
Transit is dense and varied. The A, C, and E run under Eighth Avenue, the 1, 2, and 3 under Seventh, and the N, Q, R, and W feed Times Square, so Midtown West reaches almost any line in the system with a short walk. Port Authority and the river ferries add buses and boats to the mix.
Restaurants run thick along Ninth Avenue, the theaters anchor the eastern blocks, and the Hudson River Park and DeWitt Clinton Park give the west side its green. Midtown West suits someone who wants to be at the center of the city and near a stage or a studio, and who will trade quiet for the shortest possible reach to everything.
Market Pulse
What renting in Midtown West looks like right now, from listings active on Sidewalk.
- 1 BR$4,575/mo
- 3+ BR$6,000/mo
- Hollow: fewer than 5 listings that month
Asking rents among listings active on Sidewalk, updated September 27.
Nearby restaurants
A taste of where to eat around Midtown West.
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