Hotels Booming in Chelsea NYC
FOR much of its history, the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan was not considered particularly upscale. Nor was it a prime tourist destination. But like many areas of the city, Chelsea has experienced rapid change — starting with an influx of high-end art galleries in the mid-1990s and continuing today with quick growth of luxury condominiums.
Now, in the midst of New York’s hot hotel market, developers are betting that Chelsea is ready to become a lodging destination for both tourists and business travelers.
According to data from Smith Travel Research in Hendersonville, Tenn., a provider of information to the hotel industry, upward of 2,000 hotel rooms are under construction or in the planning stages in Chelsea, with the more upscale hotels clustering closer to West 23rd Street and midlevel brands opening on the north end of the neighborhood, near 34th Street. Read more