For years, most Hell’s Kitchen residents knew the west side of 10th Avenue between W48th and W49th Streets simply as “the DEP site” — a fenced-off lot sitting above the Amtrak rail cut that periodically sparked rumors about what might finally get built there. Now, after several years of construction, the city has officially launched the affordable housing lottery for Rialto West, the eight-story mixed-income development rising at 509 W48th Street just west of 10th Avenue.
The housing lottery for Rialto West, just west of 10th Avenue from W48th to W49th Streets, has officially opened. Photo: Phil O’Brien
Developed by Douglaston Development in partnership with the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly the Actors Fund), Rialto West will bring 158 permanently affordable apartments to the neighborhood, including 133 units now available through the city’s housing lottery. The remaining apartments will be set aside for eligible formerly homeless individuals referred through the Department of Homeless Services. The building was developed through the city’s Mix and Match affordable housing program run by HPD and HDC.
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As a Hell’s Kitchen resident since 2005, I have lived in both the W30s and W50s. After a 15 year career in the luxury fashion industry, I made a pivot to community advocacy in 2020. In addition to my role as Deputy Editor at W42ST, I am founder of the local non-profit cleanup group Litter Legion, co-chair of HK49-54 Block Alliance and a member of Manhattan Community Board 4. I’m deeply committed to improving my neighborhood and serving the people who call it home.