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St. John's Terminal
Rebuilt freight terminal now office space; median rent $2,132; 28 nearby sites within 10km; traffic 28k ADT on 7th Ave. · summary, model-written
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3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 28 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -21% census-cbp · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 4,463 units, New York County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $4,779/mo zillow · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -0.3% census-acs · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: record · all sites with thisOffice
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | RedevelopedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | officeWikipedia no source |
| Redeveloper | Oxford Properties and Canada Pension Plannewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, New York County (NY), 2024 | 4,463 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 0 single-family; 2023: 3,018 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 28 within 10 km, 36 within 25 km: A&P Warehouse (0.7 km); American Thread Building (1.0 km); Flatiron Building (1.8 km); Hudson Terminal shopping concourse (1.9 km); The Mall at the World Trade Center (2.0 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 123,585 jobs in 9,169 establishments; average annual pay $79,593; employment location quotient 0.50; employment +1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 7,240 jobs; 153 in retail trade, 321 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36061006900)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 52th income percentile as adults; 11.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (87 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 2.9%; median family income $234,500; 10 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | New York City Department Of Education (PK-12); 16 public schools within 1 mile: HIGH SCHOOL 560 CITY-AS-SCHOOL; CHELSEA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL; PS 3 CHARRETTE SCHOOL; PS 41 GREENWICH VILLAGENCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 6 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 45 county-logged events: 20 flash flood, 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning; $114,073,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 10014, 2026-09 | median list price $1,951,250 (+6.3% on the year); 95 active listings; median 61 days on market; 3% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 9,268 establishments (-21%); 115,257 jobs (-21%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, -10% 5 yr); typical rent $4,779/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 28,190 vehicles a day on 7TH AVE (principal arterial); 1,905 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Former freight terminal (1934, NY Central Railroad) redeveloped as office space by Oxford Properties/Canada Pension Plan. Built status confirmed. Original use: freight terminal. New use: office. Median rent $2,132 (recorded).
Why. Retrofitted from original freight function. Located in Hudson Square, Manhattan. 205,000 sq ft per floor (3 floors total).
Where it stands. Within 10km cluster: 28 nearby sites (e.g., A&P Warehouse 0.7km, Flatiron Building proposed 1.8km, The Mall at WTC 2.0km). Traffic: 28,190 ADT on 7th Ave (principal arterial).
For a planner
- Traffic volume (28k ADT) and road class (principal arterial) noted.
- No current occupancy rate or tenant mix provided.
For a developer
- Median rent $2,132 aligns with ZORI $4,779 (2026).
- ZHVI $1.25M (2026) reflects market context.
- No new construction permits recorded (2023-2024: 4 units 2-4, 4,463 units 5+).
What we do not know yet
- Status of 'Hudson Terminal concourse' (unknown) not relevant to this site.
- No current tenant names or occupancy rate provided.
- No details on retrofit costs or timeline.
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- median rent $2,132
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Original developer | New York Central Railroadnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| County | New York County |
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: St. John's Terminal, a former freight terminal built in 1934 and closed in 1960, was redeveloped into the Google Hudson Square campus, completed in February 2024. |
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Background
St. John's Terminal, also known as 550 Washington Street, is a building on Washington Street in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Edward A. Doughtery, it was built in 1934 by the New York Central Railroad as a terminus of the High Line, an elevated freight line along Manhattan's West Side used for transporting manufacturing-related goods. The terminal could accommodate 227 train cars. The three floors, measuring 205,000 square feet (19,000 m2) each, were the largest in New York City at the time of their construction. The building was used as a freight terminal until 1960, when the freight line was decommissioned.
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Sources
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St. John's Terminal
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