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Signs of life return to puzzlingly empty Midtown Sixth Avenue site

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Cuozzo, S. (2026, September 21). Signs of life return to puzzlingly empty Midtown Sixth Avenue site. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/business/signs-of-life-return-to-puzzlingly-empty-midtown-sixth-avenue-site/

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Morris Moinian’s company Fortuna Realty has recently restarted development plans for a long-vacant plot at 1150 Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, where they plan to build a new 41-story hotel scheduled for completion by September 2029. Department of Buildings posters now announce construction activity on the site that had been left empty since demolition over a decade ago due to delayed development plans. The revival follows a positive report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, highlighting New York City’s strong hotel market post-pandemic despite some lingering effects like lower international traveler numbers.

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At long last, 1150 Sixth Avenue between West 44th and 45th streets in Midtown Manhattan is seeing new activity after over a decade of puzzling inaction. Morris Moinian’s Fortuna Realty, known for hotel development including the Dylan and Indigo hotels, has announced plans to construct a 41-story hotel on the site by September 2029. This comes after tearing down an eight-story building more than twelve years ago but failing to proceed with initial hotel plans despite leasing the land temporarily before the pandemic. Department of Buildings filings reveal that Flintlock Construction will handle the construction, with architects Stonehill Taylor providing a new rendering distinct from previous designs by Ismael Leyva. The revival of this project is noteworthy given its prime location in a bustling area where office occupancy stands at nearly 100%.

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Morris Moinian’s Fortuna Realty razed an eight-story midblock building at 1150 Sixth Ave. between West 44th and 45th streets more than a dozen years ago, but never went ahead with plans to develop a hotel. asserted

Realty → raze → hotel

Now, out of the blue, Department of Buildings posters popped up on the plywood fence announcing “construction equipment” and a fence for a “proposed new 41-story hotel” to be completed in September 2029. asserted

posters → pop → September

The filing by Flintlock Construction even includes a rendering by architects Stonehill Taylor for the tower, which doesn’t resemble an earlier design by Ismael Leyva. asserted

which → include → Leyva

The site’s empty condition has long perplexed the real estate world – a vacant spot between two large buildings in the heart of vibrant Sixth Avenue, where offices are nearly 100% full. asserted

offices → perplex → Avenue

Moinian leased the site to a “shopping court” until shortly before the pandemic but ended the lease when he seemed ready to build the hotel. asserted

he → lease → hotel

He put the project on hold in 2020, saying his company was too busy with other undertakings at the time. asserted

company → put → time

The revived development plan follows a July report by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli which cited a strong New York City hotel market, with the nation’s highest occupancy, room rates and revenue per available room in the US. asserted

which → revive → US

The numbers remained slightly below pre-pandemic levels due mainly to a loss of international travelers. asserted

numbers → remain → travelers

No one involved at 1150 Sixth Ave. could immediately be reached. uncertain

one → involve → .

No detailed filings could be found on the Buildings Deptartment’s web site despite the DOB documents displayed at the site. uncertain

filings → find → site

Moinian bought the location for a mere $39 million in 2011. asserted

Moinian → buy → 2011

He tapped a JLL team led by Bob Knakal to find a buyer for the location in 2020, but no deal was ever made. asserted

deal → tap → 2020

Knakal told us at the time it could fetch up to $100 million, or over $600 per square foot. uncertain

it → tell → foot

Moinian’s Fortuna, which specializes in hotels, has developed the Dylan and Indigo in Manhattan and the Garden City Hotel in Nassau County Fortuna is not to be confused with his brother Joseph Moinian’s Moinian Group, which develops and manages office and residential properties. asserted

which → specialize → properties

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