Midtown West is located in the center of New York City, from West of 5^th Avenue, to 11^th Avenue, from 30^th Street street to 59^th Street.

Once considered an "up and coming" neighborhood is now a very lively residential district. Midtown west is made up of Hell's Kitchen and Clinton. Both neighborhoods are a unique mix of people ranging from young professionals to new immigrants to the old residents from the eighties. It's a place where people want to know their neighbors and most do.

High demand for living space in areas like Soho and then Chelsea, have pushed rents up so high, that many resident artists were forced to migrate within the middle-west vicinity of Manhattan. Today, however, once affordable rent stabilized apartments have since become a thing of the past. Bargain hunters are looking even further north and west to gentrify the far West 30s' aka Hell's Kitchen, deemed the "New Chelsea."

Much of the gay community has planted their flag here in recent years. The lovely boutiques and charming cafes sprouting up on every corner attest to this. Ninth Avenue has developed into a destination for chic bars, and trendy lounges. New art galleries have also opened in the area, as well as upscale business, such as Kenneth Cole's corporate headquarters.

Most recently, stylish new Hirises have begun catering to the creative professional and offer such luxury perks as complimentary high speed internet, meditation gardens, and indoor putting grounds!

The Theater District, located between west 42^nd and 54^th streets, from 6^th Avenue to and 8^th avenues. Here you'll find the heart of New York City. Restaurant Row is located on West 46^th Street, between 8^th and 9^th Avenues. A popular choice for rent-savvy apartment hunters. Above these restaurants are brownstones converted into highly coveted spacious, inexpensive, rent stabilized gems. Times Square may not contain a slew of residential apartments; however plans in the make convert commercial office space into luxury hi rises. Those few apartments that are found here tend to be priced below market and are constructed considerably larger than there neighbors on the Upper West and East sides.

See a map of this neighborhood.