The development also has a residential component, and would bring more than 100 affordable apartments to the area amid what the parties call a “historic housing crisis.” The project would be designed by Steelman Partners and Cetra Ruddy, and would include 1,000 luxury hotel rooms, restaurants, and a variety of gaming and entertainment options just north of the Javits Center. Silverstein’s pitch for one of three casino licenses to be made available in the New York City region would bring billions of dollars in economic development for the state and the city and “can be shovel ready” upon approval, a press release states. The partners are proposing to build a 1.8 million-square-foot casino complex on 92,000 square feet of undeveloped land at 41st Street and 11th Avenue in New York City.ĭubbed the Avenir casino, the entertainment and hotel complex on Manhattan’s far west side would create 4,000 union construction jobs and more than 5,500 permanent union jobs. Real estate magnate Larry Silverstein and his Silverstein Properties development firm have joined the race for a downstate New York casino, partnering with Greenwood Gaming, the owner of Parx Casino in Pennsylvania.
