Peter Fifield

Housing

Castles on Cabrini

It doesn’t seem likely that the castle-like townhouses planned for the lot at 203 Cabrini Boulevard in Hudson Heights will be ready any time soon. The three 13-room, 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath townhouses were to have been built with turrets, Tudor-style arches and other finishes that mimic Hudson View Gardens and Castle Village next door.

But apart from some of the Manhattan bedrock having been removed, construction is stalled; the lot is still vacant and a neighborhood eyesore. It was featured in the New York Times real estate section recently. According to the NYC Department of Buildings web site a stop work order has been in place for a year now. The green tarp on the fence at the front of the property hangs in shreds.

203 Cabrini Blvd, New York, NY 10033