Here are some rough notes I took about which neighborhoods to consider living in in Manhattan (also see blogs posts from my travel blog with the category “New York City 2021”)…

East village – no

West village – some parts are ok, no new construction (Meghan has a town house).

No new construction in upper west side and and upper east side (just townhouses).

No to lower east side (think of Katz’s… wide streets, kinda dirty, older, not new).

West end and Hudson yard has new development

Some people consider West End and Upper west side to be the same (but see above about townhouses in upper west side and new construction in West End).

Another thing going for West end is near Amsterdam st (which is similar to nightlife on Polk St).

Upper east village is a bit too quiet

There is a difference between regentrification and new construction. Regentrifying is more on renovating, and not necessarily new things/buildings

Chelsea area (around 15st between 11 and 9) is regrntrified, and seems to be pretty lively (Artech immersive show was there)

Between Greenwich and West Village is like Hayes valley. Lots of places to eat, and older houses. Great area for eating / dating, but too old for me to live there (think of John’s of Bleecker)

Midtown east (think of Ben Guild’s place) has New construction, and is close to Broadway, Central Park, Korean town, etc

Hell’s Kitchen is a bit too dirty for my taste