Zaha Hadid luxury condo developer to create 15 galleries in New York’s Chelsea

Chelseaonce considered the epicentre of the New York art worldhas in recent years become unaffordable for most galleries, with all but those at the very top forced to leave for cheaper neighbourhoods such as the Lower East Side or Tribeca. Now the developer behind the Zaha Hadid-designed luxury condos adjacent to the High Line, West Chelseas elevated park, hopes to lure 15 galleries to ground-floor spaces being built in and around the complex, which boasts 39 flats including a $50m pe