Angry residents of Manhattan's 'Billionaires' Row' packed a town hall meeting to protest plans to build a homeless shelter in their neighborhood.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his plan to open a homeless shelter in the ritzy section of Midtown last month.

As part of the mayor's plan, the former Park Savoy Hotel on West 58th Street is currently being converted into a shelter for 150 homeless men.

And on Thursday night, residents and neighbors of the area packed an auditorium to blast the city's plans to build the shelter.

Angry residents of Manhattan's 'Billionaire Row' packed a town hall meeting to protest plans to build a homeless shelter in their neighborhood

The former Park Savoy Hotel (pictured) on West 58th Street is currently being converted into a shelter for 150 homeless men

'How did you choose this neighborhood? It makes no sense to me,' one resident of Central Park South asked, according to Patch.com.

'Basically what you're telling us is this is a done deal,' the resident added.

Numerous residents said the area is just not appropriate to house the homeless.

One neighbor said the area is always filled with tourists visiting Central Park, and a shelter there would present a negative image of New York City to travelers, according to Patch.

Another resident claimed the future residents of the shelter would be driven to crime by the neighborhood's $6 coffees and the expensive dresses hanging in Bergdorf Goodmans.

Others cited safety concerns for their children.

Suzanne Silverstein, the president of the West 58th Street Coalition, posed the questioned: 'What does this mean for the safety of the people in the neighborhood, especially children?'

She said she's fighting for her children, ages 10 and 12.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration wants to open a total of 90 homeless shelters across New York's five boroughs within the next five years

Numerous residents (pictured) said the area is just not appropriate to house the homeless. One neighbor said the area is always filled with tourists visiting Central Park, and a shelter there would present a negative image of New York City to travelers

Representatives from the Department of Homeless Services and Westhab, the nonprofit that will operate the shelter, answered questions about security measures and what the city will do to prevent nearby property values from dropping.

Borough President Gale Brewer presided over the town hall meeting, She suggested that the only way to stop the proposal is to go to court, according to Patch.com.

Representatives from the nonprofit Westhab said the residents will be either employed or 'employable'.

The shelter at the Park Savoy Hotel will be called the Park Savoy Rapid Re-Housing and Employment Center.

Westhab will also provide around-the-clock security featuring guards posted at shelter entrances and 56 new security cameras in the facility.

The shelter would be just feet away from One57, the so-called 'Billionaire Building.'

The 75-story building, which sits at 157 West 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Midtown, is home to some of the richest residents of New York.

In January 2015, an unidentified buyer put down $100.5million for the penthouse at One57 – making it the most expensive residential real estate purchase in New York City history, according to the New York Business Journal.

Another resident claimed the future residents of the shelter would be driven to crime by the neighborhood's $6 coffees and the expensive dresses hanging in Bergdorf Goodmans

The shelter would be just feet away from One57, the so-called 'Billionaire Building' (pictured with the curved rooftop)

A year earlier, the second-most expensive residential real estate deal ever was made – and it, too, was for a 13,554 square-foot duplex in One57.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman led a group of other investors who paid a grand total of $91.5million, according to The New York Times.

One57 is one of a number of 'supertall' skyscraper residents that together make up a cluster of high-end apartments near the southern end of Central Park known as 'Billionaires' Row.'

The new homeless shelter is slated to open just around the corner from the Ritz Carlton, a five-star hotel on Central Park South.

According to TripAdvisor, a room at the Ritz Carlton can range from anywhere between $689 and $1,677 per night.

What to do about New York's growing homeless population has proved to be one of the most contentious issues in city politics, particularly since de Blasio became mayor in 2014.

Other residents cited safety concerns for their children at the meeting

One57 is one of a number of 'supertall' skyscraper residents that together make up a cluster of high-end apartments near the southern end of Central Park known as 'Billionaires' Row' (pictured)

De Blasio's administration wants to open a total of 90 homeless shelters across New York's five boroughs within the next five years.

The city's homeless population has been estimated to number more than 63,000, according to amNewYork.

But local residents in some areas have expressed vehement opposition, including in Maspeth, Queens.

Residents there have staged protests and circulated online petitions demanding that the city abandon plans to convert a Holiday Inn hotel into a homeless shelter, according to the Village Voice.

'I told you well before the elections there would be 90 new shelters, they'll be in every kind of neighborhood,' de Blasio said last month.

Community District 5, which spans most of central Midtown between 14th Street and Central Park, is currently served by nine Department of Homeless Services facilities.

Currently, the city houses homeless families in seven commercial hotel facilities within Community District 5.

The Park Savoy Hotel shelter will result in the phasing out of all seven hotel facilities.

A Community Advisory Board for the shelter will also be established.

The proposed homeless shelter will likely open between April and May.