- Year built
- 1910
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Full-time doorman, keyed elevator entry, central air conditioning; private outdoor space in the penthouse
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2024
- $1,730
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 6.3%
- Recorded sales
- 11
- On record
- 2003–2024
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City Prairie occupies a twelve-story commercial loft building designed by Samuel Sass in 1910 at Seventh Avenue and West 17th Street. Its brick-and-stone construction, broad windows and large floor plates carried forward into Tamarkin Company's condominium conversion. The building offers full-floor residences with direct elevator access and a staffed entrance.
The apartments reflect separate interior projects: bedroom placement, enclosed studies and the division between living and dining areas differ from floor to floor.
Architecture and unit composition
The red-brick exterior has large multi-pane windows and a rooftop water tank. The corner provides exposures along two public streets, while the building's irregular footprint creates additional windowed elevations toward the interior of the block. Ceiling heights of roughly eleven to twelve feet and extensive glazing support deep living spaces within the former commercial floors.
Full-floor lofts can accommodate several bedrooms alongside broad reception areas. Some retain long open stretches across the floor; others divide more of the interior into enclosed rooms. The penthouse adds private roof-level outdoor space. Later interior renovations account for part of this variation.
Direct elevator entry reduces the amount of common corridor space on the residential floors. It also places the apartment entrance within the principal floor plate. The relationship between that arrival point, bedroom hallways and the open living area is an important practical difference among the layouts.
Building operations
A full-time doorman serves the residential entrance. Central air conditioning operates within the lofts, with cooling equipment on the roof. DOB issued a letter of completion for cooling-tower replacement in May 2025, followed by completion of chimney-liner and oil-tank-removal work in May 2026. Façade restoration and railing work received a letter of completion in November 2023.
The condominium contains residential tax lots and a separate commercial lot. Shared structure and building systems therefore sit alongside distinct residential and commercial uses. The Class 2 residential assessments do not have the growth caps that apply to small Class 2C condominiums.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant/adult applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Major/Minor AlterationsConditionalConditions: If ApplicablePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When Upon approval | Amount $750 for major alterations, $300 for minor alterations | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Document Preparation FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-In DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-Out DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant/adult applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $550 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Major/Minor AlterationsConditionalConditions: If ApplicablePaid to the building | Paid by Landlord | When Upon approval | Amount $750 for major alterations, $300 for minor alterations | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-Out DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-In DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $57,414/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $435
- Modeled exposure split equally across 11 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | 6 | 5 BR · 5.5 BA · 5,664 sf | $9,800,000 | $1,730/sf | — |
| Jun 27, 2019 | 8 | 4 BR · 3 BA · 5,664 sf | $9,750,000 | $1,721/sf | -7.1% |
| Dec 12, 2012 | 12 | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 5,664 sf | $15,000,000 | $2,648/sf | -6.3% |
| Dec 11, 2012 | PH | 5,664 sf | $15,000,000 | $2,648/sf | — |
| Nov 26, 2009 | LOFT7 | 5 BR · 5,600 sf | $8,950,000 | $1,598/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 23, 2008 | 10 | 5,664 sf | $6,928,571 | $1,223/sf | — |
| Jul 23, 2008 | 11 | 5,664 sf | $7,621,428 | $1,346/sf | — |
| Aug 1, 2007 | 7 | 5 BR · 5,664 sf | $8,750,000 | $1,545/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,730/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 6.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00766-7503; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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Comparable buildings
- The Dorian — a nearby prewar condominium with a similarly small residential inventory and tall loft-building form.
- 136 West 17th Street — a small condominium on the same street for comparing large floor plates and direct-entry layouts.
- 126 West 16th Street — another prewar condominium of comparable association scale.
- The Chainworks Building — a historic loft condominium that offers a close architectural and tenure comparison.
- 129 West 20th Street — an older loft condominium with fewer floors and a similar number of owners.
More Chelsea buildings
- 100 West 18th Street — 2006 condominium
- 101 West 14th Street — condominium
- 101 West 24th Street (Chelsea Stratus) — condominium by SLCE Architects
- 107 West 25th Street — 1905 co-op
- 110 West 25th Street — 1913 condominium
- 110 West 17th Street — 1920 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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