- Year built
- 1907
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator and video entry
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,186
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 6.3%
- Recorded sales
- 9
- On record
- 2003–2026
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About the building
120 West 18th Street contains nine loft residences on a midblock Chelsea site. Its commercial origins remain visible in the broad interior spaces and large windows. The condominium conversion took place in the 1980s. Later work reshaped the top of the building: a DOB alteration covering a penthouse enlargement and renovation of the existing upper loft was permitted in 2010 and signed off in 2018, with Ann Macklin as the architect of record.
The apartment inventory includes lofts of approximately 1,500 to 2,300 square feet, with living areas organized around open kitchens and separate sleeping rooms. High ceilings, wood floors and fireplaces occur in the residential interiors. The keyed elevator provides direct apartment access, while the penthouse configuration adds private outdoor space above the original loft floors. The ground-floor commercial ownership is divided into two separate condominium lots.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
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 →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 3B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,770 sf | $2,100,000 | $1,186/sf | -6.7% |
| Jan 14, 2025 | 2A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,300 sf | $2,850,000 | $1,239/sf | +7.5% |
| Mar 23, 2017 | 2B | 2 BR · 1,500 sf | $1,700,000 | $1,133/sf | -21.8% |
| Sep 24, 2013 | 2A | 3 BR · 2,300 sf | $2,600,000 | $1,130/sf | -13.2% |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 4B | 1,767 sf | $1,600,000 | $905/sf | — |
| Oct 7, 2010 | PH6B | 2 BR · 1,767 sf | $1,850,000 | $1,047/sf | -6.3% |
| May 18, 2005 | 3B | 1 BR · 1,770 sf | $1,475,000 | $833/sf | +9.3% |
| Aug 7, 2003 | PH6B | 2 BR · 1,767 sf | $1,295,000 | $733/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,186/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 1-00793-7502; 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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What to know if you’re buying
The penthouse's later addition and private terraces give it a different repair footprint from the lower lofts. Roof and terrace work can involve both the apartment's exclusive-use surfaces and the condominium's underlying roof structure; the allocation for the enlarged upper residence matters when comparing its ongoing obligations with those of a lower-floor home.
Comparable buildings
- The Chainworks Building — A red-brick industrial loft condominium on the same block, with a larger shared-amenity package.
- 15 West 17th Street — A prewar loft condominium organized around full-floor residences and direct elevator access.
- 129 West 20th Street — The Chelsea Quarter, another small commercial-to-residential loft conversion.
More Chelsea buildings
- 116 West 29th Street — 1912 co-op
- 118 Tenth Avenue — condominium by COOKFOX Architects
- 120 Eleventh Avenue (Lifesaver Lofts) — 1910 condominium
- 120 West 20th Street — 1950 co-op
- 121 West 15th Street — 1920 condominium
- 121 West 17th Street — 1911 co-op
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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