- Year built
- 1950
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator, video intercom, basement storage and off-site superintendent
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase price
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2023
- $1,382
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 0.7%
- Recorded sales
- 12
- On record
- 2005–2025
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About the building
120 West 20th Street is a loft cooperative with six residences above a ground-floor commercial space. The seven-story building occupies a narrow Chelsea site between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Its full-floor apartments are reached by a keyed elevator, with video intercom at the entrance. Basement storage and an off-site superintendent serve the building. The commercial frontage remains part of its mixed residential and retail structure.
The lofts provide broad living-and-dining areas, with typical full-floor interiors around 1,700 square feet. Two-bedroom plans appear throughout the building, with some arrangements allowing additional enclosed rooms. Large windows illuminate the principal living spaces. In-unit laundry and individual cooling systems accompany renovated homes. The penthouse includes a private roof deck and direct elevator access; other homes rely on interior space and their front and rear exposures. Finishes and bedroom configurations differ among the individually renovated floors.
Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase priceSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Building staffing and amenities
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- StorageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | PH | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,695,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 3 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,755 sf | $2,425,000 | $1,382/sf | -1.4% |
| Oct 24, 2014 | 6 | 2 BR · 1,680 sf | $2,160,000 | $1,286/sf | -4.0% |
| Mar 10, 2014 | 5 | 2 BR · 1,680 sf | $1,950,000 | $1,161/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 11, 2013 | 3 | 2 BR | $1,960,000 | +3.2% | |
| Sep 18, 2007 | 3 | 2 BR · 1,680 sf | $1,573,500 | $937/sf | -3.2% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2023): a median $1,382/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 0.7% 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 1-00795-0054). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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Comparable buildings
- Top of the Lofts: A nearby loft cooperative with a larger apartment inventory.
- 147 West 22nd Street: Another Chelsea cooperative with substantial loft accommodation.
- 32 West 20th Street: A taller loft cooperative on the same cross street.
More Chelsea buildings
- 118 Tenth Avenue — condominium by COOKFOX Architects
- 120 Eleventh Avenue (Lifesaver Lofts) — 1910 condominium
- 120 West 18th Street — 1907 condominium
- 121 West 15th Street — 1920 condominium
- 121 West 17th Street — 1911 co-op
- 121 West 19th Street — 1903 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
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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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