- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator, voice intercom, storage, in-home laundry
- 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, 2005–2022
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2022
- $1,602
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- -1.4%
- Recorded sales
- 7
- On record
- 2005–2022
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About the building
Vision Lofts occupies a seven-story prewar building on West 18th Street. Its residential conversion included an alteration by architect Leonard Herczeg that changed several upper floors to apartments. The work was permitted in February 2002 and signed off in October 2010. The completed building has six residences, with commercial accommodation also forming part of the condominium. It stands outside a designated historic district between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
Full-floor homes have direct keyed-elevator access, broad living areas and separate bedroom accommodation. Large windows provide north and south exposures, with additional west-facing windows in some layouts. Ceiling heights of approximately nine and a half feet and open kitchen arrangements retain the spatial character of a loft conversion. Washer/dryers are installed within homes; storage is available in the building. The intercom controls entry from West 18th Street.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of November 2025. 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
3 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Transfer Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
Rental or lease
2 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant | 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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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2022 | 3 | 2 BR · 1,436 sf | $2,300,000 | $1,602/sf | +0.0% |
| Feb 25, 2015 | 2 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,436 sf | $2,620,000 | $1,825/sf | -1.1% |
| Oct 5, 2011 | 7 | 2 BR · 1,700 sf | $2,630,000 | $1,547/sf | +5.4% |
| May 6, 2011 | 3 | 2 BR · 1,700 sf | $1,700,000 | $1,000/sf | -2.9% |
| Sep 9, 2008 | 2 | 2 BR · 1,436 sf | $1,600,000 | $1,114/sf | — |
| Jun 24, 2008 | 6 | 1 BR · 1,436 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,323/sf | +2.7% |
| May 25, 2005 | 4 | 2 BR · 1,700 sf | $1,622,500 | $954/sf | +20.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2022) cleared a median $1,602/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount -1.4% over ask.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00793-7504; 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 elevator serves individual full floors. Access arrangements for servicing the lift or reaching a landing affect private apartment entrances. With six residences sharing the building, the condominium's service and emergency-access procedures are a practical part of ownership.
Comparable buildings
- 136 West 17th Street — a seven-residence condominium shaped by a substantial vertical enlargement.
- The Chainworks Building — a larger prewar condominium on the same street, useful for comparing converted loft accommodation.
- Iron Lofts — a six-residence condominium in a James E. Ware & Sons loft building, with designated historic-district protection.
More Chelsea buildings
- 124 West 24th Street — condominium
- Citizen (124 West 23rd Street) — 2012 condominium by BKSK Architects
- The Grand Chelsea (124 Eighth Avenue / 270 West 17th Street) — 1988 condominium
- 125 West 21st Street — 2008 condominium
- 125 West 22nd Street — 2006 condominium
- The Sierra, 125 West 14th Street — 2001
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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