- Year built
- 1927
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- In a historic district
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $768K
- Recent range
- $360K – $2.7M
- Listing discount
- 4.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 56
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 130 West 16th Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
130 West 16th Street is a 1927 pre-war co-op on one of Chelsea's most central side-street blocks — between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, on the Chelsea–Flatiron seam, steps from Union Square, the flower district, and the transit that converges around Sixth Avenue. The six-story building has settled into the role its block plays best: an established, pet-friendly co-op address with real pre-war character, a well-kept Art Deco lobby, and a roof deck with open city views. For buyers who want a genuine pre-war home in the middle of downtown Manhattan — walkable to Chelsea, the Village, and the Flatiron in every direction — this stretch of West 16th is where to look.
The building's appeal is its combination of pre-war substance, co-op stability, and a location that puts the entire downtown-Midtown seam within walking distance. At its entry price points, it also offers attainable studio and one-bedroom ownership in a prime central location, with larger combined homes available for buyers who want more space.
Architecture and unit composition
The building presents the pre-war masonry and Art Deco character of its 1927 vintage, carried through into a notable lobby with wrought-iron and mosaic-tile detailing. Behind the façade, the roughly 42 to 43 residences skew toward studios and one-bedrooms, with some larger combined homes — including layouts as generous as four bedrooms. Recent capital work has renovated the lobby, hallways, and building mechanicals. As at any cooperative of this age, individual residences reflect decades of owner renovation, so condition and configuration are unit-specific.
Building operations
130 West 16th Street runs as a managed cooperative with a live-in superintendent handling day-to-day operations and a practical amenity set: a roof deck with open views, a bike room, a central laundry room, and resident storage. The building is pet-friendly. As a cooperative, purchases are subject to board review and approval, and the building's policies on financing, subletting, and pied-à-terre ownership follow the cooperative's governing documents — a 20 percent minimum down payment applies, and buyers should confirm the specific sublet and financing terms during diligence. We obtain current building financials and house rules from the managing agent for clients at offer stage.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $4,172/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $8
- Modeled exposure split equally across 42 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 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. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign 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 record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Allowed
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Notable fees
- Sale App $550; Recognition Agreement $350; Sublet App $450; Move-In/Out Deposits $500 each
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 6 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $900,000 | +0.6% | |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 32 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $594,000 | -14.5% | |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 67 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 625 sf | $990,000 | $1,584/sf | -0.9% |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 36 | 4 BR · 2 BA · 1,620 sf | $2,245,000 | $1,386/sf | -8.4% |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 44 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,060,000 | +6.5% | |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 46 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,660,000 | -4.8% | |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 35 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $965,000 | -1.0% | |
| Aug 18, 2022 | 57 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $850,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,584/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 1.3% 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 1-00791-0062). 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.
At the recent median sale of $900K (3 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,925 to close, or 1.3% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,925
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a cooperative, so the purchase runs through a board: a full financial and personal package followed by an interview, with the building's financing and residency requirements set by its governing documents, including the 20 percent minimum down. That process is the trade for the stability and lower carrying structure a co-op provides. Beyond board posture, value here is driven by the home — layout, exposure, floor, and renovation quality — and by the building's pre-war character, roof deck, and central Chelsea location. We help buyers assess the building's financials, prepare a board package that presents well, and benchmark a given line against the Chelsea co-op set. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator to compare the co-op carry against the neighborhood's alternatives.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling case is pre-war authenticity, a roof deck, and a genuinely central Chelsea location — a 1927 co-op walkable in every direction across downtown Manhattan. The buyer pool is owner-occupants and first-time buyers who value the neighborhood's residential character and the building's stability. Presentation and board-readiness drive outcomes: a well-renovated, well-staged home that will clear the board cleanly commands the premium. Pricing belongs against the comparable Chelsea pre-war co-op set, with layout and condition carrying real weight in the number.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 130 West 16th Street, also evaluate nearby Chelsea cooperative inventory:
- 111 West 16th Street — Chelsea cooperative on the same block
- 155 West 15th Street — Chelsea cooperative a block south
- 100 West 15th Street — Chelsea cooperative nearby
- 50 West 15th Street — Chelsea cooperative to the east
- 113 West 17th Street — Chelsea cooperative a block north
More Chelsea buildings
- Graydon Chelsea (128 West 23rd Street) — 2016 condominium by Kutnicki Bernstein Architects
- 129 West 20th Street — 1999 condominium
- 129 West 22nd Street (Top of the Lofts) — 1909 co-op
- 130 West 17th Street — 1906 condop
- 130 West 20th Street (Prima) — 2008 condominium by H. Thomas O'Hara Architects
- 130 West 30th Street (The Cass Gilbert) — 1927 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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