Chelsea House
130 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011
BBL 1007947501 · BIN 1087501
- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Flip tax
- 1% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,618
- floor-adjusted, 3 sales
- Listing discount
- 2.4%
- Recorded sales
- 148
- On record
- 2006–2026
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Chelsea House is a clean, full-service condominium dropped into the middle of Chelsea at the moment the neighborhood was completing its transformation from gallery district to one of Manhattan's most coveted residential addresses. The Clarett Group built it in 2005 to a GKV Architects design — a thirteen-story, 64-residence building on a quiet mid-block stretch of West 19th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, within easy walking distance of the High Line, the Chelsea gallery district, Flatiron, and the West Village.
The building's appeal is straightforward and durable: contemporary condominium ownership, full-service staffing, and a genuinely central Chelsea location, in a building small enough to feel personal but large enough to carry real amenities. It is not a trophy tower; it is a well-located full-service condo — the kind of building that anchors a Chelsea search for buyers who want light, a doorman and a roof deck; assess any price difference from Hudson Yards using dated, matched sales, and confirm the current condition of its systems from recent engineering reports and board materials.
For buyers, the condominium structure is part of the case: purchases run through the condominium's application and right-of-first-refusal process rather than a co-op board, in a neighborhood where much of the older stock is board-governed co-ops. Leasing by owners is permitted with conditions; confirm financing, pied-à-terre and trust or entity rules in the current declaration and bylaws.
Architecture and unit composition
GKV's design is contemporary and light-driven: a thirteen-story building with floor-to-ceiling glass that pulls daylight deep into the homes, a priority on a mid-block site. The massing is restrained and urban, scaled to its street rather than reaching for height.
The 64 residences carry the open, loft-influenced layouts of mid-2000s Chelsea condominiums: open kitchens with premium appliances and rich cabinetry, hardwood floors, generous windows, and well-appointed baths with soaking tubs and glass-enclosed showers. Ceiling heights and window proportions are scaled to new construction, and the upper-floor and penthouse homes capture the best light and open views over the low-rise Chelsea roofscape. The penthouse layouts and any homes with outdoor space sit at the top of the building's value range.
Building operations
Chelsea House runs as a full-service condominium. A 24-hour doorman attends the lobby and a live-in superintendent oversees the building, with a fitness center, a children's playroom, a bicycle room, and private storage rounding out the practical amenities. The crown is a landscaped roof deck with a fireplace — a genuine outdoor amenity that distinguishes the building and is heavily used in a neighborhood where private outdoor space is scarce.
As a condominium, the building bills common charges and real-estate taxes per unit, and the homes have washer/dryers. Leasing is permitted with conditions; confirm pet, subletting and pied-à-terre rules in the current declaration and house rules. Purchases run through the condominium's application and right-of-first-refusal process rather than a board interview.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 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.
- Terms
- 1% of the gross sales price
- Rate
- 1% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Buyer
Source: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
Purchase
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Board Review fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| credit check feePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move out fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $850 | Refundable Not stated |
Rental or lease
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move out feeFrom current occupant | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $650 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Board Review fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| credit check feePer applicant | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $250 per tenant/occupant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move in Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Board Leasing FeeRecurring | Paid by Landlord | When Upon approval | Amount 5% of the annual rent to be billed to the owner's account over twelve (12 ) months. | Refundable Not stated |
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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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $946 per room a monthMedian of 11 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.71 per square foot a monthMedian of 13 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.29 per square foot a monthMedian of 21 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.46 per square foot a monthMedian of 21 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, playroom, roof deck, bike storage, 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
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $9,610/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $13
- Modeled exposure split equally across 64 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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2010–15 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.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- Yes
- Sublet policy
- Allowed
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Policies and fees
- Min Down Payment: 10%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | 6E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,504 sf | $2,050,000 | $1,363/sf | +0.0% |
| May 4, 2026 | 6A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,586 sf | $2,497,500 | $1,575/sf | +0.1% |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 3E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,485 sf | $2,100,000 | $1,414/sf | -2.3% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 8D | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,338 sf | $2,020,000 | $1,510/sf | -12.0% |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 4E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,504 sf | $2,150,000 | $1,430/sf | -6.3% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | THA | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,374 sf | $1,547,500 | $1,126/sf | -3.3% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | PH2B | 3 BR · 2 BA · 2,030 sf | $2,575,000 | $1,268/sf | -4.5% |
| Dec 6, 2024 | 3F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,250 sf | $1,835,000 | $1,468/sf | -0.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,618/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.4% 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 1-00794-7501; 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.
Closed rents at Chelsea House, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedroom | 3 | $9,500 |
4 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2025. Based on few leases. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $2.05M (11 sales in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $107,877 to close, or 5.3% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $25,625
- Mortgage recording tax: $29,597
- Title insurance: $9,225
- Building transfer fee (flip tax), 1% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer per building management's published schedule, as of October 2026: $20,500
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $22,930
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest. Confirm the current transfer fee with building management; the linked calculator does not include it.
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What to know if you’re buying
Buy it for full-service condominium living in the center of Chelsea. Purchases run through the condominium's application and right-of-first-refusal process rather than a co-op board; confirm financing, pied-à-terre and trust or entity rules in the current declaration and bylaws. Compare the 24-hour doorman, fitness center and roof deck with your own amenity priorities.
Prioritize light and floor. On a mid-block site, inspect each home’s exposure, height, obstructions and views; use matched sales to assess whether those attributes explain a price difference. Confirm which homes carry private outdoor space, since that is scarce and sought. Review the building's condominium financials and reserve picture as part of your diligence, and weigh the building's central, walkable location — the High Line, the gallery district, and the West Village all close at hand — against your priorities.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the package: a full-service condominium with a 24-hour doorman, a fitness center, and a landscaped roof deck, on a quiet mid-block in central Chelsea. Present those features and the condominium’s actual ownership rules without assuming a shared preference among Chelsea buyers.
Benchmark to other full-service Chelsea condominiums of similar vintage rather than to the neighborhood's pre-war co-ops or to the newest Hudson Yards towers. Market upper-floor homes, penthouses, and outdoor-space units on exactly those attributes. The right-of-first-refusal closing path is itself a selling point for the financing- and flexibility-minded buyer this building attracts.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 130 West 19th Street, also evaluate nearby Chelsea ownership product:
- 121 West 19th Street — full-service condominium across the street
- 16 West 19th Street — Flatiron-edge ownership building
- 340 West 19th Street — a 26-unit 1920 boutique walk-up co-op
- 520 West 19th Street — West Chelsea condominium near the High Line
More Chelsea buildings
- 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) — 1928 condominium
- 131 West 16th Street — 1918 condominium
- 131–133 West 28th Street (Garden Lofts) — 1908 co-op
- The Stanwick, 132 West 22nd Street — 1913
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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