- Year built
- 1889
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Doorman
- Requires confirmation
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $1,274
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 3.2%
- Recorded sales
- 21
- On record
- 2003–2025
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 136 West 23rd 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.
136 West 23rd Street carries one of central Chelsea's more interesting histories. In 1888, three buildings on this stretch were demolished by John Ward Stimson — director of art education at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — who built the Artist-Artisan Institute here in 1889 to teach art as a means of improving American industrial and decorative design. The original red terra-cotta façade survives, and the building was converted to residential lofts circa 1990, when a one-story pedimented addition was added atop the original five stories.
The result today is a boutique loft condominium of 20 residences in a building with genuine architectural provenance and a distinctive, highly articulated terra-cotta front that stands out on the block. The appeal is loft character — high ceilings, big windows, and original detail — combined with condominium flexibility in a corridor where much of the comparable prewar stock is co-op.
For buyers, 136 West 23rd offers condominium ownership — a right-of-first-refusal process rather than a board interview, with owner leasing permitted — in a self-secured boutique loft building steps from the 1, F and M lines and the heart of Chelsea.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is six stories: the original five-story 1889 Artist-Artisan structure, articulated in red terra cotta, with a plainer one-story addition crowned by a center pediment that was added during the circa-1990 conversion. The 20 residences are loft-style, including larger floor-through lofts and a penthouse. Apartments carry in-unit washer/dryers, and some units have private terraces or balconies. The terra-cotta façade is the building's architectural signature and a meaningful part of its identity.
Building operations
136 West 23rd Street operates as a self-secured boutique loft condominium. There is no doorman or concierge; entry is controlled by a video-intercom and double-door entry system, and the superintendent is based in the neighboring building rather than living on-site. The building provides an elevator, basement storage, and shared outdoor entertainment space, with private terraces or balconies on some residences. There is no shared gym, common roof deck or on-site parking. The building is pet-friendly with no documented weight or breed limit. As at any boutique self-managed loft building, financing terms and any sublet specifics should be confirmed against current building rules at offer stage.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedPet-friendly; no documented weight or breed limitSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Requires confirmationSources differ. Confirm with building management.
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, garage, 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
- $7,387/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $31
- Modeled exposure split equally across 20 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 →Recent sales
136 West 23rd Street has 20 residences; evaluate turnover, available inventory and marketing time using dated transaction and listing records. Pricing tracks the central-Chelsea loft-condominium market and scales with floor, ceiling height, light, outdoor access, and renovation level — the penthouse and any unit with private terrace sit at the top of the range.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2025 | 5C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,295 sf | $1,650,000 | $1,274/sf | -2.9% |
| Dec 2, 2022 | 2D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 540 sf | $1,080,000 | $2,000/sf | -1.8% |
| Aug 26, 2021 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,296 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,466/sf | -2.6% |
| Jun 21, 2017 | 2B | 2 BR · 1,300 sf | $1,974,000 | $1,518/sf | -8.2% |
| Aug 24, 2016 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,296 sf | $2,015,000 | $1,555/sf | — |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 2D | 1 BA · 540 sf | $970,000 | $1,796/sf | -13.4% |
| Feb 18, 2016 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,296 sf | $1,950,000 | $1,505/sf | -7.1% |
| Aug 28, 2014 | 2D | 540 sf | $870,000 | $1,611/sf | -3.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,274/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. 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 3.2% 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 1-00798-7503; 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 buying case is loft architecture, provenance, and condominium structure: a converted 1889 building with a distinctive terra-cotta façade, loft-scale residences, and condominium ownership — a right-of-first-refusal process and owner leasing permitted, with financing, pied-à-terre and trust or entity purchases to confirm in the bylaws. The trade-off is amenities: this is a self-secured building with no doorman and an off-site superintendent, which keeps carrying costs lean but means a hands-on operating profile.
Diligence should focus on the realities of a small, self-managed converted loft building: the reserve fund and recent capital projects, the façade maintenance history (particularly given the historic terra cotta and the 1990 addition), the elevator's service record, and the specifics of any unit's private outdoor space. Confirm the current financing policy and any sublet terms in writing before you commit.
What to know if you’re selling
Sellers lead with the building's distinctive history and architecture — the Artist-Artisan Institute provenance and the red terra-cotta façade — alongside loft character and condominium flexibility, all on a central Chelsea block steps from the 1, F and M lines. Present the condominium transfer and leasing terms alongside the apartment's architecture, and compare financing and resale requirements with those of specific alternatives.
Pricing should be benchmarked against the other boutique Chelsea loft condominiums rather than the larger full-service towers, with adjustments for floor, light, outdoor space, and renovation. Use current competing listings and recent transactions to set the asking price, and document the loft features and Artist-Artisan Institute history in the marketing.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 136 West 23rd Street, these nearby Chelsea buildings provide starting points for comparison, with tenure and services checked individually:
- 124 West 23rd Street — full-service new-construction condominium on the same block
- 148 West 23rd Street — Chelsea loft-style conversion nearby
- 126 West 22nd Street — boutique prewar loft conversion
- 125 West 22nd Street — full-service boutique condominium with garden
- 315 West 23rd Street — farther west on the same street; verify ownership and transfer terms
- 113 West 17th Street — comparable prewar loft conversion nearby
More Chelsea buildings
- 133 West 17th Street — 1920 co-op
- 133 West 22nd Street — 2008 condominium by CetraRuddy Architects
- 136 West 17th Street — new-construction condominium
- 139 West 19th Street — new-construction co-op
- 140 West 22nd Street — 1911 condominium
- Chadwin House (140 Seventh Avenue) — 1962 condominium by Horace Ginsbern & Associates
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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