- Year built
- 1906
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 18
- Floors
- 12
- Landmark
- In a historic district
- Pets
- Confirm current house rules at offer stage
- Subletting
- Set by board policy — confirm at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2021
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,225
- Listing discount
- 4.8%
- Recorded sales
- 19
- On record
- 2003–2021
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 14 West 17th 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.
14 West 17th Street is a self-managed loft cooperative in the heart of Flatiron, mid-block between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, within the Ladies' Mile Historic District. Built around 1906–07 as a Beaux-Arts store-and-loft with cast-iron columns, it was converted from loft use to a cooperative around 1976 and today holds approximately 18 to 19 large loft units across 12 stories. The cooperative entity is 14 W 17 Tenants Corp.
The proposition here is loft scale and value. Full- and half-floor lofts run roughly 2,000 to 4,200 square feet, offering the kind of space that is rare anywhere in Manhattan — and the self-managed structure keeps maintenance notably low for that scale. For a buyer who wants a genuine full-floor loft in a landmarked Flatiron building at a sensible carrying cost, 14 West 17th is a distinctive choice.
Building operations
The cooperative is self-managed and runs efficiently for its scale: three elevators, a part-time doorman, a full-time superintendent, a landscaped common roof deck, and basement storage. The self-managed structure is a meaningful factor in keeping maintenance notably low relative to the size of the lofts.
As a cooperative, ownership is by shares rather than deed: purchases require board approval and a board interview, financing is capped at a board-set percentage, and pied-à-terre, sublet, gifting, and guarantor arrangements are evaluated case by case. Confirm the current pet policy, financing maximum, any flip tax, and sublet terms with the board at offer stage.
Architecture and residences
Completed around 1906–07 as a Beaux-Arts store-and-loft, the building carries cast-iron columns and the proportions of early-20th-century commercial architecture, now converted to residential loft living. It rises 12 stories and holds approximately 18 to 19 large loft residences — full- and half-floor lofts running roughly 2,000 to 4,200 square feet. The loft-to-co-op conversion dates to around 1976. The building sits within the Ladies' Mile Historic District, so its exterior character is protected.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $2,317/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $10
- Modeled exposure split equally across 19 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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer 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 — 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 2025–30. 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.
Recent sales
Co-op pricing is read on a per-room basis, though at 14 West 17th the loft scale is the real story — these are full- and half-floor lofts rather than conventional room counts. With only about 18 to 19 large units, resale volume is thin. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the square footage and loft configuration, the floor, the exposure, and renovation condition rather than relying on a per-room average alone. Genuinely variable financial figures should be confirmed at offer stage.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2021 | 7N | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,700,000 | -3.6% | |
| Jun 1, 2021 | 4N | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,673,723 | +4.0% | |
| May 25, 2021 | 3S | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,400 sf | $3,100,000 | $1,292/sf | -4.3% |
| Aug 29, 2018 | 10 | 3 BR · 4,000 sf | $5,205,000 | $1,301/sf | -5.3% |
| Oct 30, 2017 | 4S | 3 BR · 2,000 sf | $2,620,000 | $1,310/sf | -12.5% |
| May 10, 2017 | 7S | 1 BR · 2,000 sf | $2,300,000 | $1,150/sf | -8.0% |
| Nov 17, 2016 | 4N | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,200/sf | -19.3% |
| Aug 22, 2013 | 3S | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,200,000 | -8.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2021) cleared a median $1,225/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 4.8% 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 1-00818-0059). 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.
Buying here? Co-op closing costs typically run 2 to 3% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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What to know if you’re buying
The headline is loft scale with low maintenance. You are buying a full- or half-floor loft of 2,000 to 4,200 square feet in a self-managed, landmarked Flatiron building — space that is hard to find, at a carrying cost that stays sensible because the co-op manages itself. This is a cooperative, so the path is a board package and interview, a financing cap set by the board, and underwriting of the building's financials and house rules. Read the rules on the points that matter to you — the pet policy, financing maximum, and sublet terms — and review the co-op's reserve given the building's age.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is the loft. Full- and half-floor lofts, a Beaux-Arts cast-iron building in the Ladies' Mile Historic District, and notably low maintenance for the scale sell to a buyer who wants space and character in Flatiron. Pricing is a unit-specific exercise: square footage, loft configuration, floor, light, and condition drive the number more than any per-room average. We position the loft scale and the low carrying costs, prepare the buyer for the co-op process, and benchmark against the right comparable tier of Flatiron loft cooperatives.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 14 West 17th Street, also look at these nearby Flatiron and Chelsea buildings:
- 458 West 20th Street — sponsor cooperative on a landmarked Chelsea block
- 241 West 19th Street — full-service central Chelsea condominium
- 366 West 15th Street — architecturally notable West Chelsea condominium
More Flatiron buildings
- 10 East 22nd Street — 1910 condominium
- 12 West 18th Street (The Randolph) — 1885 condominium by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
- 15 West 24th Street — 1906 co-op
- 15 Union Square West — 1870 condominium
- 15 West 17th Street — 1907 condominium
- 15 West 20th Street (Altair 20) — 1906 condominium by Lafayette A. Goldstone
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Flatiron — read The Roebling Team Guide to Flatiron.
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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