140 West 22nd Street

The exterior is the original 1911 loft: masonry, large industrial windows, the substantial massing of a building made to carry industrial loads. The 2008 conversion turned that frame into 51 residences with the proportions buyers prize — dramatic eleven-foot beamed ceilings, oversized windows, and the open layouts that loft floor plates allow. Finishes were delivered to a high contemporary standard in the gut renovation, and many homes carry washer/dryers. As with any conversion, individual residences vary in layout, exposure, and the depth of subsequent renovation, so the home itself is where value lives.

The Clement Clarke runs as a full-service condominium, with a staff that is generous for a building of its size: a 24-hour doorman, a full-time superintendent, a porter, and concierge service. The building offers a rooftop terrace, a bike room, and resident storage. Washer/dryers are permitted in residence and the building is pet-friendly. As a condominium, financing is flexible and purchases clear through a right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board package and interview.

Turnover at a 51-unit loft condominium is modest — typically a handful of closings a year — which keeps inventory limited and supports pricing. Values track the Chelsea loft-condominium market and scale with ceiling height, floor, exposure, and the quality of the individual renovation, since pre-war loft homes vary more unit to unit than new-construction product. For the current address-level transaction record, the building's sales page is the reference; in a building of this kind, being ready to move when a strong loft lists is the advantage.

As a condominium, the purchase path is the lighter one — a right-of-first-refusal in place of a co-op board, flexible financing, and the customary openness to pied-à-terre, trust, LLC, and investment ownership. Subletting is freer than at a Chelsea co-op. The key here is the home: ceiling height, window line, exposure, and the depth and quality of the renovation. We help buyers read the offering plan and financials, evaluate the layout and condition of a given loft, weigh common charges and taxes, and benchmark against Chelsea's pre-war loft-condominium set.

The selling story is strong and specific: an authentic 1911 loft, gut-converted, with eleven-foot beamed ceilings and oversized windows, operating as a full-service condominium with a deep staff for its size. Pre-war loft scale plus condominium flexibility is a durable differentiator against the neighborhood's newer, smaller-windowed product. Closing mechanics are condominium-standard — a right-of-first-refusal and a faster, more predictable timeline than a co-op process. With turnover light, a well-renovated loft benefits from scarcity within the building; pricing belongs against the comparable loft-condominium set, with ceiling height and renovation quality carrying real weight.

If you're considering The Clement Clarke, also evaluate nearby Chelsea condominium inventory:

• 245 Seventh Avenue — 1911 loft-conversion condominium nearby
• 125 West 21st Street — full-service Chelsea condominium
• 153 West 21st Street — contemporary Chelsea condominium
• 133 West 22nd Street — Chelsea condominium on the same street
• 252 Seventh Avenue — full-service Seventh Avenue condominium

The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Chelsea's loft-conversion condominiums and the broader Sixth-Avenue-corridor market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of pre-war loft homes deserve building-specific intelligence — the conversion history, the amenity set, the ownership structure, and how a given loft's ceiling height, layout, and condition should be priced.

If you're considering a purchase or sale at 140 West 22nd Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point — we'll walk the building, the pricing, and the comparison set with you.