- Year built
- 1922
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 25
- Floors
- 9
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pets permitted under condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration; confirm current terms at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
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146 West 26th Street — known as The Mihl Building, and addressed 146–150 West 26th Street across the full parcel — is one of the more characterful loft conversions in the stretch of Chelsea between the Flower District and the gallery blocks. The nine-story masonry building went up in 1922 as a fur vault and storage loft, and its industrial bones — high ceilings, deep floor plates, oversized windows — carried directly into the residential conversion completed in the early 2000s.
The result is a boutique loft condominium: 25 residences, several of them full-floor, in a building that reads as authentic downtown loft rather than packaged new construction. That authenticity is the draw. Buyers here are choosing volume, light, and industrial character over a full-service amenity package.
The location is central Chelsea — walkable to the galleries and the High Line to the west, the Flatiron and NoMad districts to the east, and multiple subway lines. It is a working, well-connected block rather than a trophy address, and the building prices accordingly.
Architecture and unit composition
The 25 residences distribute across nine stories in a 1922 masonry loft envelope. The conversion preserved the industrial scale: high ceilings, oversized windows, and open loft floor plates, with several full-floor units that give the upper floors genuine scale. The lower floors carry ground-floor commercial space, consistent with the building's mixed-use loft origins.
Interiors are loft-modern — open layouts, in-unit washer/dryers, and the light that the deep windows produce. Renovation quality varies apartment to apartment, and within a small loft building that condition variance drives much of the pricing spread.
Building operations
The Mihl Building operates as a boutique loft condominium with an elevator, a common roof garden with a grill, video intercom, and central heat and air. Building management is on-site on weekdays rather than a 24-hour doorman — typical for a loft conversion of this scale. There is no in-building gym and no on-site parking; service is scaled to the small unit count.
As an early-2000s conversion of a 1922 structure, buyers should pay particular attention to the building envelope, mechanical systems, and any capital work during due diligence. As with any condominium, review current financial statements, the reserve study, board minutes, and any active or planned assessments.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $10,375/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $35
- Modeled exposure split equally across 25 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 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.
Recent sales
146 West 26th Street prices as a boutique loft condominium. As a condo, the unit-level variables — floor, exposure, ceiling height, outdoor access, and finish condition — drive most of the pricing spread, and the small unit count means comparable sales are infrequent and heterogeneous. Pricing is best read at the apartment level.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
Recent closings at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2007 | 901 | $1,630,000 |
| Jul 13, 2004 | 803 | $1,075,000 |
| Oct 3, 2003 | 203 | $950,000 |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00801-7502). 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.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% 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
You're buying authentic loft space. High ceilings, oversized windows, and full-floor layouts are the asset here. Confirm exactly what a given unit's scale and light deliver.
Know the amenity tradeoff. This is a loft conversion: roof garden and elevator, but no full-time doorman, no gym, and no parking. If those are dealbreakers, weigh them up front.
Condition drives price. Renovation quality varies unit to unit in a small building. Inspect kitchens, baths, and mechanicals, and price against comparable condition.
Condo flexibility is real. 30–45 day closings; pied-à-terre, investment, LLC, trust, and foreign-buyer purchases are permitted under the declaration; subletting is allowed. Confirm current sublet rules with management at offer stage.
Mansion tax may apply. At this pricing the mansion tax and its cliff thresholds can be in play. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the loft character. The 1922 fur-vault origin, the ceiling heights, and the full-floor layouts differentiate this building from generic Chelsea inventory.
Presentation matters. Because condition drives the pricing spread, staging and preparation materially affect outcome.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 146 West 26th Street, also evaluate:
- 515 West 18th Street — Heatherwick Studio's 22-story twin-tower Chelsea condominium
- 520 West 28th Street — Dame Zaha Hadid's only Manhattan residential project, completed posthumously in 2017. An 11-story boutique condominium
- One High Line (76 Eleventh Avenue) — West Chelsea / High Line condominium
- Chelsea — the broader corridor and its loft-conversion tradition
More Chelsea buildings
- 144 West 18th Street (The Chainworks Building) — 1910 condominium
- 144 West 27th Street (144 West 27th Street) — 1911 condominium
- 146 West 22nd Street (The Paradigm) — 2003 condominium
- 147 West 15th Street (La Fabrique) — 1923 co-op
- 147 West 22nd Street — 1909 co-op
- 148 West 23rd Street (Chelsea Mews) — 1910 co-op
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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