151 West 17th Street
151 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011
Chelsea
BBL 1007937505 · BIN 1085965
- Year built
- 2001
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
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
- $1,501
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded sales
- 69
- On record
- 2003–2025
151 West 17th Street is a boutique, loft-style condominium in the heart of southern Chelsea — roughly 49 residences across 12 floors, completed in the early 2000s and organized as two buildings connected by a private courtyard garden. It sits mid-block between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, at the lively seam of Chelsea, the Flatiron district, and the Meatpacking District, a short walk from the High Line, Hudson River Park, and Chelsea Piers.
The building's appeal is its scale and its plan. Where much of Chelsea's condominium stock runs to larger towers, 151 West 17th is deliberately intimate, with units served by elevator banks arranged for a maximum of two apartments per landing — a privacy and quiet uncommon at this price. The courtyard-garden layout pulls light and calm into the residences, and the building pairs that boutique character with full service and on-site parking.
Architecture and unit composition
The development is composed of two buildings joined by a planted courtyard and garden, a layout that gives the residences a serene, garden-facing center in the middle of dense Chelsea. The architecture is a clean contemporary loft idiom in masonry and glass, scaled to its side-street setting.
The roughly 49 residences are loft-influenced — generous nine- to eleven-foot ceilings, oversized floor-to-ceiling windows, and tongue-and-groove maple floors — with many homes carrying private outdoor space. The intimate elevator arrangement, with no more than two apartments per landing, is a defining feature, lending the building a townhouse-like privacy. Layouts are varied rather than repetitive, and the upper floors and courtyard-facing homes offer the best light and quiet.
Building operations
151 West 17th Street is a full-service condominium with a 24-hour concierge and full building staff. Amenities include a fitness center, the common courtyard garden, on-site parking, and private storage. The building permits pets and washer/dryers as installed. As a condominium, ownership and leasing are governed by the bylaws and a right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board admissions process, so financing, pied-à-terre use, and subletting are materially more flexible than at a cooperative — an advantage that suits the building's design-minded, downtown buyer.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $8,935/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $15
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Management & transfer contacts
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | 11G | 3 BR · 2,284 sf | $3,390,000 | $1,484/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 4G | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,884 sf | $3,070,000 | $1,630/sf | -3.9% |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 3C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,431 sf | $2,435,000 | $1,702/sf | -1.6% |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 1H | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,524 sf | $2,680,000 | $1,759/sf | -10.5% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 4H | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,683 sf | $2,250,000 | $1,337/sf | -9.8% |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 1G | 1,279 sf | $1,325,000 | $1,036/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 29, 2022 | 6C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,431 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,677/sf | -9.4% |
| Oct 28, 2021 | 12F | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 3,106 sf | $4,250,000 | $1,368/sf | -5.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,501/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 4.0% 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 1-00793-7505) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. 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.
What to know if you’re buying
The draw is a boutique, loft-style condominium with townhouse-like privacy — no more than two homes per elevator landing — a courtyard garden, full service, and parking, in a prime southern-Chelsea location. Buyers should focus on the variables that drive value here: floor, courtyard versus street exposure, ceiling height, outdoor space, and renovation condition, which now spans original to fully updated. The condominium structure means a lighter, faster purchase than a co-op. We help buyers identify the lines and floors that best deliver the loft volume, light, and quiet they want.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the privacy, the garden, and the loft proportions. A boutique condominium with two-per-landing elevator privacy, a planted courtyard, full service, and parking, on a quiet Chelsea block, is a position the neighborhood's larger towers and walk-ups cannot match — and the condominium's flexibility broadens the buyer pool to pied-à-terre and investor purchasers. Benchmark to boutique Chelsea condominiums rather than to prewar co-ops, and position the specific apartment on light, outdoor space, ceiling height, and condition. We market 151 West 17th resales to that audience and against the right Chelsea comparison set.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 151 West 17th Street, also evaluate these Chelsea condominiums:
- 133 West 22nd Street — full-service Chelsea condominium with pool
- 101 West 24th Street — Chelsea condominium tower
- 125 West 14th Street — newer condominium on Chelsea's southern edge
- 224 West 18th Street — the boutique Campiello Collection condominium
- 222 West 14th Street — Chelsea condominium nearby
- 212 West 18th Street — Walker Tower, landmark Chelsea conversion
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
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