155 West 15th Street
155 West 15th Street, New York, NY 10011
Chelsea
BBL 1007910009 · BIN 1014545
- Year built
- 1940
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $2.1M
- Recent range
- $873K – $2.1M
- Listing discount
- 2.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 29
155 West 15th Street is one of the quiet pleasures of central Chelsea: a small, owner-occupied cooperative on a tree-lined block that trades on space and light rather than marquee staffing. Where most of the buildings on the avenues nearby are mid-century white-brick towers or new-construction glass, 155 West 15th is a low-rise pre-war structure that was reworked into loft-style homes — many of them duplexes and triplexes with double-height living rooms, ceilings reported between roughly 13 and 19 feet, and oversized south-facing windows that pull treetop light deep into the apartments.
The location is the building's other great asset. It sits at the crossroads of three of Manhattan's most walkable neighborhoods — Chelsea to the west, the Flatiron and Union Square to the east, the West Village to the south — with nearly every trunk subway line within a block: the 1, 2, and 3 at Seventh Avenue; the F and M at Sixth; the L at Sixth and 14th; and the A, C, and E a short walk west. For a buyer who wants real square footage, real ceiling height, and a genuine pre-war address without the carrying cost of a full-service tower, this is a rare configuration.
Architecture and unit composition
Built in 1940, the building is a seven-story masonry structure whose interiors are its story. The 39 residences skew toward loft layouts — open, light-flooded volumes rather than the boxy postwar floor plans of the surrounding avenues. The signature homes are the duplexes and triplexes, where double-height living rooms reach ceilings in the 13-to-19-foot range, framed by tall, often original-scale windows with southern exposures and open treetop and skyline views. Several homes carry wood-burning fireplaces, and the building's crown is a penthouse duplex of roughly 3,000 square feet with a private roof terrace of more than 1,000 square feet, open to the Empire State Building and the downtown skyline.
This is a building for people who value volume. The trade-off is intimacy of scale: 39 apartments across seven floors means a small shareholder base, a self-directed board culture, and a building that runs lean rather than amenity-heavy.
Building operations
155 West 15th is run as a streamlined cooperative. A live-in superintendent handles day-to-day operations; there is laundry on every floor, dedicated bicycle storage, and private storage bins — practical infrastructure that suits a loft building of full-time residents. There is no doorman, which is consistent with the building's scale and keeps monthly maintenance disciplined relative to the full-service towers nearby. The building permits in-unit washer/dryers, and it is pet-friendly with board approval — two policies that matter to the loft buyer and that distinguish it from stricter pre-war co-ops uptown.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 1% of sale price if resident >10 yrs; 2% if 5-10 yrs; 2.5% if 3-5 yrs; 3% if <3 yrs
- Sublet policy
- Allowed; sublet fee $10/share year 1, $20/share year 2, $30/share year 3
- Notable fees
- Buyer processing $700, seller closing $850 (mail closing $1,100); move-in/out deposits $1,000 refundable; move-in/out fees $500; alteration construction fee $1,250/week
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,260 sf | $2,150,000 | $1,706/sf | -2.3% |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 2I | 1 BR · 1 BA | $872,500 | -2.9% | |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 5D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,350 sf | $2,150,000 | $1,593/sf | -2.3% |
| Oct 18, 2023 | 1F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf | $1,450,000 | $1,115/sf | -3.0% |
| Oct 7, 2021 | 1D | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,750,000 | -12.3% | |
| Mar 24, 2021 | 6D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf | $2,633,336 | $2,026/sf | -2.3% |
| Aug 27, 2020 | 5E | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,890,000 | -5.3% | |
| May 31, 2019 | 2F | 1 BA · 720 sf | $650,000 | $903/sf | -18.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,885/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.9% 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 1-00791-0009) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a cooperative purchase, which means a board application and interview, a financial package, and the loft-co-op conventions of central Chelsea. The building permits financing and allows washer/dryers; pets are welcome with board approval. Because the homes vary so widely — simplex to triplex, flat-ceiling to double-height — the most important diligence is matching the apartment to how you actually live: the duplexes reward buyers who want a dramatic entertaining floor, while the upper-floor homes reward those chasing light and views. Buyers should review the building's financials, reserve posture, and any sublet and renovation rules with their attorney; as a loft conversion, alteration scope and ceiling/structural details deserve a careful read before contract.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling story here is volume and light in a transit-perfect location — qualities that photograph and show beautifully and that are genuinely scarce in central Chelsea. The double-height duplexes, the fireplaces, the south-facing windows, and the penthouse terrace are the headline features; a sale should lead with the apartment's specific architecture rather than generic neighborhood copy. Pricing is best set against other Chelsea and West Village loft co-ops with comparable ceiling height and outdoor space, not against full-service tower comparables that carry different cost structures. Because turnover is low, a well-prepared listing in this building tends to draw concentrated, motivated buyer interest.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 155 West 15th Street, these nearby Chelsea and downtown co-ops and lofts make a useful comparison set:
- 100 West 15th Street — boutique cooperative on the same block
- 250 West 15th Street — Chelsea co-op a few doors west
- 16 West 16th Street — loft-scale cooperative one block north
- 151 West 17th Street — nearby Chelsea cooperative
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