- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 47
- Floors
- 24
- Financing
- No building-imposed financing cap (condominium); financing is subject to lender underwriting.
- Subletting
- Generally permitted (condominium); confirm any rental cap or right of first refusal at the offer stage.
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from building documents and current market data. Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage. As of 2026.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2010–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $3,703
- Listing discount
- 1.7%
- Recorded sales
- 85
- On record
- 2010–2026
Walker Tower is, per public records, "Chelsea's finest Art Deco building" — Penthouse 1 set the downtown sale record at $50.9 million to an anonymous all-cash buyer. That standing traces directly to the Ralph Thomas Walker architectural pedigree, for Walker was the Art Deco architect of "One Wall Street and the Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building at 140 West Street, two of Lower Manhattan's masterpieces." The building's unusual anatomy reflects its vertical telephone-exchange conversion — Verizon retains the lower 8 floors with a separate 17th Street entrance while the upper 47 condominium units sit above — and crowning it all is a landscaped roof deck spanning eight setbacks with dining area, sun lawn, observation area, covered cabana room, trellised allee, two overlook terraces, and open bar.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $1,158,424/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $1,384,997/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $2,054 – $2,456
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
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 →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 9A/B | 3 BR · 2,741 sf | $9,000,000 | $3,283/sf | off-mkt |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 9C | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,350 sf | $4,550,000 | $3,370/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,270 sf | $7,750,000 | $3,414/sf | -3.1% |
| Sep 23, 2024 | PH8 | 3 BR · 4 BA · 3,071 sf · private outdoor | $14,500,000 | $4,722/sf | -9.3% |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 11C/D | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 3,838 sf | $13,350,000 | $3,478/sf | -1.8% |
| May 28, 2024 | 17A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,367 sf | $7,950,000 | $3,359/sf | -11.2% |
| Apr 26, 2023 | PH7 | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,405 sf · private outdoor | $11,608,000 | $4,827/sf | -7.1% |
| Dec 16, 2022 | 16D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,168 sf | $9,150,000 | $4,220/sf | -2.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $3,703/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.7% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2014 | PH3/4 | $31,311,187 |
| Apr 9, 2014 | 9G/H | $7,789,612 |
| Dec 10, 2013 | PH8 | $12,219,000 |
| Dec 3, 2010 | PU | $24,308,583 |
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 1-00767-7505) 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.
Comparable buildings
- London Terrace Towers (410 W 23rd) — Farrar & Watmough 1930; nearby Chelsea prewar peer
- 100 Eleventh Avenue — Nouvel 2010; nearby Chelsea starchitect peer
- 520 W 28th (Zaha Hadid) — Hadid 2017; nearby Chelsea starchitect peer
- HL23 (515 W 23rd) — Denari 2011; nearby Chelsea High Line peer
- Lantern House (515 W 18th) — Heatherwick 2021; nearby Chelsea peer
The Roebling Team at Walker Tower
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
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