- Year built
- 1900
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 22
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Confirm at offer stage
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium bylaws
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,442
- Listing discount
- 4.9%
- Recorded sales
- 19
- On record
- 2004–2025
217 West 14th Street is a boutique pre-war loft condominium on one of Chelsea's most connected blocks — a five-story building dating to 1900, converted to a low-density condominium of loft-style homes. The appeal is the combination of pre-war loft character and condominium flexibility: high ceilings, large windows, and open layouts in a small, well-run building with notably contained monthly charges.
For the buyer who wants loft proportions and deeded ownership without the carrying cost of a full-service tower — steps from the 1/2/3, A/C/E, F/M, and L trains at 14th Street and Eighth Avenue, and minutes from the West Village, Meatpacking District, and Union Square — 217 West 14th Street is a clean proposition. A boutique 22-residence condominium with genuine loft light and low monthlies.
Building operations
The condominium runs on a boutique, cost-disciplined model: a virtual doorman, a central laundry room, and storage, with very low monthly charges relative to the full-service condominiums nearby. The virtual-doorman model keeps staffing costs contained while providing security and package coverage — a deliberate trade-off that keeps the building's monthlies among its selling points.
As a condominium, ownership is by deed rather than shares. Purchases avoid the share-loan structure and interview process of a cooperative; financing is a matter between buyer and lender; and pied-à-terre, investment, and subletting uses are permitted under the bylaws. Pet rules, any transfer fee, and specific sublet terms should be confirmed against the current bylaws at offer stage.
Recent sales
Condominium pricing is read on a per-square-foot basis, and 217 West 14th Street trades as a boutique pre-war loft condo — loft-style layouts, high ceilings, and the flexibility premium that deeded ownership commands, all with low monthlies. With only 22 residences, resale volume is thin: a handful of closings in an active year. Pricing is driven by floor, ceiling height, exposure, and renovation condition rather than by any neighborhood average. The loft character and contained carrying costs are part of the value story. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the specific unit's square footage, ceiling height, light, and finish level rather than leaning on a Chelsea headline number.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2025 | 2RW | 1 BR · 1 BA · 530 sf | $764,000 | $1,442/sf | -15.1% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 1RE | 1 BR · 2 BA · 756 sf | $900,000 | $1,190/sf | -2.2% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 2RE | 1 BR · 626 sf | $950,000 | $1,518/sf | -4.9% |
| Jul 15, 2021 | 5F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 626 sf | $906,000 | $1,447/sf | +0.7% |
| Nov 24, 2020 | 5R | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf | $1,650,000 | $1,269/sf | -13.1% |
| Nov 3, 2017 | 4R | 1 BR · 600 sf | $975,000 | $1,625/sf | -5.2% |
| Jan 6, 2017 | 3F | 1 BR · 726 sf | $1,150,000 | $1,584/sf | -8.0% |
| Aug 20, 2014 | 4R | 1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf | $895,000 | $1,492/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,442/sf across 3 sales. Median listing discount 4.9% 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 1-00764-7501) 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
This is a condominium, so the path is straightforward: no board interview, financing set by your lender, and a review of the building's financials, reserve, and bylaws during due diligence. Read the bylaws on pet rules, any transfer fee, and sublet terms, and confirm them at offer stage. As a pre-war building, review the reserve and any capital-planning history on the building envelope and systems — an early-twentieth-century structure carries its own diligence profile.
The reasons to buy are the loft character and the value: high ceilings and open layouts with deeded flexibility, a virtual-doorman operation with very low monthlies, pied-à-terre and investment latitude, and a boutique scale on one of Chelsea's most transit-connected blocks.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is loft living with condominium flexibility and low carrying costs. A pre-war boutique building with high ceilings, big windows, and modest monthlies is a specific, marketable proposition that sells to buyers who want loft proportions and deeded ownership without a tower's overhead. Pricing is an apartment-specific exercise: square footage, ceiling height, floor, light, and condition drive the number. We position the loft-and-value narrative, benchmark against the right tier of boutique Chelsea condominiums, and market to the buyer who prizes space and low monthlies.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 217 West 14th Street, also look at these Chelsea and West Side boutique buildings:
- 222 West 14th Street — Chelsea building on the same block
- 245 West 14th Street — boutique Chelsea building nearby
- 125 West 14th Street — Chelsea condominium nearby
- 100 Seventh Avenue — Chelsea building steps away
- 155 West 15th Street — boutique Chelsea building nearby
- 100 West 15th Street — Chelsea condominium nearby
The Roebling Team at 217 West 14th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Chelsea and the broader downtown condominium and cooperative market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of boutique loft condominiums deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the condominium structure, the staffing and amenity reality, and where pricing sits against the right comparable tier.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 217 West 14th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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