- Year built
- 1899
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 18
- Floors
- 8
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,468
- Listing discount
- 1.8%
- Recorded sales
- 21
- On record
- 2004–2026
The Arcadia is a loft cooperative occupying one of Chelsea's most characterful facades — a Renaissance-inspired loft-and-store building completed in 1899 to the designs of C.P.H. Gilbert, one of the era's leading mansion and commercial architects. The facade is the building's signature: full-relief rams' heads on the second-floor piers, grimacing carved faces at the cornice, bearded-men figures above the sixth floor, and garlands and engaged columns throughout.
Built for the Cushman family and originally home to office-equipment manufacturing and a colorful run of commercial tenants, the building was converted to a residential cooperative — The Arcadia — in 1984. The result is a boutique co-op of loft-scaled apartments, including duplex and triplex penthouses, on a prime Chelsea block between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | PHC | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,700 sf | $2,495,000 | $1,468/sf | +10.9% |
| May 19, 2025 | 5A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,315,000 | $1,096/sf | -5.7% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | PH7B | 2 BR · 3 BA | $2,249,000 | -16.2% | |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 6C | 2 BR · 1 BA · 915 sf | $1,250,000 | $1,366/sf | off-mkt |
| Feb 18, 2022 | 3B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,722,600 | -1.6% | |
| Jan 7, 2022 | 4A | 2 BR · 1,160 sf | $1,477,000 | $1,273/sf | -1.2% |
| Jul 20, 2018 | PH7C | 3 BR · 1,650 sf | $2,425,000 | $1,470/sf | -13.4% |
| Jan 29, 2016 | PH7D | 3 BR · 1,800 sf | $2,200,000 | $1,222/sf | -16.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,468/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.8% 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 30, 2013 | 4C | $650,000 |
| Dec 26, 2007 | 3A | $1,050,000 |
| Nov 20, 2007 | 7D | $962,500 |
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 1-00772-0067) 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.
Comparable buildings
- 252 Seventh Avenue (The Chelsea Mercantile) — Rockrose 2000 conversion; nearby Chelsea loft-conversion peer
- 212 West 18th Street (Walker Tower) — Walker / JDS 2014; nearby Chelsea trophy peer
- 144 West 18th Street (The Chainworks Building) — 1910 loft; 2002 conversion; nearby Chelsea loft peer
- 222 West 14th Street — nearby Chelsea-edge loft peer
- 245 Tenth Avenue — Della Valle Bernheimer 2010; nearby Chelsea peer
The Roebling Team at The Arcadia
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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