- Year built
- 2013
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 27
- Floors
- 12
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Full-time doorman and concierge, live-in superintendent, landscaped rooftop terrace, fitness/wellness center with sauna and treatment room, resident lounge, children's playroom, bicycle room, private storage, elevator
- Financing
- Condominium framework; verify minimum down against the by-laws at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2016–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $2,176
- Listing discount
- 3.8%
- Recorded sales
- 45
- On record
- 2016–2025
Village Green West is Chelsea's new-generation boutique condominium at the seam where three neighborhoods meet. Twenty-seven residences across twelve floors, developed ground-up by Alfa Development to a LEED Gold sustainability standard, the building was conceived as a full-service alternative to the walk-up and loft stock that defines the blocks around it — a doorman lobby, a wellness center, and a landscaped roof deck in a scale that still reads as intimate rather than institutional.
The address is the argument. West 14th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues sits at the crossroads of Chelsea, the West Village, and the Meatpacking District, with the A/C/E and L at Eighth Avenue and the 1/2/3 at Seventh Avenue both within a block. Alfa's "industrial chic" thesis — a 19th-century industrial-era aesthetic executed in orange-red brick with dark metal detailing — was built to suit exactly the buyer shopping this corridor for new construction with green credentials and full-service infrastructure.
For buyers, the thesis is location plus program: a sustainability-forward building with a real amenity stack, in a boutique unit count, on one of the most transit-rich corners in lower Manhattan.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises twelve stories in orange-red brick organized by five brick piers with narrow reveals, dark spandrels, and a dark cornice at the eighth floor, above which the massing steps back through four upper floors of full-floor tower residences with private terraces. Three of the four ground-floor bays carry retail; a glass-and-dark-metal vestibule frames the residential entrance.
The 27 residences run from one-bedrooms of roughly 640 square feet up through four-bedroom full-floor tower homes exceeding 3,000 square feet with substantial terrace space. Finishes reflect the building's green program — FSC-certified woods, low-VOC paints and coatings, high-performance windows, water-conserving fixtures, and kitchen water filtration — a specification package unusual for its 2015 vintage.
Building operations
This is full-service boutique ownership: a 24-hour attended lobby with concierge, a live-in superintendent, a fitness and wellness center with sauna, a resident lounge, a children's playroom, a bicycle room, private storage, and a landscaped rooftop terrace — a broad amenity set spread across only 27 owners. Buyers should price the carry consciously against the format; the offering plan and by-laws should be reviewed carefully during diligence, and we obtain current building documents from the managing agent for clients at offer stage.
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 6, 2025 | PH | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,833 sf | $5,800,000 | $2,047/sf | -15.3% |
| Apr 17, 2025 | T3 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,713 sf | $6,250,000 | $2,304/sf | -8.0% |
| May 29, 2024 | 5C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 845 sf | $1,550,000 | $1,834/sf | -8.6% |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 8B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,519 sf | $2,900,000 | $1,909/sf | -13.4% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 7B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,519 sf | $2,750,000 | $1,810/sf | -8.3% |
| May 11, 2023 | 5A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 714 sf | $1,375,000 | $1,926/sf | -8.3% |
| Apr 6, 2022 | 4C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 839 sf | $1,700,000 | $2,026/sf | +13.7% |
| Nov 22, 2021 | 2C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,509 sf | $3,096,250 | $2,052/sf | -8.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $2,176/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 3.8% 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.
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 1-00764-7503) 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 green program is a genuine differentiator. LEED Gold construction with FSC-certified woods and low-VOC finishes is rare in the 2015-vintage condo stock; buyers who value it should price it, and those who don't should still note the high-performance window and mechanical package.
Full-service in a boutique count. A 24-hour doorman, concierge, wellness center, and roof deck spread across 27 owners. If the service model fits how you live, run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator against the amenity trade.
The corridor is the point. West 14th between Seventh and Eighth is a transit crossroads with West Village, Chelsea, and Meatpacking energy at the door — walk the block at the times you'd actually use it before deciding.
Mansion tax applies at the top of the building. Full-floor tower and penthouse pricing here crosses the $1 million, $2 million, and higher thresholds — run the Mansion Tax Calculator at the intended price before offering.
What to know if you’re selling
Market the program and the sustainability story together. The LEED Gold credential and the full-service amenity stack are the differentiators against the corridor's loft and walk-up stock; position them as a pair.
Use adjacent-building comps. With 27 units, your own building's history is too thin to anchor pricing alone. The corridor's full-service condo stock is the right comp set, adjusted for the tower-floor terrace premium.
The tower floors are a distinct product. Full-floor residences with private terraces should be marketed separately from the mid-building inventory.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 245 West 14th Street, also evaluate:
- 222 West 14th Street — boutique condominium on the same block; the closest like-for-like comparison
- 252 Seventh Avenue — full-service Chelsea condominium a block east
- 212 West 18th Street — larger full-amenity Chelsea condominium (Walker Tower's sibling stock nearby)
- 151 West 21st Street (Chelsea Green) — Alfa Development's sister LEED condominium, the closest sponsor cousin
- 515 West 18th Street — the maximum-amenity West Chelsea alternative near the High Line
The Roebling Team at Village Green West
The Roebling Team at Compass works Chelsea and the broader downtown condo market as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because boutique-condo buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — sustainability program, format scale, and corridor-level comparables — not generic neighborhood commentary.
If you're considering a transaction at 245 West 14th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
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