- Year built
- 2004
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 14
- Floors
- 7
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Not documented in public records — confirm with the managing agent
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $2,076
- Listing discount
- -0.9%
- Recorded sales
- 27
- On record
- 2005–2024
West 19th Street between Seventh and Eighth is one of the more finely grained blocks in Chelsea — tenements, small prewar apartment houses, a few converted lofts, and a handful of small twenty-first-century infill buildings squeezed onto single lots. The Sedona is one of the infill buildings, and it is worth understanding as a specific product rather than as a generic new condominium: fourteen residences, two per floor, on a 40-foot lot, delivered in 2005–06 with the low-overhead operating model that a building of that size can actually sustain.
Its origin story is a useful piece of Chelsea history in miniature. In November 2001 the prior owner filed to add three stories to the vacant three-story commercial building on the site and convert the upper floors into ten apartments — the classic early-2000s vertical-enlargement play. That scheme never completed. The property changed hands in January 2003, the enlargement application was formally withdrawn in August 2004, the old building came down under a demolition permit that same year, and a seven-story, fourteen-unit ground-up building went up in its place, signed off in May 2006. Buyers occasionally hear this building described as a loft conversion. It is not. The offering plan is explicit that the site held a vacant commercial building that was cleared, and the DOB record confirms the demolition and the new-building job.
The other structural fact is the tax history. The sponsor applied for a Section 421-a exemption, and the plan's own projections show construction-period benefits in 2003/04 and 2004/05 followed by a full exemption of the assessment increase in 2005/06 and 2006/07. That benefit is gone. There is no exemption of any kind on this parcel today, which means the building has been through the full burn-off cycle and its current tax bills are stable and unabated. For a buyer, that is a simpler underwriting problem than a partially abated building — the number you see is the number that stays.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is seven stories on a 40-foot lot roughly 124 feet deep, with a bulkhead above carrying the elevator machine room, the stair, and two dormers. Fourteen residences on seven floors means two apartments per floor — A and B lines throughout, 1A and 1B at the base with the A residence extending into the cellar, up to 7A and 7B at the top. The top-floor pair carry the private outdoor space: a front roof terrace assigned exclusively to one and a terrace assigned exclusively to 7B. Everyone else shares the common roof terrace, which the offering plan describes as reachable by both the elevator and the stair — a small detail that matters more than it sounds, because roof access by stair only is what makes common terraces go unused.
Every residential unit was delivered with washer and dryer hook-ups, though the sponsor did not supply the machines. The ground floor carries a 665-square-foot commercial unit, a separate condominium unit that was not offered for sale in the original plan and has been held separately from the residences ever since.
Building operations
This is a self-service building by design. There is no doorman. The plan budgets a visiting, part-time, non-union superintendent whose cost is shared across the residential and commercial units in proportion to common interest, and the common areas are a vestibule, a lobby, a package room, one elevator, a cellar storage room and the roof terrace. Two gas-fired boilers serve the whole building, commercial unit included.
The practical consequence is favorable: fourteen units carrying a very small fixed-expense base tends to produce common charges that compare well against Chelsea's amenitized inventory. The offsetting consequence is that a fourteen-unit denominator absorbs a facade cycle, a boiler replacement or an elevator modernization with far less cushion than a large building. The building passed its twentieth year in 2026, which is roughly when the first significant capital cycle arrives. A sidewalk shed was permitted at the address in 2017. Ask for the current reserve balance, the assessment history, and the Local Law 11 facade cycle status before contract.
Policy framework
Ownership form: Condominium. Transfers close through the Board of Managers' right of first refusal rather than a cooperative-style approval. The offering plan's by-law language is unusually plain about it: a unit may be sold to anyone without restriction or limitation, subject only to the board's right to take the unit at the same price and terms.
Pied-à-terre, subletting, LLC, trust and foreign ownership: Permitted under the standard condominium framework. Minimum lease terms, if any, should be confirmed against the current house rules, which may have been amended since the original plan.
In-unit washer/dryer: Permitted; hook-ups were installed in every residential unit at construction.
Working capital contribution: Two months of common charges at closing under the original plan. Confirm the current resale contribution, and any flip tax, with the managing agent.
Pets and flip tax: Neither is documented in public records for this building.
Real estate taxes: No abatement remains. Underwrite full unabated taxes on the specific unit.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 emissions caps apply. No regulatory capital pressure from this law specifically, current or 2030.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
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. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
The sponsor sell-out was fast and clean. ACRIS shows individual closings to separate, unrelated purchasers beginning in November 2005 and running through February 2006 — most of the building placed inside about a hundred days, which is a strong absorption record for a Chelsea building of that vintage. The building has traded steadily since: most residences have changed hands at least once, several twice, and the resale record now runs continuously from 2006 to 2026.
One structural feature of the ownership is worth flagging for diligence. The original developer group retained two residences and the ground-floor commercial unit rather than selling them, and those three units stayed inside the sponsor's family entities until a transfer recorded in 2026 moved them to unrelated ownership entities. A separate residence has been held by an investment entity since the original 2005 closing. Sponsor-affiliated and investor-held units affect owner-occupancy ratios, and owner-occupancy ratios affect condominium warrantability for conventional financing. Any buyer financing a purchase here should have their lender pull a current condominium questionnaire early rather than late.
Pricing at The Sedona is best analyzed per square foot against small Chelsea condominium inventory of similar vintage and service level, and adjusted for the two variables that dominate here: floor, and whether the residence carries private outdoor space. Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2022 | PHASponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,525 sf | $3,295,000 | $2,161/sf | +0.0% |
| Feb 8, 2022 | 7A | 1,525 sf | $3,370,000 | $2,210/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 13, 2021 | 1B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,370 sf | $2,750,000 | $2,007/sf | +3.8% |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 5B | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,100 sf | $1,850,000 | $1,682/sf | -5.1% |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 3B | 2 BR · 1,085 sf | $2,050,000 | $1,889/sf | +0.0% |
| May 29, 2014 | 3B | 2 BR · 1,085 sf | $1,825,000 | $1,682/sf | +4.3% |
| Jul 11, 2012 | 1B | 1 BR · 1,370 sf | $1,925,000 | $1,405/sf | -3.5% |
| Oct 14, 2011 | 1A | 1 BR · 1,375 sf | $1,275,000 | $927/sf | -8.9% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $2,076/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2024. Median listing discount -0.9% over ask.
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 1-00768-7504) 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
Do not confuse this address with the other 19th Street buildings we cover. 217 West 19th Street sits on Block 769, 139 West 19th on Block 795, and 142 West 19th on Block 794. The Sedona is on Block 768, lot 7504, with its own condominium declaration and its own economics. Comparables drawn across those blocks are not interchangeable.
It is new construction, not a conversion. The prior building on the site was demolished in 2004. Any inspection, insurance or renovation assumption based on prewar loft construction will be wrong.
Underwrite full taxes. The 421-a benefit has fully expired. There is no step-up left to worry about and no relief left to enjoy — the current bill is the permanent bill, subject to normal assessment growth.
Pull the condominium questionnaire before you commit. Investor-held and sponsor-affiliated units in a fourteen-unit building move the owner-occupancy percentage quickly. Confirm your lender's threshold and the building's current ratio before waiving your financing contingency.
Fourteen units, one elevator, twenty years old. Ask for the reserve balance, the last three years of budgets, any assessment history, and the current Local Law 11 status. The first big capital cycle is arriving now.
No doorman, part-time superintendent. That is the trade for the common-charge level. If package handling and full-time coverage matter to you, this is the wrong building — and it is easier to resolve at a showing than after closing.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with carrying cost. Low common charges and a fully burned-off tax position make the monthly number competitive against larger Chelsea condominiums. Present the total carry, not the price alone, and run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator.
Outdoor space is the building's premium. The private terraces on the top floor and the common roof terrace are the features that separate this building from its infill peers on the block. Photograph and market them properly.
Have the financing package ready. Because the owner-occupancy question is live in a small building, having the current questionnaire, budget and reserve figures assembled at listing prevents deals from stalling in lender review.
Price line by line. With two residences per floor and only fourteen in total, a building average is close to meaningless. The A and B lines differ, and the top floor is a different product entirely.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Sedona, also evaluate:
- 210 West 19th Street — 1939 building converted to condominium in 1985, on the same block; the prewar conversion alternative
- 217 West 19th Street — The Dance Building, a 2002–03 mixed-use new construction across the street on Block 769; the closest peer by vintage
- 241 West 19th Street — 2006–07 ground-up condominium; the same delivery window a block west
- 251 West 19th Street — The Chelsea 19, a 1910 loft converted to condominium in 2002; the loft alternative on the same street
- 130 West 19th Street — Chelsea House, a 2005 condominium; the larger, serviced new-construction alternative of the same year
- 121 West 19th Street — 1903 loft converted to condominium in 2005; prewar plates at a similar vintage of conversion
- 142 West 19th Street — 142Flatiron, 2021 ground-up construction on Block 794; the modern alternative at a higher price tier
- 139 West 19th Street — 1909 prewar loft cooperative on Block 795; the co-op alternative with different financing and approval rules
- 140 Seventh Avenue — Chadwin House, a 1962 building converted to condominium, on the same tax block
- 192 Eighth Avenue — 1910 building substantially rebuilt 2016–2020; the boutique alternative on the avenue
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent.
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