- Year built
- 2020
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 69
- Floors
- 16
- Landmark
- No
300 West 30th Street is a bet on the Penn District, and it was placed early. Hiwin USA developed the 16-story, 69-residence condominium on the corner of West 30th Street and Eighth Avenue — a corner that, when the building was permitted, sat in one of the least residential stretches of Manhattan south of 42nd Street, and that now sits at the southern edge of the largest concentrated redevelopment program in the city. Moynihan Train Hall opened three blocks north. The Penn District master plan contemplates several towers around Madison Square Garden. Manhattan West and Hudson Yards are a short walk west.
The building itself is modest in ambition and clear in execution. Studio C Architects designed a glass-and-metal-panel envelope with projecting balconies, massed as a punched-wall base beneath a glass volume — a legible, contextually scaled 16-story infill building rather than a tower. At that height it holds the Eighth Avenue streetwall rather than breaking it, which on this stretch is the right decision.
Where the building spends its money is inside. Workshop/APD — one of the more disciplined interiors practices working in New York residential development — did the interiors, and the attended lobby is the clearest expression of it: fluted glass, brass accents, white oak panelling and Italian porcelain floors. That is a specification level well above what a 69-unit building at this price point usually carries, and it is the single most persuasive thing about the property in person.
The amenity program is calibrated rather than exhaustive: a residents' lounge, a co-working space, a fitness center, a ground-level courtyard with seating and a fire pit, and a 12th-floor Sky Terrace. The co-working space is worth noting — it was specified before the post-2020 repricing of that amenity, and it now reads as a genuine differentiator in a building whose unit mix runs to studios and one-bedrooms where a dedicated work area inside the apartment is not always possible.
The locational argument is transit and price. Four subway lines within a few blocks, two of the city's major rail terminals within walking distance, and pricing that at closing ran predominantly in the $1,000,000 to $1,300,000 range for one- and two-bedroom residences — a level that the Chelsea condominium market south of 23rd Street does not reach. The counter-argument is equally honest: this is a working corner, the Penn District is a construction zone and will be for years, and the residential fabric here is thinner than in Chelsea proper. Buyers are trading neighborhood maturity for price and transit.
Architecture and unit composition
The 69 residences run across 16 stories in studio through two-bedroom layouts, with the upper-floor A-line carrying the largest floor plans. Many residences have projecting private balconies, which is what gives the façade its articulation from the street; north- and east-facing units look toward the Farley Building, Moynihan Train Hall and the Empire State Building, and west-facing units toward Hudson Yards and Manhattan West.
The lot is small — 6,635 square feet, carrying approximately 47,420 square feet of building — which means compact floor plates and a modest number of units per floor. That produces a quieter building than the unit count suggests, and it also means the amenity program is carried by a small owner base; the common-charge budget should be read with that in mind.
A ground-floor retail condominium occupies the Eighth Avenue frontage and is held and traded separately from the residential units; city records show it changing hands twice since the building's completion.
Building operations
The building operates as a full-service condominium with a 24-hour attended lobby. The Workshop/APD lobby specification — fluted glass, brass, white oak panelling, Italian porcelain — is the building's signature and is in materially better condition and higher specification than the peer set at this price point.
Amenities are the residents' lounge, the co-working space, the fitness center, the ground-level courtyard with seating and fire pit, and the 12th-floor Sky Terrace. Two separate outdoor amenities — one at grade and one at the twelfth floor — is generous for a 69-unit building on a 6,635-square-foot lot.
Common charges, real estate taxes and any abatement position vary by unit and should be pulled for the specific residence. Because the building has been through its initial sellout and is now several years into stabilized operation, ask the managing agent for the current operating budget and the reserve position rather than relying on the sponsor's original projection — the gap between the two is the most useful diligence item available in a building of this vintage.
Recent sales
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Recent closings at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4D | $995,000 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4F | $1,075,000 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | 7D | $1,075,000 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | C | $5,300,000 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 2A | $950,000 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 6C | $1,595,000 |
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 1-00753-7503) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
The interior specification is the reason to buy here. The Workshop/APD lobby and residence finishes sit above the price point. Walk the lobby and the amenity floor before comparing this building to anything else in the Penn District cohort.
Pull the stabilized operating budget, not the sponsor projection. The building is far enough past sellout that a real budget and a real reserve number exist. Get both.
Understand what the Penn District will be during your hold. North- and east-facing residences look directly at the redevelopment zone. That is upside on a ten-year horizon and noise on a three-year one.
The unit mix runs small. Studios through two-bedrooms. If the requirement is three bedrooms or more, this is not the building, and the alternatives are in Chelsea proper or west toward Hudson Yards.
Run True Monthly Carrying Cost against the current tax bill on the specific unit. Do not assume any abatement position; verify it.
What to know if you’re selling
Do not price off the 2023 sellout. Those closings are the building's history, not its market. Build pricing from post-sellout transfers and from the current northern Chelsea and Penn District condominium market.
Time the listing against in-building inventory. With 69 units and few resales per year, being the only unit on market in your line is the single largest lever available.
Lead with the finish level and the two outdoor amenities. Fluted glass, brass and white oak in the lobby; a fire-pit courtyard at grade and a Sky Terrace at the twelfth floor. Those are the specifics that separate this building from newer, blander competition nearby.
Address the Penn District directly rather than around it. Sophisticated buyers already know what is being built north of the building. Framing it as the reason the corner is repricing is a stronger position than not raising it.
Closing pacing is condominium-fast. Right of first refusal rather than board approval; 30 to 45 days typical.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 300 West 30th Street, also evaluate:
- 308 West 30th Street (The Irvin House) — prewar condominium immediately west on the same block; the 1925 alternative to new construction on the identical corner
- 252 West 30th Street — industrial-to-residential loft condominium conversion a block east; larger raw floor plates, no amenity program
- 130 West 30th Street (The Cass Gilbert) — Cass Gilbert's 1928 terra-cotta loft building converted to condominium; the architectural alternative in the same blocks
- 215 West 28th Street (Maverick) — 2019 new-construction condominium two blocks south; the closest peer in vintage, scale and buyer profile
- 261 West 28th Street (Onyx Chelsea) — 2006 condominium with a full amenity program; the prior generation of new construction in the same submarket
- 200 West 24th Street (Chelsea Royale) — 2004 new-construction condominium; the established Chelsea comparison
- 540 West 28th Street (+Art) — 2010 West Chelsea condominium; the gallery-district alternative at a higher tier
- 515 West 29th Street — warehouse-to-condominium conversion on the Hudson Yards edge; loft proportions in the same catchment
- 249 West 29th Street — prewar loft cooperative; the co-op value alternative in the immediate blocks
- 15 Hudson Yards — the trophy Hudson Yards condominium a short walk west, for buyers whose priority is amenity scale over price
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
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