301 West 53rd Street (Fifty Third and Eighth)
301 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Hell's Kitchen
BBL 1010447501 · BIN 1025400
- Year built
- 1980
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 247
- Floors
- 25
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- 24-hour doorman and concierge, a furnished roof deck with grills and open city views, a landscaped courtyard garden, a windowed fitness center, a residents' lounge, a children's playroom, a parking garage, bicycle storage, valet cleaning service, and a live-in superintendent
- Pets
- Pet-friendly — verify current terms with the managing agent
- Flip tax
- None documented — verify against the by-laws at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2015–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,498
- Listing discount
- -0.4%
- Recorded sales
- 416
- On record
- 2015–2026
Fifty Third and Eighth is a full-service condominium delivered through the gut renovation and conversion of a 1980 rental tower on the northwest corner of Eighth Avenue and West 53rd Street. The building sits at the seam between Hell's Kitchen and Midtown West — between the Theater District to the south and Columbus Circle, the Hearst Building, and Central Park's southwest corner to the north. For buyers, it offers renovated, individually owned condominium product with modern finishes on a corner Eighth Avenue site, at a per-foot below the new-construction towers a few blocks east and north.
The building's thesis is location and condominium flexibility at a mid-market Midtown West price point. The block has improved substantially since the tower was built, anchored by World Wide Plaza to the south and the Columbus Circle corridor to the north, with the A/C/E, B/D, and 1 lines and the Theater District within a short walk. Combined with condominium flexibility — pied-à-terre use, investor purchasers, and subletting under the by-laws — Fifty Third and Eighth appeals to buyers who want ownership and building services in central Midtown without the pricing of the Billionaires' Row corridor to the east.
Architecture and unit composition
The original 1980 building — designed by Liebman & Liebman with Schuman Lichtenstein & Claman — is a brown-brick mid-rise notable for its broad entrance stairs, a one-story stone base, and street-level retail. The condominium conversion, led by BP Architects with interiors by ASH NYC and landscape by Terrain NYC, reworked the interiors and common spaces to a contemporary standard. The roughly 247–252 residences run from one- through three-bedroom layouts, many with open, pass-through kitchens and open city exposures through large windows. Finishes introduced in the conversion include white lacquer kitchen cabinetry, white quartz countertops, gas ranges, and marble bathrooms; as with any converted building, finish level and renovation quality vary line to line.
Building operations
Fifty Third and Eighth runs as a full-service condominium: a 24-hour doorman and concierge, a furnished roof deck with grills and open city views, a landscaped courtyard garden, a windowed fitness center, a residents' lounge, a children's playroom, a parking garage, bicycle storage, valet cleaning service, and a live-in superintendent. Common charges reflect the service level and amenity package; the offering plan and current house rules are on file in The Roebling Research Library.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $26,654/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $9
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.
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.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Fifty Third and Eighth trades in the mid-market band of the Midtown West / Hell's Kitchen condominium market, with pricing that sits below the new-construction towers along Eighth Avenue and the Columbus Circle corridor. The condominium conversion and modern finishes support pricing relative to older co-op stock in the neighborhood, while the per-foot remains accessible for central Midtown ownership. Apartment-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence; hedge any building-wide per-foot figure against the specific line, floor, and exposure of the unit in question.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | 7K | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,040 sf | $1,640,000 | $1,577/sf | -8.9% |
| Jun 12, 2026 | 8I | 1 BR · 1 BA · 667 sf | $895,000 | $1,342/sf | -0.4% |
| May 15, 2026 | 18J | 1 BR · 1 BA · 678 sf | $950,000 | $1,401/sf | -0.6% |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 13E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,040 sf | $1,680,000 | $1,615/sf | -4.0% |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 7A | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,040 sf | $1,520,000 | $1,462/sf | +0.0% |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 19H | 1 BR · 1 BA · 680 sf | $890,000 | $1,309/sf | -9.1% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 19E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,039 sf | $1,690,000 | $1,627/sf | -3.4% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 4D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 789 sf | $1,280,000 | $1,622/sf | -1.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,498/sf across 5 sales. Median listing discount -0.4% 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 1-01044-7501) 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
Read the conversion line by line. This is a gut-renovated 1980 tower, not ground-up new construction. Finish level, layout efficiency, and renovation quality vary by line — inspect the specific unit rather than relying on the building-wide marketing.
Confirm the exposure. Open city views run through large windows on higher floors, but light and outlook vary substantially by floor and orientation on this corner Eighth Avenue site.
Condo flexibility is real. Pied-à-terre, investment use, and subletting are accommodated under the declaration and by-laws; closings run on a condominium timeline of roughly 30 to 45 days.
Model the full carry. Common charges plus property taxes plus utilities and insurance — run the complete monthly number, and confirm the tax treatment and any abatement status at offer stage.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with location and condominium ownership. A corner Eighth Avenue site between the Theater District and Columbus Circle, with individually owned condominium flexibility, widens the buyer pool relative to neighborhood co-op stock.
Position against Midtown West, not Billionaires' Row. Your comparable set is the surrounding Midtown West and Hell's Kitchen condominiums, not the Central Park-front trophy market to the east.
High floors and open exposures carry the premium. View, floor, and outlook drive the per-foot spread on this site.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30 to 45 days from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
- 347 West 57th Street — nearby Midtown West condominium
- 301 West 57th Street — nearby Columbus Circle-adjacent condominium
- 500 West 53rd Street — nearby Hell's Kitchen condominium on the same street
- 135 West 52nd Street — nearby Midtown condominium to the east
- 555 West 59th Street (The Element) — amenity-rich condominium near Columbus Circle
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
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