315 West 36th Street
315 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018
Hudson Yards
BBL 1007607501 · BIN 1013595
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 18
- Floors
- 17
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Confirm specifics at offer stage
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium bylaws
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $771
- Listing discount
- 1.3%
- Recorded sales
- 35
- On record
- 2003–2025
315 West 36th Street is a boutique loft condominium in a 1926 Garment District factory building designed by the Blum Brothers — George and Edward Blum, among the most distinctive loft-and-apartment-house architects of their era — and converted to residential use in 2004. Seventeen stories of Neo-Gothic-tinged, Art Deco-detailed masonry now hold just 18 residences, giving the building the vertical presence of a full-block factory and the intimacy of a boutique conversion. It stands on the seam of the Garment District and the Hudson Yards / Midtown West expansion, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues.
The appeal is authentic loft space — the ceiling heights, window walls, and open floor plans that only a former factory delivers — combined with condominium ownership and a location at the center of one of Manhattan's fastest-changing corridors. For a buyer who wants genuine loft character with the flexibility of fee-simple ownership, a few minutes from Hudson Yards, Penn Station, and the Midtown West office core, 315 West 36th Street is a distinctive fit.
Building operations
315 West 36th Street operates as a boutique loft condominium: common areas and building systems are maintained through the common charges, with staffing scaled to an 18-home building — typically a superintendent supported by a virtual-doorman entry system rather than a full-time attended lobby. As a condominium, the building offers deeded, fee-simple ownership. There is no co-op board interview; a purchase clears through the condominium's right of first refusal, and financing is arranged directly between the buyer and lender without co-op-style caps. Pied-à-terre use, investment ownership, and subletting are permitted under the bylaws. Any transfer fee, the pet policy, and the specific sublet terms should be confirmed at offer stage.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $92,561/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $386
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.
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Recent sales
Condominium pricing at 315 West 36th Street is read on a per-square-foot basis, not against a neighborhood average. With only 18 residences, resale volume is inherently thin, and pricing is driven by the specifics of each home — floor, exposure, ceiling height, layout, and light — rather than a single building-wide figure. Underwrite a residence on its own footage and condition against the right comparable tier of loft-conversion condominiums, not on the broad Garment District or Midtown West average.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | 11C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,653 sf | $1,275,000 | $771/sf | -20.1% |
| Apr 13, 2022 | PHA | 1,291 sf | $1,600,000 | $1,239/sf | off-mkt |
| May 11, 2021 | 12A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,510 sf | $1,600,000 | $1,060/sf | +0.0% |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 12C | 2 BR · 1,465 sf | $950,000 | $648/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 19, 2019 | 14B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,426 sf | $1,775,000 | $1,245/sf | off-mkt |
| Mar 7, 2019 | 14A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,520 sf | $1,870,000 | $1,230/sf | -1.3% |
| Feb 12, 2019 | 11D | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,007 sf | $2,500,000 | $1,246/sf | -13.3% |
| May 19, 2014 | 14D | 2 BR · 1,510 sf | $1,750,000 | $1,159/sf | +6.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $771/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.3% 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 1-00760-7501) 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
The buying path is a condominium path: no board interview, a right-of-first-refusal clearance, and financing arranged directly with your lender. Diligence centers on the offering plan and any amendments, the building's financial statements and reserve position, and the bylaws and house rules — with attention, given the building's 1920s vintage and 2004 conversion, to the age and condition of the systems and any capital plans. Within the building, floor, exposure, ceiling height, and layout drive value.
The reasons to buy are authentic loft character in a Blum-designed factory building, the flexibility of condominium ownership, and a location at the center of the Hudson Yards / Midtown West transformation, minutes from Penn Station and the far West Side.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is architecture and location: genuine loft space in a Blum Brothers factory building, at boutique 18-home scale, in a corridor being reshaped by Hudson Yards and the West Side's continued growth. Pricing is apartment-specific — footage, floor, ceiling height, and light — so the right approach is to position the individual home's narrative and benchmark it against the correct comparable tier of loft-conversion condominiums, rather than the broad neighborhood number. With only 18 homes, comparable supply is limited, which favors a well-prepared seller.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 315 West 36th Street, also look at these boutique loft-corridor buildings:
- 249 West 29th Street — boutique loft-corridor condominium nearby
- 130 West 30th Street — loft-style condominium for comparison
- 146 West 26th Street — a converted fur-vault loft condominium
- 200 West 24th Street — Chelsea condominium for comparison
- 159 West 24th Street — a boutique pre-war loft condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
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