The Sorting House (322 West 52nd Street)
322 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
BBL 1010427503 · BIN 1025213
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- About 30
- Floors
- 5
- Pets
- Pet-friendly under condominium rules
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Part-time doorman
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The Sorting House — the name on its offering plan — is one of Hell's Kitchen's more unusual new-construction condominiums: a boutique residential addition built directly atop a retained 1930 United States Post Office — the still-operating USPS Radio City Station — at 320–322 West 52nd Street. Designed by Architecture Outfit for Cadence Property Group, whose sponsor entity filed the plan, and substantially completed in winter 2017 by the developer's account, the building stacks contemporary loft residences over the masonry post office base, so the address carries a genuine adaptive-reuse story rather than a ground-up tower one.
The architecture is the draw. The residential floors read as industrial loft — large gridded steel windows, iron-toned mullions and spandrels, and light Roman brick — with duplex layouts and private outdoor space on the upper residences. With roughly 30 units, it is a small, low-density building, and that boutique scale is part of the appeal: a quiet building with a distinctive design in a fast-changing stretch of Midtown West, walking distance to the theater district, Columbus Circle, and the Eighth and Ninth Avenue restaurant corridors.
For buyers, the case is boutique condominium ownership — flexible financing, a right-of-first-refusal closing rather than a board interview, and customary latitude on subletting, pieds-à-terre, and trust or entity purchases — in a small building with an architecture that does not repeat anywhere else on the block.
Architecture and unit composition
The Sorting House rises five stories, with the residential addition set above the two-story 1930 post office that remains in operation at street level. The residences are loft-style — high ceilings, oversized gridded windows, and open volumes — with several duplex configurations and private terraces or wood-decked outdoor space on the upper floors. The light Roman brick and iron-toned window framing give the addition its industrial character while distinguishing it from the post office masonry below.
Because this is a condominium, apartments are described and priced by square footage rather than room count. Floor, exposure, ceiling height, outdoor access, and renovation drive value across the roughly 30 units; the duplex and terraced upper residences sit at the top of the range. Apartment-level light and layout should be evaluated in person.
Building operations
The Sorting House operates as a boutique condominium. The building provides an elevator and private storage, with in-unit laundry in the residences and private terraces or decked outdoor space on several upper units. There is no on-site garage. The building is pet-friendly under condominium rules. As at any small condominium, financing terms and any sublet specifics should be confirmed against current building rules at offer stage.
Because the residences sit above an operating post office, diligence should include the condominium's reserve fund and capital-project history, the façade and roof condition of a relatively new addition, the mechanics of the residential-versus-commercial cost allocation in the condominium documents, and the specifics of any unit's terrace or duplex systems.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $165 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Working Capital ContributionRequired | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount Equal to 2 months common charges | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,250 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,250 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $165 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Lease Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $1,250 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,250 | Refundable Refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Part-time doormanSource: recent listing records
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Amenities noted
- StorageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
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What to know if you’re buying
The architecture and the address are the differentiators. A loft condominium built atop a 1930 post office is genuinely rare; that design and adaptive-reuse story are what set the building apart and should anchor your evaluation.
Price the apartment per square foot. Confirm the square footage and underwrite the full monthly carry — common charges plus property taxes — alongside the purchase price.
Confirm the outdoor space and duplex specifics. Terraces and duplex layouts vary unit to unit; verify the exact outdoor square footage, access, and any associated maintenance.
Diligence the new-construction-over-historic structure. Review the reserve fund and capital plan, façade and roof condition, and how the condominium documents allocate costs between the residential and the commercial (post office) portions. Note that there is no on-site garage.
Condominium flexibility is real. Financing latitude, a right-of-first-refusal closing, and customary freedom on subletting, pied-à-terre use, and entity purchases apply, subject to current building rules.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the architecture. The loft-over-post-office concept, the gridded steel windows, and the duplex and terraced layouts are the building's lasting assets; capture them in the marketing.
Benchmark against Midtown West and southern boutique condominiums. Pricing should be set against the surrounding boutique condominium inventory, with adjustments for floor, exposure, outdoor space, and renovation.
A small building rewards a well-prepared listing. The roughly 30-unit count describes total inventory, not current resale supply or sale probability. Present the documented design and price against dated, matched sales and active alternatives.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing The Sorting House, these nearby Midtown West / Hell's Kitchen buildings make a useful comparison set:
- 405 West 53rd Street — nearby Hell's Kitchen condominium
- 354 West 52nd Street — same-block-area building nearby
- 350 West 50th Street — nearby Hell's Kitchen building
- 357 West 55th Street — nearby Midtown West building
- 425 West 50th Street — nearby Hell's Kitchen building
- 321 West 55th Street — nearby Midtown West building
More Hell's Kitchen buildings
- 317 West 54th Street — 1980 co-op
- 321 West 55th Street — 1912 co-op
- 322 West 57th Street (The Sheffield) — 1978 condominium by Emery Roth & Sons
- 325 West 45th Street (The Whitby) — 1924 co-op by Emery Roth
- 325 West 52nd Street — 1910 co-op
- 335-337 West 55th Street — 1920 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Hell's Kitchen — read The Roebling Team Guide to Hell's Kitchen.
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. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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