- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 30
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet-friendly under condominium rules
Radio City Lofts 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 Oases Real Estate and completed around 2017, 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, owner-occupant 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
Radio City Lofts 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
Radio City Lofts 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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Recent sales
As a condominium, Radio City Lofts prices on a price-per-square-foot basis, scaling with floor, exposure, ceiling height, outdoor access, and renovation. The duplex and terraced upper residences sit at the top of the building's range; lower, simpler layouts sit below it. With roughly 30 units, the building turns over lightly, and inventory is thin and generally well absorbed.
The building's prevailing per-square-foot range is best read against current recorded transfers and the building's own sales record. We do not publish specific transaction prices, addresses, or names here. (Source: NYC DOF recorded transfers for apartment-level history.)
Condominium flexibility is part of the value proposition: financing latitude, a right-of-first-refusal closing rather than a board interview, and customary freedom to sublet, hold as a pied-à-terre, or purchase through a trust or entity, subject to the building's current rules.
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 17, 2014 | 2 | $3,900,000 |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01042-7503) 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 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. Because resale supply is naturally limited by the roughly 30-unit count, an accurately priced, well-presented listing tends to find its buyer when it captures the building's distinctive design.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing Radio City Lofts, 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
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
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