- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Cooperative — walk-up per city records
- Units
- 26
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Fitness center, bicycle room, private storage, and central laundry — an unusual stack for a building of this scale, per brokerage records
- Pets
- Case-by-case — the house rules on file require the corporation's written permission, which is revocable; dogs must be carried or leashed in public areas
- Financing
- Maximum financing not publicly documented — verify with the managing agent at offer stage
340 West 19th Street is the kind of building that explains why entry-tier Chelsea co-op stock holds its value: a 26-unit, six-story 1920 walk-up on one of the neighborhood's quietest residential blocks, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues — a position that puts the High Line, Chelsea Market, the gallery district, and Hudson River Park within a few minutes' walk while keeping the block itself residential in character. For buyers priced out of doorman Chelsea, the structural trade is plain: no elevator, no staff, materially lower carry.
The building is better equipped than its scale suggests. A fitness center, bike room, private storage, and central laundry are documented in brokerage records — an amenity stack most 26-unit walk-ups never assemble — and city records show a major alteration in 1988, consistent with a conversion-era renovation of the envelope and systems. Apartments carry the high ceilings of the 1920 plan, and a number retain exposed brick and original detail.
What we can document better than most sources is how the building is actually governed, because the board's application materials are on file in The Roebling Research Library. The sublet framework is structured and genuinely usable — a graduated schedule that rewards seniority rather than a flat prohibition — and the house rules, alteration agreement, and move-in/move-out policy read like a small co-op that has professionalized its paperwork. For a boutique walk-up, that documentation discipline is a real diligence signal.
Architecture and unit composition
A six-story brick pre-war of modest exterior ambition: the asset is the plan, not the facade. The 26 apartments skew small — studios, one-bedrooms, and compact two-bedrooms — with high ceilings, decorative-era detail in select units, and the irregular charm of a building renovated unit by unit over decades. Condition varies meaningfully between renovated and original-state apartments, and pricing tracks that spread. Upper-floor units trade the stair climb for light and quiet; rear units face the mid-block gardens typical of these Chelsea lots.
Building operations
Self-service boutique mechanics: no doorman, no live-in super documented, a part-time service arrangement typical of 26-unit stock, and a board that — per the documents on file — runs a structured application, alteration, and move-in/move-out process. Buyers coming from full-service buildings should price the trade: low maintenance against package logistics and stair access. The application package, sublease package, house rules, and alteration agreement are on file in The Roebling Research Library and available to clients during diligence.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 emissions caps apply. No regulatory capital pressure from this law specifically, current or 2030.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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 transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | 11 | $870,000 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 14 | $940,000 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 18 | $910,000 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 17 | $750,000 |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 15 | $985,000 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | #5 | $950,000 |
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 1-00742-0060) 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 sublet policy is the headline flexibility. A documented, graduated framework — one year of subletting after two years of residency, scaling to three years' maximum after four years of ownership, with a two-year reset between sublet periods and a $1,200 annual fee. For a small co-op this is unusually permissive, and it materially protects your exit optionality. Verify current terms; the package on file was revised October 2022.
Pets are not automatic. The house rules require the corporation's written, revocable permission. If a dog is part of your household, raise it before the board package, not after.
Budget the board process like a full-size co-op. Two years of returns, reference letters, net-worth affidavit, and a mandatory interview — the package on file is comprehensive. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering, and confirm the building's financing limit with the managing agent, since it is not publicly documented.
Underwrite condition, not just price. This is a building where renovation status drives value. Review the alteration agreement on file before planning work — construction hours are restricted to weekdays — and run the Renovation Cost Calculator against original-condition units.
Walk the stairs. Six stories, no elevator. The discount is real and so is the climb; be honest about your five-year horizon.
What to know if you’re selling
Market the location-to-carry ratio. Your buyer is choosing between this block and a doorman building further from the High Line at a higher monthly number. State the maintenance plainly and sell the seminary-block quiet — it is the scarcest thing the listing offers.
Lead with the amenity stack. Fitness center, bike room, storage, and laundry in a 26-unit walk-up is a differentiator against the competing fourth-floor walk-up inventory. Most agents bury it; don't.
Have the governance documents ready. The structured sublet policy and professionalized board paperwork survive attorney review and reassure entry-tier buyers making their first co-op purchase. We provide the documents from the Research Library to serious buyers' counsel.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 340 West 19th Street, also evaluate:
- 410 West 23rd Street (London Terrace Towers) — the 1930 full-service co-op blocks; the doorman-and-elevator step-up four blocks north
- London Terrace Gardens (mid-block, West 23rd–24th Streets) — the rental sibling; useful as a carry comparison, not a purchase alternative
- 14 Horatio Street (The Van Gogh) — 1960 West Village co-op; the elevator alternative south of 14th Street
- 15 West 20th Street (Altair 20) — boutique loft condominium conversion east of Sixth; the condo alternative at a higher price point
- 465 West 23rd Street — co-op stock on the London Terrace corridor; like-for-like Chelsea pre-war
- Chelsea's Ninth and Tenth Avenue walk-up co-ops (West 20th–22nd Streets) — the closest like-for-like inventory, much of it inside the Chelsea Historic District
The Roebling Team at 340 West 19th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass works Chelsea and the broader downtown west side as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because boutique-co-op buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — governance documentation, policy framework, and honest walk-up economics — not generic neighborhood commentary.
If you're considering a transaction at 340 West 19th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.