350 West 42nd Street (The Orion)
350 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Hell's Kitchen
BBL 1010327501 · BIN 1087264
- Year built
- 2006
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 551
- Floors
- 58
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Permitted under the condominium rules
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Financing
- Approximately 20 percent minimum down payment (condominium — no co-op financing cap)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,297
- Listing discount
- 1.8%
- Recorded sales
- 1256
- On record
- 2006–2026
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at The Orion would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
The Orion is a 58-story CetraRuddy-designed condominium on 42nd Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, developed by Extell Development Company and completed in 2006. It was among the first modern luxury residential towers to rise west of Times Square, and it established a template for the high-density condominium product that has since filled Midtown West: a large unit count, a deep amenity package, and view exposures — particularly to the Hudson River and the wider skyline — from the tower's upper floors.
The building's identity is its curtain wall. CetraRuddy's design gives the tower a sculpted, faceted glass envelope that reads as contemporary architecture rather than a translation of pre-war massing, and the floor-to-ceiling glazing on the higher floors is a genuine differentiator in a corridor where much of the older inventory carries smaller windows. Below the residences sits a three-story amenity suite — a La Palestra fitness center, an indoor pool, a spa, and a residents' lounge — supported by a rooftop terrace and multiple sun decks.
As a condominium, The Orion offers the transactional flexibility the corridor's cooperative inventory does not: a roughly 20 percent minimum down payment with no co-op financing cap, permitted pied-à-terre and investor use, and condo-fast closings. The building's central-transit position — steps from Port Authority and the Times Square hub — is a defining practical advantage.
Architecture and unit composition
The 551 residences run from studios and one-bedrooms through larger multi-bedroom layouts across the tower's 58 stories. The interiors are contemporary new-construction finishes of the mid-2000s luxury tier, and the upper-floor units carry wide Hudson River, Central Park, and skyline exposures — the building's most marketable feature. The faceted curtain wall produces angled and open sight lines that vary meaningfully by line and floor.
The base of the tower holds the three-story amenity program, including the 30th-floor fitness center and pool, which anchors the building's service model.
Building operations
The Orion operates as a full-service condominium with a 24-hour doorman and concierge, an on-site parking garage, and the three-story amenity suite noted above. The building carries a large unit count, and its ownership base includes a meaningful share of investor and owner-rented apartments — a normal profile for a high-density Midtown condominium and a factor buyers should weigh when reviewing the building's financials and owner-occupancy ratio.
Standard condominium buyer costs apply, along with the usual application and move-in deposits (confirm current figures at offer stage). Common charges and property taxes should be modeled at the apartment level; buyers should review the building's financials and reserve position during due diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $264,536/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $40
- Modeled exposure split equally across 551 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
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. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
The Orion trades as a large full-service Midtown West condominium with strong transit access and upper-floor views. High-floor Hudson-facing inventory commands the building's premium pricing; smaller lower-floor units and interior lines trade at a discount, and the faceted curtain wall makes sight lines vary meaningfully by line and floor.
Pricing is heterogeneous by floor, exposure, and layout. Comparable analysis should reference recent recorded closings on the specific line and floor rather than a single building-wide average.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | 51E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 780 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,410/sf | -15.1% |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 26D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 730 sf | $950,000 | $1,301/sf | -1.9% |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 37G | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,350 sf | $1,725,000 | $1,278/sf | -13.5% |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 34B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,250 sf | $1,635,000 | $1,308/sf | -3.8% |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 16J | 1 BA · 525 sf | $695,000 | $1,324/sf | -0.7% |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 38F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 768 sf | $1,130,000 | $1,471/sf | -4.1% |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 53F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 768 sf | $1,150,000 | $1,497/sf | -4.2% |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 60A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 885 sf | $1,350,000 | $1,525/sf | -3.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,297/sf (floor-adjusted) across 14 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 1.8% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
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 1-01032-7501). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
At the recent median sale of $1.13M (45 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $50,555 to close, or 4.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $11,300
- Mortgage recording tax: $16,314
- Title insurance: $5,085
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $17,856
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The upper-floor views are the differentiator. Hudson River and skyline exposures from the higher floors drive the building's premium pricing; interior and lower lines trade well below them.
Condominium flexibility applies. Roughly 20 percent down, no co-op financing cap, pied-à-terre and investor use permitted, and condo-fast closings.
Weigh the owner-occupancy profile. As a large high-density condominium, the building carries a meaningful investor and rental share; review the current owner-occupancy ratio and financials during due diligence.
Transit is a genuine advantage. Port Authority and the Times Square hub are steps away — a central-location feature that anchors the building's rental and resale demand.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the view and the floor. High-floor Hudson-facing inventory is the building's most marketable product; price and market it distinctly from interior lines.
The amenity suite and transit support pricing. The three-story amenity package and the Port Authority / Times Square proximity are the building's core selling points.
Price at the line and floor. Reference recent recorded closings on the specific line rather than the building average.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Orion, also evaluate:
- One West End — nearby West Side full-service condominium with a deep amenity suite
- Waterline Square — West Side condominium complex with an extensive shared amenity program
- 15 Hudson Yards — Hudson Yards trophy condominium (trade-up comparison)
- 35 Hudson Yards — Hudson Yards mixed-use trophy condominium (trade-up comparison)
- 635 West 42nd Street — Far West Side full-service residential building
- 505 West 43rd Street — nearby Hell's Kitchen residential building
More Hudson Yards buildings
- 335 West 38th Street — 1925
- 348 West 36th Street — 1936 co-op
- 348 West 38th Street — 1915 co-op
- 361 West 36th Street — 1925 co-op
- 400 West 38th Street (VITA) — 2024 condominium
- Madison Gardens, 408 West 34th Street — 1960 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Hudson Yards — read The Roebling Team Guide to Hudson Yards.
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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