350 West 53rd Street (The Lumiere)
350 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
BBL 1010437503 · BIN 1090209
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,244
- Listing discount
- 2.3%
- Recorded sales
- 189
- On record
- 2005–2026
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350 West 53rd Street — The Lumiere — is a 2005 ground-up condominium in Hell's Kitchen, a short walk from Columbus Circle and the theater district. Designed by GKV Architects for developer Victor Homes, it is a boutique building with a distinctive incised, Fibonacci-inspired filigree pattern on its façade — and a signature set of year-round illuminated cherry-blossom trees that give the building its identity.
Unlike many buildings in the corridor, The Lumiere was built as a condominium rather than converted, with floor-to-ceiling windows and layouts running from studios through duplex penthouses.
Architecture and building operations
The seven-story contemporary concrete building carries a full-time doorman with 24-hour concierge, a live-in superintendent, a gym, a roof deck, a garden, refrigerated delivery storage, and bike and individual storage. Apartments include in-unit washer/dryers and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Layouts span studios, one- through three-bedrooms, maisonettes, and duplex penthouses.
Policy framework
- Type: Condominium — no board approval; condo rules apply
- Subletting: Flexible (condo)
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted
- Pets: Permitted (verify current condominium rules)
- Financing: Standard condominium terms
- Foreign buyers: Permitted
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $34,001/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $43
- Modeled exposure split equally across 66 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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2010–15 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Allowed, 3 months minimum and 1 year maximum; short-term rentals/AirBnB not allowed
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed; secondary residence allowed
- Notable fees
- Buyer application processing $725; closing doc prep $400; credit check $150/applicant; move-in/out fee $500 each; lease gym membership $300; lease renewal $225
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 6J | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,050 sf | $1,395,000 | $1,329/sf | -3.8% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 2I | 1 BA · 502 sf | $544,000 | $1,084/sf | -26.5% |
| Oct 2, 2024 | 3C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,258 sf | $1,825,000 | $1,451/sf | -2.7% |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 3G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 700 sf | $1,055,000 | $1,507/sf | -2.3% |
| Nov 16, 2023 | PHE | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,336 sf | $1,385,000 | $1,037/sf | -6.7% |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 2G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 685 sf | $978,000 | $1,428/sf | -1.7% |
| Aug 16, 2022 | 4E | 1 BA · 420 sf | $660,000 | $1,571/sf | +1.5% |
| Aug 15, 2022 | 4J | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,050 sf | $1,725,000 | $1,643/sf | +3.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,244/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. 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 2.3% 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 1-01043-7503). 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.
Closed rents at The Lumiere, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 7 | $3,495 |
8 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
At the recent median sale of $1.4M (3 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $60,171 to close, or 4.3% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $13,950
- Mortgage recording tax: $20,140
- Title insurance: $6,277
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $19,803
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
This is genuine 2005 new construction. Built as a condominium, not converted — with modern systems and floor-to-ceiling glass.
The building has a real design identity. The Fibonacci-inspired façade and illuminated cherry-blossom trees distinguish it from the corridor's generic inventory.
Amenities are complete for a boutique building. A 24-hour concierge, gym, roof deck, and garden across just 66 units.
Condo flexibility applies. Pied-à-terre and sublet latitude of a condominium; confirm current pet rules at diligence.
Comparable buildings
- 304 West 55th Street — 1941 Midtown West prewar cooperative
- 303 East 57th Street (The Excelsior) — Birnbaum 1967; postwar Midtown cooperative
- 141 East 55th Street — mid-century Midtown East condominium
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
More Hell's Kitchen buildings
- 350 West 42nd Street (The Orion) — 2006 condominium by CetraRuddy Architects
- 350 West 44th Street (LightSquare) — 2023 condominium
- 350 West 50th Street (Two Worldwide Plaza) — 1989 condominium by Frank Williams (Frank Williams & Associates)
- 357 West 55th Street (The Pembroke) — 1935 co-op
- 405 West 53rd Street — 2010 condominium
- 406 West 45th Street — 2006 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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