356 West 36th Street (Chelsea)
356 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018
BBL 1007590072 · BIN 1013585
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Generally pet-friendly (confirm current board policy at offer stage)
- Subletting
- Historically flexible sublet policy — unusual for a cooperative
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,107
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded sales
- 32
- On record
- 2003–2026
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356 West 36th Street — marketed as The Courant, at 360 West 36th Street — is a boutique 1926 Art Deco loft cooperative in the Garment District, a genuine former manufacturing building converted to authentic living lofts in the early 1980s. It is a single building spanning 356 to 360 West 36th Street on one tax lot, and it trades on the things that a real loft conversion offers: scale, light, and character rather than a marketed amenity package. The name references the Hartford Courant newspaper empire, a nod to the building's industrial-printing-era roots in a district built for making things.
For a buyer, The Courant is the loft cooperative done authentically: full-floor, half-floor, and quarter-floor homes with wall-to-wall windows and the ceiling heights and column-and-beam bones of a 1920s industrial building, in a transit-rich western-Midtown location, at the relative value a cooperative carries against a comparable condominium. Its historically flexible sublet policy — genuinely unusual for a New York co-op — widens its appeal to buyers who value the option to rent, and its small 26-unit size gives it the intimacy of a boutique building.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a confident 1926 Art Deco house in brown brick, twelve stories, with Art Deco bandcourses and setback detailing that begins around the eighth floor. Public records attribute the design to Parker & Shaffer. It was built as an industrial and manufacturing building — the kind of solid, high-ceilinged loft structure the Garment District produced in quantity — and converted to a residential loft cooperative circa 1981–1982. Its appeal is the loft fundamentals: ceiling height, deep floor plates, wall-to-wall windows, and the sturdy massing of a 1920s industrial building.
The residences are large by Manhattan standards — full-floor, half-floor, and quarter-floor lofts running one to three bedrooms, plus a penthouse with a terrace. With only 26 apartments across twelve floors, the layouts are generous and the building is quiet. As with any loft house, floor and exposure drive the experience: higher floors take more light and open skyline and Hudson Yards views to the west, while lower units trade at a discount. The scale and light of a true loft conversion is the building's defining feature.
Building operations
The Courant runs as a boutique loft cooperative rather than a full-service tower — two oversized passenger elevators, a marble lobby with an ornate ceiling, video intercom security, resident storage, and a part-time superintendent, anchored by a landscaped common roof deck. The roof deck is a genuine amenity: wood-planked, with a barbecue, seating and lounge areas, an outdoor shower, and open views in three directions across the skyline toward Hudson Yards. There is no doorman and no in-building gym; the amenity set is the intimate, characterful package of a small loft building rather than a modern amenity tower. As a cooperative, purchases are subject to board review and the building's financing and residency policies; the building has historically maintained a flexible sublet policy, which is uncommon among co-ops and a real point of interest for buyers.
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 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 2005–10 to 2025–30. 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.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | PH12 | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,794 sf | $4,200,000 | $1,107/sf | -8.6% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 9 | 5 BR · 3 BA · 5,000 sf | $3,500,000 | $700/sf | +3.7% |
| May 16, 2024 | 2NE | 1 BA · 625 sf | $1,180,000 | $1,888/sf | -7.5% |
| May 9, 2023 | 10NE | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,089,000 | -9.3% | |
| Jul 14, 2021 | 5NE | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,340 sf | $1,325,000 | $989/sf | +0.0% |
| Mar 12, 2021 | 4NW | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,050,000 | $750/sf | -11.8% |
| Feb 14, 2020 | 3S | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,500 sf | $2,425,000 | $970/sf | -11.8% |
| Jul 8, 2019 | 6N | 3 BR · 2 BA · 2,900 sf | $3,450,000 | $1,190/sf | -4.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,107/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.0% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2003 | 3NW | $1,195,000 |
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 1-00759-0072). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
Buying here? Co-op closing costs typically run 2 to 3% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a cooperative, so plan for a board process. A purchase runs through a board package and interview, and the building maintains financing and residency policies typical of a boutique loft co-op, with a minimum down payment on the higher side. Its historically flexible sublet policy is a genuine differentiator, but confirm the current terms during due diligence.
Know the building's true identity. Listings and records index this building under both 356 and 360 West 36th Street — it is one building with a single lot, marketed as The Courant. An address-only search can turn up split results.
Loft scale and light are the on-site distinctions. The full-floor and half-floor lines with wall-to-wall windows and open western views are the homes that hold value best. Benchmark against western-Midtown and Garment District loft cooperatives.
The location is western Midtown at a crossroads. The building sits between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, steps from the A/C/E at 34th Street, walking distance to Penn Station, Moynihan Train Hall, and Port Authority, and on the edge of Hudson Yards. It is a working, commercial stretch that is exceptionally well-connected.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with loft scale, light, and the roof deck. A 1926 Art Deco loft co-op with full-floor layouts, wall-to-wall windows, and a landscaped common roof deck is a distinctive story in a district of smaller units.
Benchmark within the building and against western-Midtown lofts. With limited but meaningful turnover, recent comparable sales here are the first reference point; floor, light, exposure, and renovation status determine where a unit lands, on a price-per-room and price-per-loft basis.
The flexible sublet policy widens the buyer pool. A co-op that permits flexible subletting is a genuine selling point — foreground it, as it brings buyers who value the option to rent.
Prepare the board package early. A clean, complete package and a well-qualified buyer move a co-op sale through the board efficiently — we manage that process end to end.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 356 West 36th Street, also evaluate nearby western-Midtown and Chelsea-edge loft cooperatives:
- 336 West 37th Street — Garment District loft cooperative
- 315 Seventh Avenue — Chelsea-edge loft building
- 425 West 23rd Street (London Terrace) — full-block Chelsea cooperative
- 252 Seventh Avenue — Chelsea Mercantile, a full-service loft condominium
- 336 West 38th Street — Garment District loft 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.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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