- Year built
- 1912
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted with conditions
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2008–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,220
- floor-adjusted, 6 sales
- Listing discount
- 2.1%
- Recorded sales
- 165
- On record
- 2008–2026
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Loft 25 is West Chelsea's loft-conversion story in a single building: a 1912 ink-press warehouse, built for the printing and manufacturing trades that once filled these blocks, reborn as a condominium of genuine loft homes — high ceilings, oversized industrial windows, open floor plates — with a contemporary upper addition stacked on top in the 2006 conversion. The result is a nine-story building that holds both halves of the neighborhood's character: the muscular industrial bones below and the light-filled new construction above.
The location is the West Chelsea art district at its core. Loft 25 sits between Ninth and Tenth Avenues, one block east of the High Line, surrounded by the gallery district that turned this stretch of Chelsea into one of Manhattan's most distinctive neighborhoods. It is a setting that combines the texture of a former manufacturing quarter with the cultural density of the contemporary art world — and the elevated park running alongside it.
For buyers, the appeal is the authentic loft product. Real warehouse conversions with this kind of ceiling height and window scale are finite, and a condominium that delivers them with full-service staffing and a major roof deck, a block from the High Line, occupies a specific and durable niche.
Architecture and unit composition
The building reads as two eras layered together. The lower floors retain the 1912 warehouse's heavy structure — generous ceiling heights, large multi-pane industrial windows, and the open spans that made the building useful for printing and remain ideal for loft living. The 2006 conversion added new floors above, designed to deliver contemporary residences while the roof was reimagined as a major shared amenity.
The building holds 79 residences spanning a range from studios and one-bedrooms to larger two-bedroom lofts, with the warehouse-floor homes offering the most dramatic ceiling heights and window scale, and the addition's homes offering newer finishes and higher exposures. Layouts vary considerably given the conversion's nature, which is part of the appeal — these are not stamped floor plates but a varied set of loft homes.
Building operations
Loft 25 is a full-service condominium: a 24-hour doorman, a fitness center, and a screening-and-conference room, anchored by a 5,000-square-foot landscaped roof deck — a genuine outdoor amenity with barbecue grills, an outdoor shower, and a changing room, with open West Chelsea sky and views toward the Hudson. As a condominium, the building operates on common charges and real estate taxes, and subletting is permitted, with the ownership flexibility condominium structure provides — a meaningful feature in a neighborhood with active rental demand.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Application Processing FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $200 if application has more than one (1) co-applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Document Preparation FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Rental or lease
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Additional Application Processing FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $200 if application has more than one (1) co-applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $575 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $150 Per Applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease Renewal FeePaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $225 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditionsOnly 1 year leases allowedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Permitted with conditionsCase by case, board discretionSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Short-term rentals
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Not verified
- In-unit washer/dryer
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $854 per room a monthMedian of 11 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.59 per square foot a monthMedian of 11 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.40 per square foot a monthMedian of 19 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.19 per square foot a monthMedian of 19 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, co-working space, roof deckSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $57,137/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $60
- Modeled exposure split equally across 79 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 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. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 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 data last refreshed October 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Allowed; only 1-year leases; short-term rentals not allowed
- Policies and fees
- Condo. In-unit W/D allowed. Buyer app $700; credit $150/applicant; addtl co-applicant $200; move-in/out $750 each; closing doc prep $250; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | 4G | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,578 sf | $1,940,000 | $1,229/sf | -2.5% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 7F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,222/sf | -3.9% |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 8E | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,409 sf | $1,500,000 | $1,065/sf | — |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 6B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,036 sf | $1,350,000 | $1,303/sf | +4.2% |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 2E | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,409 sf | $1,675,000 | $1,189/sf | -1.2% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 2K | 1 BR · 1 BA · 830 sf | $950,000 | $1,145/sf | -2.1% |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,036 sf | $1,272,500 | $1,228/sf | -1.7% |
| Jun 2, 2025 | TH1E | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,229 sf | $2,565,000 | $1,151/sf | -4.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,220/sf (floor-adjusted) across 6 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 2.1% 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.
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 1-00722-7501; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 Loft 25, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 7 | $4,900 |
| 2 bedroom | 2 | $7,825 |
10 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease August 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $1.59M (12 sales in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $67,156 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $15,875
- Mortgage recording tax: $22,920
- Title insurance: $7,144
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $21,218
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
As a condominium, Loft 25 has no co-op board admissions process — purchases clear through a condominium right-of-first-refusal. Pied-à-terre use is permitted and leasing is permitted with conditions, which matters in a neighborhood with strong rental demand and an active investor pool; confirm financing limits and trust, LLC and investment purchases in the current declaration and bylaws.
The variable that drives value here is which half of the building a home sits in. A warehouse-floor loft with original ceiling height and window scale is a fundamentally different product from an addition home with contemporary finishes and higher exposure — both desirable, but to different buyers. We help buyers read the floor plans, weigh authenticity against newness, and benchmark against the West Chelsea loft inventory.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the loft authenticity. Real 1912-warehouse ceiling height and window scale are finite and genuinely distinctive; a warehouse-floor home should be marketed on those bones rather than on finishes alone.
The roof deck and High Line proximity are core to the story. A 5,000-square-foot landscaped roof deck and a block-to-the-High-Line location are durable selling points that belong at the front of any listing.
Closing mechanics are condominium-standard — a right-of-first-refusal rather than a board process — and the building's sublet flexibility broadens the buyer pool to include investors as well as owner-occupants.
Position to the West Chelsea buyer. This is an art-district loft building; pricing and presentation should target the buyer who values that neighborhood identity rather than a conventional Chelsea high-rise shopper.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 420 West 25th Street, also evaluate the surrounding West Chelsea inventory:
- 245 Tenth Avenue — contemporary condominium near the High Line
- 212 West 18th Street — full-service Chelsea condominium
- 224 West 18th Street — Chelsea loft-style condominium
- 101 West 24th Street — Chelsea high-rise nearby
More Chelsea buildings
- 410 West 25th Street — 1910 co-op
- 419 West 22nd Street — 1856 co-op
- 420 West 23rd Street — 1985 condominium
- 422 West 20th Street — 1895 condominium by Neville & Bagge
- 426 West 23rd Street — 1856 co-op
- 428 West 19th Street — 2025 condominium by BKSK Architects
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
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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