The Adelaide
420 West 47th Street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues · Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen
BBL 1010560042 · BIN 1075635
- Year built
- 1910
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Elevator; basement laundry; video security
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,000
- Listing discount
- 3.2%
- Recorded sales
- 43
- On record
- 2003–2025
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The Adelaide is a five-story prewar cooperative with an elevator and 27 residences on West 47th Street. Its inventory extends from small apartments to upper duplexes with private rooftop space. That spread in layout is substantial within a building of this size: a compact lower-floor home and a two-level roof residence are different purchases under the same cooperative ownership.
The building dates to 1910 and converted to a cooperative in 1985. Its midblock location is west of Ninth Avenue, close to the Theater District, with an apartment-building form that predates the neighborhood's larger residential towers.
Architecture and unit composition
Wood floors, high ceilings, exposed brick and decorative fireplaces recur in the apartments. Single-level plans include one-bedroom and split two-bedroom configurations. Some rear apartments face neighboring roofs and interior walls, with living rooms oriented south and bedrooms separated by an entrance foyer.
The upper duplexes have internal stairs and, in some cases, roof decks with multiple exposures. A two-bedroom, two-bathroom example has approximately 1,200 square feet inside and a substantial private rooftop area. Other apartments are much smaller, including homes in the roughly 550–850-square-foot range.
Windowed kitchens appear in several layouts. Renovations have altered the relationship between kitchens, dining areas and living rooms, so two apartments with the same bedroom count can have different circulation and room proportions. The split-bedroom configuration places sleeping spaces on opposite sides of the entrance area.
Building operations
The elevator is a notable practical feature in a five-story building of this era. Shared laundry is in the basement, and video security serves the entrance. Cable and Wi-Fi have been included in maintenance — confirm the current arrangement with the managing agent.
Private roof space belongs to particular upper homes and is separate from the building's general circulation. For these apartments, the roof surface and access route involve both the residence and the cooperative's shared building envelope. Having an outdoor deck doesn't mean its user is responsible for all roof maintenance.
Policy framework
Pets: Permitted, with dogs considered case by case — confirm with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre and subletting: Permitted subject to approval — confirm with the managing agent.
Co-purchasing: Permitted; purchases involving parents and adult children are considered case by case — confirm with the managing agent.
International purchasers: Considered case by case — confirm with the managing agent.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2025 | 5A | 2 BR · 1,200 sf | $1,200,000 | $1,000/sf | -4.0% |
| Mar 5, 2025 | 3A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $885,000 | -5.3% | |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 5C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $870,000 | -3.9% | |
| May 22, 2024 | 3C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $600,000 | +4.3% | |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $590,000 | -9.2% | |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 3E | 1 BA | $440,000 | -9.3% | |
| Jun 17, 2021 | 2A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $680,000 | -9.2% | |
| Jun 15, 2020 | 3D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $655,000 | -11.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,000/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.2% 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 1-01056-0042) 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; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
At the recent median sale of $885K (3 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,869 to close, or 1.3% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,869
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- The Gaslight: Another small prewar cooperative with a similar low-rise profile in Hell's Kitchen.
- The Piano Factory: A nearby cooperative conversion with a different original building use and larger association.
- 325 West 52nd Street: A similarly scaled prewar cooperative in a five-story building.
- Loft 55: A cooperative with a comparable residence count and a loft-oriented inventory.
- 415 West 55th Street: Another small early-twentieth-century cooperative farther north in the neighborhood.
- The Whitby: A much larger prewar cooperative for comparing this small association with a more extensive apartment building.
More Hell's Kitchen buildings
- 357 West 55th Street (The Pembroke) — 1935 co-op
- 414 West 51st Street — 1910 condominium
- 419 West 55th Street (Loft 55) — 1911 condop
- 422 West 49th Street — 2019 condominium
- 424 West 52nd Street — 2019 condominium
- Stella Tower, 425 West 50th Street — 1927 condominium
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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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