- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 20
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Generally pet-friendly; confirm specifics at offer stage
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium bylaws
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,394
- Listing discount
- 3.8%
- Recorded sales
- 33
- On record
- 2006–2024
452 West 19th Street is an established, well-run pre-war boutique condominium in West Chelsea, on a residential block between Ninth and Tenth Avenues. Built in 1920, the five-story elevator building holds 20 residences and operates as a low-key, efficiently managed condominium — a full-time superintendent, a central laundry room, a common roof deck, and building-wide camera surveillance — in one of downtown-adjacent Manhattan's most sought-after corridors, moments from the High Line and Hudson River Park.
The appeal is a rare thing in West Chelsea: pre-war scale and condominium ownership at a genuinely accessible entry point for the corridor. Where much of the surrounding new construction sits at the top of the market, 452 West 19th Street offers deeded, fee-simple ownership — with the financing flexibility, light closing process, and resale and rental latitude that condominiums provide — in a small, walk-up-scaled pre-war building steps from the neighborhood's cultural draws.
Building operations
452 West 19th Street operates as an established, well-run condominium: a full-time superintendent maintains the building, with a central laundry room, common roof deck, video intercom, and 24-hour camera surveillance, all supported through the common charges. Staffing is scaled to a 20-home building — a superintendent supported by a virtual-doorman entry system rather than a full-time attended lobby. As a condominium, the building offers deeded, fee-simple ownership. There is no co-op board interview; a purchase clears through the condominium's right of first refusal, and financing is arranged directly between the buyer and lender without co-op-style caps. Pied-à-terre use, investment ownership, and subletting are permitted under the bylaws, and the building is generally pet-friendly. Any transfer fee and the specific sublet terms should be confirmed at offer stage.
Recent sales
Condominium pricing at 452 West 19th Street is read on a per-square-foot basis, not against a neighborhood average. With only 20 residences, resale volume is inherently thin, and pricing is driven by the specifics of each home — floor, exposure, condition, and layout — rather than a single building-wide figure. Underwrite a residence on its own footage and condition against the right comparable tier of pre-war boutique West Chelsea condominiums, not on the broad neighborhood average.
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2024 | 5D | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,022 sf | $1,425,000 | $1,394/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 14, 2021 | 2A | 2 BR · 1,027 sf | $999,000 | $973/sf | -16.8% |
| Aug 26, 2021 | 4C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,100 sf | $1,665,000 | $1,514/sf | -4.9% |
| Jun 2, 2021 | 4A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,027 sf | $997,885 | $972/sf | -8.9% |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 4C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,100 sf | $1,720,000 | $1,564/sf | off-mkt |
| Apr 28, 2020 | 1D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,916 sf | $1,925,000 | $1,005/sf | -3.5% |
| Apr 27, 2020 | D1 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,916 sf | $1,925,000 | $1,005/sf | -3.5% |
| Jul 24, 2018 | 4C | 1 BR · 1,006 sf | $1,280,000 | $1,272/sf | -1.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,394/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.8% 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 1-00716-7502) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
The buying path is a condominium path: no board interview, a right-of-first-refusal clearance, and financing arranged directly with your lender. Diligence centers on the offering plan and any amendments, the building's financial statements and reserve position, and the bylaws and house rules — with attention, given the building's 1920 vintage, to the age and condition of the systems and any capital plans. Within the building, floor, exposure, layout, and condition drive value.
The reasons to buy are pre-war character and condominium flexibility at an accessible entry point for West Chelsea, in a small, established, well-run building steps from the High Line, the river, and the corridor's galleries.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is value and setting: an established, well-run pre-war condominium in West Chelsea, offering fee-simple ownership at a more accessible entry point than the surrounding new construction. Pricing is apartment-specific — footage, floor, condition, and light — so the right approach is to position the individual home's narrative and benchmark it against the correct comparable tier of pre-war boutique condominiums, rather than the broad neighborhood number. With only 20 homes, comparable supply is limited, which favors a well-prepared seller.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 452 West 19th Street, also look at these nearby West Chelsea boutique buildings:
- 456 West 19th Street — pre-war boutique condominium next door
- 445 West 19th Street — West Chelsea condominium nearby
- 444 West 19th Street — High Line-corridor condominium
- 435 West 19th Street — boutique conversion condominium nearby
- 428 West 19th Street — boutique West Chelsea condominium
- 210 West 19th Street — Chelsea condominium for comparison
The Roebling Team at 452 West 19th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in West Chelsea, the High Line corridor, and the broader downtown condominium market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a pre-war boutique condominium deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the ownership structure, and where pricing sits against the surrounding new and pre-war inventory. If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 452 West 19th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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