- Year built
- 2011
HL23 is Neil Denari's only NYC building — a 14-unit High Line cantilever that, per Christopher Hawthorne in the LA Times, "behaves like a flower planted along the park's underside." Carter Horsley calls it "shiny machine-age building" and "clearly a macho building."
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the Neil Denari architectural pedigree — director of SCI-Arc 1997-2002, with HL23 as his only Manhattan residential commission. Second, the machine-aesthetic exterior — Nicolai Ouroussoff in the NYT: "as sleek and muscular as an Italian sports car." Panels were "manufactured in Argentina on presses used to make body parts for Mercedes trucks." Third, the High Line cantilever boutique configuration — 14 units across 14 floors with column-free interiors of 1,900-3,600 square feet.
Recent sales
Recent average $/sf ~$1,981 per CityRealty. Active listings show #6 ($4.6M ask, 3BR) and #11FL ($6.95M ask, 3BR).
What to know if you’re buying
The Neil Denari architectural pedigree is real institutional context. Only NYC building.
The 14-unit boutique configuration with column-free interiors supports loft-scale full-floor configurations.
The Mercedes-truck-press panels and machine aesthetic are structurally distinguishing.
The High Line direct exposure is real institutional urban context.
The no-roof-deck and no-private-balconies absences should be evaluated against buyer expectations.
Comparable buildings
- Lantern House (515 W 18th) — Heatherwick 2021; nearby High Line peer
- 100 Eleventh Avenue — Nouvel 2010; nearby Chelsea starchitect peer
- 520 W 28th (Zaha Hadid) — Hadid 2017; nearby Chelsea starchitect peer
- 245 Tenth Avenue — Della Valle Bernheimer 2010; nearby High Line peer
- Walker Tower (212 W 18th) — Walker / JDS 2014; nearby Chelsea peer
The Roebling Team at HL23
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (Carter Horsley review, building 40703); DesignBoom "Neil Denari HL23"; Skyscraper Center; e-architect; DeSimone Consulting Engineering ("Building the High Line Rise"); 6sqft; Christopher Hawthorne, LA Times, April 4, 2011; Nicolai Ouroussoff, New York Times, April 25, 2011; NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.