516 West 47th Street

Clinton West reads as an early-2000s residential building rather than a tower: seven stories of red brick with curved balconies, laid out across two wings whose unit lines carry distinct prefixes. The scale keeps the building grounded in its low-rise block, and the courtyard at its center gives the interior units light and quiet unusual for the density of the corridor.

The residences run from studios through two-bedroom homes, with the open layouts, in-unit finishes, and balcony access buyers expect from 2003-era new construction. The size spread makes the building flexible — it serves first-time and investor buyers at the smaller end and couples and small households at the larger end, all under one full-service roof. Light, floor, and balcony position drive the pricing spread within the building.

For a building of its size, Clinton West carries a deep service and amenity program: a 24-hour doorman and concierge, a live-in superintendent, a fitness center, a resident lounge with a wet bar, a laundry room, bike and private storage, and a landscaped courtyard whose putting green is the building's signature. The full-time staffing and the courtyard set it apart from the smaller walk-up and limited-service inventory that still characterizes much of the surrounding blocks.

As a condominium, the ownership terms are the flexible ones buyers expect: financing latitude with no co-op-style cap, pied-à-terre and investment ownership customary, and subletting and resale governed by condominium by-laws and a right-of-first-refusal rather than a board admissions process. Common-charge and tax specifics follow the offering plan; we review the current figures with buyers as part of any transaction.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,182/sf (recorded) across 5 sales. Median listing discount 1.9% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01075-7501). 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.

The variables that move price here are floor, exposure, and outdoor space — a balcony or courtyard-facing position is worth more than a comparable interior unit. Weigh the amenity package against the common charges: full-time staffing and shared amenities carry real value but also real operating cost. As a condominium, the purchase path is light — a right-of-first-refusal, flexible financing, pied-à-terre and investment ownership all customary — which broadens the buyer pool. We help buyers read the offering plan, compare price per square foot against the Hell's Kitchen set, and model carrying costs.

Lead with what the building does better than its price-band peers: a true 24-hour doorman, a landscaped courtyard with a putting green, and a full amenity set in flexible condominium form near the Hudson River Park and Far West Side growth. Sellers should benchmark to recent in-building resales and comparable Hell's Kitchen condominiums, present the service level and courtyard as genuine differentiators, and position the condominium's lighter closing mechanics — a right-of-first-refusal rather than a board process — to the investor and pied-à-terre buyers the building attracts.

If you're considering Clinton West, also look at these Hell's Kitchen and Far West Side buildings:

• 505 West 43rd Street (Charlie West) — 2017 ODA-designed Hell's Kitchen condominium
• 500 West 43rd Street — The Strand, the amenity-rich Costas Kondylis-designed condominium
• 530 West 45th Street — Hell's Kitchen full-service building
• 635 West 42nd Street — the Atelier, Costas Kondylis's 46-story glass condominium
• 245 Tenth Avenue — West Side condominium near the High Line