- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 11
- Floors
- 12
- 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
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
- Financing
- No building financing limit stated; mortgage financing permitted. No board-imposed down-payment minimum stated.
- Subletting
- Permitted (condominium) — formal lease application administered by managing agent; $400 lease processing fee plus $500 move-in / $500 move-out. Association holds a Right of First Refusal on leases.
- Tax status
- Condominium — each unit separately assessed/taxed (PH unit real estate taxes ~$25,355/yr per 2013 amendment).
- Managing agent
- Choice New York Management (Choice NY Management)
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Reported and subject to confirmation. Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2007–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,680
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 6.3%
- Recorded sales
- 27
- On record
- 2007–2026
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The Highline 519 is a 2005-2008 Lindy Roy commission with 11 full-floor apartments.
The defining hand belongs to the Lindy Roy architectural pedigree — a MoMA/PS1 Young Architects Program winner in 2001, this is the South African architect's only NYC residential work at this scale. Her signature reads across the perforated stainless-steel balustrades meandering skyward, "skimming the all-glass façade" alongside "dark wood paneling … reminiscent of the deep rusty hue of the High Line trestle." It all unfolds within a boutique 11-full-floor condominium configuration, a small-scale High Line trophy with 10'3" ceilings and Varenna kitchens.
Architecture and building operations
Perforated, embossed stainless-steel balustrades wrap the all-glass façade. North façade balconies overlook the High Line, and dark wood paneling sheathes the building's west face.
Operations: doorman; elevator. No roof deck; no fitness center (notable absence). Two penthouses have wood-burning fireplaces. Garden duplex available.
Apartments: 10'3" ceilings; video security; central multi-zone AC; washer-dryers; walk-in closets. Varenna kitchens with Canapa lacquer and Tortora glass cabinetry; Sub-Zero; Miele. Windowed master baths with teak/ebony benches; cast-iron tubs; slatted teak shower floors; Toscoquattro macassar ebony vanities.
Policy framework
- Type: Condominium
- Pets: Permitted
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted
- Subletting: Permitted
- Financing: Standard condominium LTV
- LLC/trust/foreign buyers: Permitted
- Right of first refusal: Procedural only
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 conditionsPermitted (condominium) — formal lease application administered by managing agent; $400 lease processing fee plus $500 move-in / $500 move-out. Association holds a Right of First Refusal on leases.Source: The Roebling Research Desk's building record
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.62 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, 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. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
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
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as Unsafe — conditions requiring corrective action, which under FISP means a protective sidewalk shed and repairs. Review the subsequent filings, the repair status, and the building’s board and financial materials — we pull the repair scope and funding picture for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2010–15 to 2025–30. 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 September 2026.
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 25, 2026 | 7 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,696 sf | $2,850,000 | $1,680/sf | -3.6% |
| May 30, 2025 | 8 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,696 sf | $2,550,000 | $1,504/sf | -1.7% |
| May 22, 2025 | R8 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,696 sf | $2,550,000 | $1,504/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 6 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,696 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,415/sf | -9.4% |
| Sep 8, 2022 | R4 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,696 sf | $2,337,500 | $1,378/sf | -6.3% |
| Jan 29, 2021 | 3 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,696 sf | $1,970,000 | $1,162/sf | -21.0% |
| Aug 28, 2019 | R1 | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,050 sf | $1,600,000 | $1,524/sf | -5.9% |
| Nov 29, 2016 | 4 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,696 sf | $2,800,000 | $1,651/sf | -11.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,680/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 6.3% 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 1-00695-7505; 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.
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At the recent median sale of $2.55M (3 sales in the past 24 months, since October 19, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $104,896 to close, or 4.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $31,875
- Mortgage recording tax: $36,816
- Title insurance: $11,475
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $24,730
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Architectural register
"Why shouldn't the outside of a modern apartment building look like the inside of a Petri dish?" "One of the first with flair along the High Line." "Perforated stainless steel balustrades meander skyward."
What to know if you’re buying
Architect: Lindy Roy. MoMA/PS1 Young Architects winner 2001.
The 11-full-floor configuration is structurally distinguishing. Boutique scale.
The no-roof-deck and no-fitness-center absences should be evaluated against buyer expectations.
Comparable buildings
- 245 Tenth Avenue — Della Valle Bernheimer 2010; nearby High Line peer
- HL23 (515 W 23rd) — Denari 2011; nearby High Line peer
- 100 Eleventh Avenue — Nouvel 2010; nearby Chelsea starchitect peer
- Lantern House (515 W 18th) — Heatherwick 2021; nearby High Line peer
- The Getty Residences (503 W 24th) — Peter Marino 2018; nearby Chelsea trophy peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
More Chelsea buildings
- 515 West 29th Street — 1926 condominium
- Lantern House at 515 West 18th Street — condominium by Heatherwick Studio
- 517 West 29th Street (HxH Residences) — 2022 condominium
- 520 West 19th Street (520 West Chelsea) — 2008 condominium
- 520 West 28th Street — condominium by Zaha Hadid Architects
- The Marais (520 West 23rd Street) — 2001 condop by SLCE 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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