- Year built
- 2018
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 26
- Floors
- 11
- Financing
- No building-imposed financing cap (condominium); financing is subject to lender underwriting.
- Subletting
- Generally permitted (condominium); confirm any rental cap or right of first refusal at the offer stage.
- Tax status
- Association elected to be taxed as a homeowners association (30% flat rate on non-unit-owner income); subject to NYS Franchise Tax and NYC General Corporation Tax (association-level, FY2009)
- Managing agent
- Andrews Building Corporation
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, 2008–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,641
- Listing discount
- 5.0%
- Recorded sales
- 56
- On record
- 2008–2024
520 West Chelsea is Annabelle Selldorf's 2018 boutique West Chelsea condominium — a 26-unit configuration with a distinctive dark-blue curved terra-cotta facade between the High Line and Hudson River Park. The Annabelle Selldorf architectural pedigree governs every surface inside and out, the work of the firm later entrusted with the 2025 Frick Collection expansion. Her hand is most visible in the dark-blue curved terra-cotta facade, its glazed bands alternating with floor-to-ceiling glass. Behind it, the 26-unit boutique condominium configuration keeps the building intimate, a typical floor holding just three large apartments with generous vestibules, bedroom/bath/dressing suites, and open public-area plans.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $22,334/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $78
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 | 8A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,582 sf | $2,900,000 | $1,833/sf | -3.2% |
| May 21, 2024 | 6A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,582 sf | $2,775,000 | $1,754/sf | -5.9% |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 6B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,041 sf | $3,400,000 | $1,666/sf | -1.4% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 7A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,582 sf | $3,050,000 | $1,928/sf | -6.2% |
| Mar 15, 2022 | PHA | 5 BR · 5.5 BA · 4,100 sf | $8,250,000 | $2,012/sf | -2.9% |
| Jul 14, 2021 | 4C | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,980 sf | $3,100,000 | $1,566/sf | -21.5% |
| May 24, 2018 | 7B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,041 sf | $3,420,000 | $1,676/sf | -13.4% |
| Aug 1, 2017 | 5B | 3 BR · 2,041 sf | $3,699,000 | $1,812/sf | -2.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,641/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 5.0% 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 1-00690-7501) 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 Annabelle Selldorf architectural pedigree is real institutional context. Same firm as the 2025 Frick Collection expansion.
The dark-blue curved terra-cotta facade is structurally distinguishing. Among the most architecturally distinctive 2018-era West Chelsea condominiums.
The 26-unit boutique configuration supports operational intimacy.
The High Line / Hudson River Park double-park adjacency is real urban-design context.
The three-apartments-per-floor typical configuration produces meaningful unit scale.
Comparable buildings
- The Getty Residences (503 W 24th) — Peter Marino 2018; nearby Chelsea trophy 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
- HL23 (515 W 23rd) — Denari 2011; nearby Chelsea High Line 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.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Chelsea — read The Roebling Team Guide to Chelsea.
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