Förena

Morris Adjmi's facade for Förena trades the curtain wall for warm brick and a disciplined window grid — a contemporary building that reads as native to the masonry context of Chelsea and the Village rather than imposed on it. The result is a 12-story building with a textured, tactile presence on the avenue.

The 50 residences run from one to three bedrooms, with many offering private outdoor space. Interiors are finished to a high specification: custom kitchens with state-of-the-art appliances, Italian marble throughout, and the expansive windows and tall ceilings that define the Scandinavian-light design intent. Pricing at launch began in the high-$1-million range for the smaller homes, scaling up through the larger layouts and the building's penthouses.

Förena runs as a full-service new condominium. A 24-hour attended lobby anchors the staffing, and the amenity program is scaled to the building: a fitness center, a residents' lounge opening to an outdoor Zen garden, and a rooftop terrace — a wellness-and-social set tuned to the design-conscious downtown buyer.

As a condominium, ownership is flexible. Purchases clear through a condominium right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board interview, financing is not capped the way it is at co-ops, and pied-à-terre, investor, and LLC purchases are customary. Common charges, transfer provisions, and house rules follow the building's offering plan, which we help buyers read.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $2,900/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00816-7504) 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.

This is new construction with the flexibility that implies. Financing is not capped the way it is at co-ops, the purchase process is condominium-standard — a right-of-first-refusal rather than a board package — and pied-à-terre and investor purchases are customary. Buyers should evaluate floor and exposure carefully given the building's corner siting, weigh which homes carry private outdoor space, and read the offering plan for common charges, the tax picture, and house rules. The architectural quality and the three-neighborhood location are the durable value here.

Lead with the design and the corner. A Morris Adjmi building at the Chelsea–Flatiron–Village seam is a genuine differentiator in a market crowded with anonymous glass. Benchmark to design-driven downtown condominiums, not to commodity new construction. The condominium structure is a selling point — a faster, more predictable closing than a co-op resale — and outdoor space and light command a premium in this segment, so position those homes accordingly. The 14th Street transit access and walkability to three neighborhoods round out the pitch.

If you're considering Förena, also evaluate these nearby downtown condominiums:

• 100 West 15th Street — Chelsea condominium nearby
• 121 West 19th Street — Chelsea boutique condominium
• 2 Fifth Avenue — Greenwich Village cooperative at Washington Square
• 24 Fifth Avenue — Emery Roth's 1926 Greenwich Village cooperative
• 141 Fifth Avenue — Flatiron condominium conversion