Griffin Court
800 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10019
BBL 1010637503 · BIN 1088574
- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2011–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,439
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 4.8%
- Recorded sales
- 166
- On record
- 2011–2026
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Griffin Court at 800 Tenth Avenue is a full-service condominium in the heart of Hell's Kitchen — a 95-unit, two-building complex completed by Alchemy Properties with architecture by FXFOWLE, organized around a landscaped private courtyard. It wraps the corner of Tenth Avenue and West 54th Street and extends along West 53rd Street, a few minutes from Columbus Circle, Central Park, and the Theater District, and it offers something the neighborhood's prewar walk-ups and newer rentals largely do not: ownership in a doorman condominium with real amenities at a comparatively accessible price point.
For buyers, the appeal is practical and durable. Hell's Kitchen has transformed over the past two decades into one of Midtown's most dynamic residential neighborhoods, and Griffin Court was built to capture that — a quiet, courtyard-centered condominium with full service, a fitness center, and parking, in a location with extraordinary transit and walk-to-everything convenience. The condominium structure adds the financing and ownership flexibility buyers increasingly want.
Architecture and unit composition
FXFOWLE's design splits the development into two connected buildings framing a planted interior courtyard, a layout that pulls light and air into the residences and gives the complex a calm, garden-facing center uncommon in dense Midtown. The exterior is a contemporary composition of masonry and glass, scaled to its avenue and side-street frontages.
The 95 condominium residences were finished to a clean modern standard for their 2008 vintage — open kitchens with integrated appliances, in-unit washer/dryers, central climate control, and floor-to-ceiling glass in many lines. The mix runs from studios and one-bedrooms through larger family layouts, with courtyard-facing and upper-floor homes offering the best light and quiet. The combination of full service, a private courtyard, and turnkey new-construction infrastructure is the building's core offering.
Building operations
Griffin Court is a full-service condominium with a 24-hour doorman and concierge. The amenity program includes a fitness center, the landscaped courtyard, a residents' lounge, private storage, a bike room, and on-site parking access. The building permits pets and permits washer/dryers as installed. As a condominium, there is no co-op board admission; purchases run through the condominium's application and right-of-first-refusal process, and owner leasing is permitted. Confirm financing, pied-à-terre and ownership-entity rules in the current declaration, bylaws and house rules.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $762 per room a monthMedian of 7 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $3.14 per square foot a monthMedian of 11 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.34 per square foot a monthMedian of 12 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.90 per square foot a monthMedian of 12 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, 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. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Attended lobby
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, residents' lounge, garden, garage, bike storage, storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $69,396/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $61
- Modeled exposure split equally across 95 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
421-a Tax Abatement
- Last year of benefit
- FY2021
- Fully taxed from
- FY2022 (2021–22)
- Program
- 421-a (10-year)
The 421-a benefit has run its term, so taxes on these units have stepped up toward the full assessed amount. Get the current tax bill for the specific apartment and compare its tax component with any older listing: an earlier carrying-cost figure may reflect the benefit, or different common charges and assessments. Treat a comparable sale made while the abatement was still running as priced under different taxes.
Source: NYC Dept. of Finance property-tax exemption records (421-a), refreshed 2026-09-06 · The Roebling Research Library. Confirm the exact step-up schedule on the building’s DOF tax bill. Years shown are NYC tax years, which start July 1 — FY2022 runs July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The benefit last appears on the 2021 assessment roll, which is what dates the end of the term.
The 421-a Expiration Wave — our study of when these benefits expire citywide, and what the resale record shows about pricing as they do.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4M | 2 BR · 3 BA · 1,318 sf | $1,850,000 | $1,404/sf | — |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 7A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 1,702 sf | $2,712,500 | $1,594/sf | -4.8% |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 3N | 1 BA · 636 sf | $720,000 | $1,132/sf | -5.3% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 6G | 1 BR · 981 sf | $1,263,000 | $1,287/sf | — |
| May 27, 2025 | PHC | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 1,829 sf | $2,725,000 | $1,490/sf | -4.4% |
| Apr 11, 2025 | 5D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,367 sf | $1,950,000 | $1,426/sf | -11.2% |
| May 1, 2024 | 2N | 1 BA · 636 sf | $735,000 | $1,156/sf | -2.0% |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 6N | 1 BA · 636 sf | $730,000 | $1,148/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,439/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 4.8% 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 1-01063-7503; 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.
Closed rents at Griffin Court, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 2 | $5,750 |
4 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease August 2026. Based on few leases. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $1.9M (6 sales in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $77,371 to close, or 4.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $19,000
- Mortgage recording tax: $27,431
- Title insurance: $8,550
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $22,390
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The draw is a full-service condominium with a private courtyard, fitness center, and parking, in a fast-improving Midtown West location, at a price that remains comparatively attainable for new-construction ownership. Buyers should focus on the variables that drive value here — floor, courtyard versus street exposure, light, and renovation condition — and weigh the convenience of the location against the development's avenue, side-street and courtyard settings. We help buyers identify the lines and floors that best fit their use and budget.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with service, the courtyard, and value. A doorman condominium with a planted courtyard, fitness center, and parking, in Hell's Kitchen, reaches a wide audience — first-time buyers, pied-à-terre purchasers, and investors among them, the last enabled by the condominium's leasing flexibility. Benchmark to comparable Midtown West condominiums rather than to prewar co-ops or rentals, and position the specific apartment on light, exposure, and condition. We market Griffin Court resales to the full condominium-buyer pool and against the right Midtown West comparison set.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Griffin Court, also evaluate these Midtown West and Hell's Kitchen condominiums:
- 505 West End Avenue — full-service West End Avenue building
- 530 West 45th Street — Hell's Kitchen condominium
- 529 West 42nd Street — full-service Midtown West condominium
- 635 West 42nd Street — amenity-rich Midtown West tower
- 460 West 42nd Street — Arquitectonica (Miami)'s 2011 Manhattan condominium
- 357 West 55th Street — Midtown West building nearby
More Hell's Kitchen buildings
- 529 West 42nd Street — co-op
- 530 West 45th Street — 2012 by SLCE Architects
- 545 West 48th Street — 2015 condominium
- 547 West 47th Street (The West) — 2020 condominium by Ismael Leyva Architects
- 635 West 42nd Street (The Atelier) — 2007 condominium by Costas Kondylis & Partners
- 805 Ninth Avenue — new-construction condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Hell's Kitchen — read The Roebling Team Guide to Hell's Kitchen.
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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