The Seymour (261 West 25th Street)
261 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001
BBL 1007757503 · BIN 1089820
- Year built
- 2015
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 49
- Floors
- 12
- Pets
- Pet-friendly; cats and dogs permitted under condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Generally allowed in condominiums; not confirmed for this building
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2012–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2024
- $1,810
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- -1.8%
- Recorded sales
- 74
- On record
- 2012–2024
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The Seymour is central Chelsea's quiet-luxury answer to the High Line spectacle a few blocks west. Developed by Naftali Group, designed by Goldstein, Hill & West with interiors by Rottet Studio, and completed in 2015, the twelve-story building takes a deliberately residential posture: a warm red-brick base, refined fenestration, a darker setback crown, and a glass-enclosed lobby that sightlines through to a landscaped rear garden. It sits on a tree-lined block of West 25th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues — central Chelsea proper, away from the gallery-district crowds but within easy reach of the neighborhood's restaurant and retail core, the High Line, and the transit that knits Chelsea to the rest of Manhattan.
The building's case is full-service amenity and finish quality at a boutique scale. With 49 residences, The Seymour offers the staffing and common spaces of a larger building — 24-hour doorman and concierge, a fitness center, a residents' lounge, a media room, a library, a garden courtyard, and a furnished roof deck — without the density. Inside, the homes carry the detail level expected of a mid-decade Naftali product: wide-plank white-oak floors, floor-to-ceiling casement windows, and marble kitchens and baths. The result is a building positioned for buyers who want a refined, full-amenity Chelsea home rather than a trophy address.
For a central-Chelsea buyer, The Seymour fills a specific niche: a new-construction, full-service condominium on a quiet residential block, with the finishes and common spaces of the luxury tier but a scale and price posture below the High Line trophy towers.
Architecture and unit composition
The Seymour rises twelve stories, with a red-brick masonry facade on the lower floors transitioning to a darker, metal-clad upper portion that steps back at the crown. A black entrance marquee and a glass-enclosed lobby — open through to the rear garden — set the building's restrained, residential tone at street level.
The 49 residences span a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts. Interiors by Rottet Studio feature wide-plank brushed white-oak floors and floor-to-ceiling casement windows; kitchens are appointed with marble surfaces and integrated appliances, and bathrooms are finished in imported marble with oversized showers. Homes have in-unit washer/dryers and central air conditioning. Ceiling heights and the precise unit-mix breakdown are governed by the offering plan.
Building operations
The Seymour operates as a full-service boutique condominium. Staff includes a 24-hour doorman and concierge. The amenity program is unusually complete for a building of its size: a fitness center overlooking the garden, a residents' lounge with a fireplace and pool table, a media/screening room, a library, a landscaped brick-and-ivy garden courtyard, and a furnished roof deck with an outdoor kitchen. The building provides private storage and a bicycle room. There is no on-site parking garage.
As a condominium, the building carries the ownership flexibility of the form: pets are permitted, pied-à-terre ownership is allowed, and subletting is permitted under the declaration. There is no co-op-style board approval of buyers; the board exercises a right of first refusal. Financing is condo-standard. Buyers should review the offering plan, current house rules, recent financial statements, board minutes, and the reserve study during diligence.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of August 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
11 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Building Review Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $100 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $165 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Waiver Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Expedited Closing FeeConditionalConditions: Less than 48 hr notice | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Postponement Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $400 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Working Capital ContributionRequired | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount Equal to Two (2) month's common charges | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
11 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount Equal to one (1) month's rent of the lease | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Waiver Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Building Review Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $100 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $165 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount Equal to one (1) month's rent of the lease | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $1,190 per room a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $3.26 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.39 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.91 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 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
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, residents' lounge, media room, roof deck, garden, 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
- $11,022/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $18
- Modeled exposure split equally across an estimated 52 units (floor area at one unit per 1,500 sf; the city's lot record has no unit count). 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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2020–25. 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 October 2026.
Recent sales
The Seymour trades in the upper-middle tier of the central Chelsea condominium market. It is a boutique, full-service, new-construction building with high-end finishes, and its pricing reflects that — strong for central Chelsea, but below the trophy tier of the High Line and Hudson-edge towers, with no on-site parking and generally efficient unit sizes shaping value. Resale activity has clustered among the one- and two-bedroom residences. Comparable analysis is best done at the residence level — line, floor, exposure, and outdoor access all drive pricing. Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 27, 2024 | 4D | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,849 sf | $3,337,500 | $1,805/sf | -4.5% |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 8B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,459 sf | $2,650,000 | $1,816/sf | +2.1% |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 5C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,122 sf | $2,139,800 | $1,907/sf | -2.5% |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 3E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 783 sf | $1,310,000 | $1,673/sf | -4.0% |
| Mar 28, 2023 | 3B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,459 sf | $2,375,000 | $1,628/sf | -11.2% |
| Dec 15, 2022 | 5A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 720 sf | $1,337,090 | $1,857/sf | — |
| Feb 15, 2022 | PHB | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,773 sf | $4,200,000 | $2,369/sf | -10.5% |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 9C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,513 sf | $4,000,000 | $2,644/sf | -5.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,810/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 -1.8% over ask.
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 1-00775-7503; 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 The Seymour, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 4 | $6,050 |
| 2 bedroom | 2 | $12,150 |
| 3 bedroom | 3 | $15,750 |
9 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease September 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is full-service at boutique scale. The amenity program — lounge, media room, library, garden, roof deck, gym — is deep for a 49-unit building. That breadth is the building's selling point and a meaningful part of its common-charge load; model the carry at the specific residence.
Location is central, not far-west. The Seymour sits on a quiet residential block between Seventh and Eighth Avenues — close to Chelsea's restaurant and retail core and well served by the C/E at Eighth Avenue, the 1 at Seventh, and the F/M nearby — rather than in the gallery district on the Hudson edge. That trade-off favors buyers who want quiet and convenience over a marquee address.
Condo flexibility is real. Pied-à-terre and investment use permitted under the declaration; subletting allowed; financing condo-standard; no co-op-style board approval.
No on-site parking. If parking matters, plan for a neighborhood garage; the building does not have one.
Mansion tax may apply. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with finish and amenity. The Rottet interiors, the casement light, and the deep amenity program differentiate The Seymour from older central-Chelsea stock. Marketing should make the full-service-at-boutique-scale case.
Pricing requires residence-level context. Anchor to the building's own transaction history plus a curated set of central-Chelsea condo peers, matched on line, floor, and outdoor access.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Seymour, also evaluate:
- 252 Seventh Avenue (The Chelsea Mercantile) — large full-service Chelsea condominium nearby
- 250 West 27th Street — central Chelsea loft-building alternative; verify its residential ownership form
- 215 West 28th Street — nearby Chelsea condominium
- 261 West 28th Street — nearby boutique Chelsea condominium
- 121 West 19th Street — Chelsea condominium
- 130 West 19th Street — a 2005 full-service Chelsea condominium
More Chelsea buildings
- 260 West 22nd Street — 1905 co-op
- 261 West 22nd Street — 1917 co-op
- 261 West 28th Street (Onyx Chelsea) — 2006 condominium by FXCollaborative (Fox & Fowle / FXFOWLE)
- 263 Ninth Avenue — 1913 condominium
- 270 West 19th Street (The Sedona) — 2004 condominium
- 291 Seventh Avenue — 1907 condominium
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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