Market Notebook · Chelsea
What Came to Market in Chelsea This Week
6 new sale listings reached the Chelsea market this week. Homes here typically take about 65 days to reach a signed contract, so this week's arrivals are genuinely fresh.
None of these are my listings. I track new inventory across Chelsea every week because the first read on a building, how a unit prices against its own past sales, is the part a search portal will not assemble for you.
Chelsea over the last 12 months
Median recorded sale prices from closings across the neighborhood.
- Co-ops · $899,375 · $1,159/sqft · 96% of ask · +1% YoY (183 sales)
- Condos · $2,619,500 · $1,949/sqft · 96% of ask · -6% YoY (325 sales)
- Houses · $7,075,000 · $1,415/sqft · 94% of ask · +3% YoY (14 sales)
Priced at the Median
2 listings came in within a few percent of the neighborhood median.
300 W 23rd Street #14AB, a 1-bedroom co-op, asks $1,195,000. That is effectively the neighborhood's $1,195,000 1-bedroom co-op median. The last 1-bedroom to close in the building, #8H, sold for $1,400,000.
522 W 29th Street #3A, a 2,491 sq ft 3-bedroom in a doorman building, is listed at $4,750,000. It lands right at the 3-bedroom condo median of $4,995,000. In the same building, #B3 last traded at $4,275,000.
Below the Benchmark
3 arrivals priced below the neighborhood median.
527 W 27th Street #6A, a 4-bedroom condo in a doorman building, asks $8,500,000. That runs below the neighborhood's $9,400,000 4-bedroom condo median. The last 4-bedroom to close in the building, #9A, sold for $9,150,000.
451 W 22ND Street #3R, a studio, is listed at $349,000. The ask comes in at the lower end of the studio co-op range. In the same building, #1-R last traded at $495,000.
#2K, the most recent 1-bedroom to close here, went for $720,000. 410 W 24TH Street #16J, a 1-bedroom co-op, comes to market at $995,000. The number sits below the area median of $1,195,000 for 1-bedroom co-ops.
Where Size and Light Set the Price
1 listing priced above the median, where square footage, floor, or exposure account for the number.
155 W 18th Street #502, a 2-bedroom condo, asks $2,550,000. At 1,112 square feet, it is one of the larger 2-bedroom layouts on the market this week. The last 2-bedroom to close in the building, #602, sold for $2,325,000.
Also This Week: Into Contract
12 listings in Chelsea went into contract this week, a read on how fast the market is absorbing inventory.
- 101 W 24TH Street #36A · $3,500,000 Listing courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate
- 522 W 29th Street #4D · $2,380,000 Listing courtesy of Compass
- 500 W 18th Street #W22A · $10,950,000 Listing courtesy of Hauseit LLC
- 319 W 18th Street #3D · $650,000 Listing courtesy of Compass
- 261 W 22nd Street #23 · $429,000 Listing courtesy of Compass
- 130 W 16th Street #3 · $550,000 Listing courtesy of Compass
- 500 W 18TH Street #EAST_21B · $8,555,000 Listing courtesy of Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
- 434 W 23RD Street #D · $2,750,000 Listing courtesy of Serhant
Questions buyers ask this week
How many homes came to market in Chelsea this week?
6 sale listings came to market in Chelsea in the last 7 days, with asking prices from $349,000 to $8,500,000.
How fast is Chelsea selling right now?
12 listings in Chelsea went into contract this week, a sign of active demand.
Are there open houses for new Chelsea listings?
None of this week's new Chelsea listings have a public open house scheduled yet; most are shown by appointment.
How often is this Chelsea new-listings page updated?
It refreshes from the REBNY RLS feed every 15 minutes. This view was generated August 12, 2026.
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Milton Coste, Licensed Real Estate Associate Broker at Keller Williams NYC, has worked across all five boroughs for 25+ years.
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