Market Notebook · Chelsea
What Came to Market in Chelsea This Week
24 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
4 listings came in within a few percent of the neighborhood median.
77 7TH Avenue #10K, a 1-bedroom co-op, asks $1,100,000. That is effectively the neighborhood's $1,100,000 1-bedroom co-op median. The last 1-bedroom to close in the building, #3H, sold for $975,000.
405 W 23RD Street #6I, a studio, is listed at $625,000. It lands right at the studio co-op median of $625,000. In the same building, #7D last traded at $515,000.
#4H, the most recent studio to close here, went for $499,000. 250 W 15th Street #1H, a studio co-op, comes to market at $595,000. The ask tracks the area median of $625,000 closely.
467 W 22ND Street #E, a 2-bedroom, asks $2,395,000. That is effectively the neighborhood's $2,372,500 2-bedroom co-op median.
Below the Benchmark
11 arrivals priced below the neighborhood median.
250 W 15TH Street #5H, a studio co-op, asks $529,000. That runs below the neighborhood's $625,000 studio co-op median. The last studio to close in the building, #4H, sold for $499,000.
130 W 19TH Street #THD, a 1,652 sq ft 3-bedroom in a doorman building, is listed at $3,500,000. The ask comes in at the lower end of the 3-bedroom condo range. In the same building, #5A last traded at $2,550,000.
#7D, the most recent studio to close here, went for $515,000. 405 W 23RD Street #5I, a studio co-op, comes to market at $558,000. The number sits below the area median of $625,000 for studio co-ops.
344 W 23RD Street #4C, a 2-bedroom condo, asks $1,950,000. That runs below the neighborhood's $2,372,500 2-bedroom condo median. The last 2-bedroom to close in the building, #1E, sold for $2,495,000.
221 W 14TH Street #3A, a 629 sq ft 1-bedroom, is listed at $995,000. It prices under the 1-bedroom condo median of $1,100,000.
#14E, the most recent 1-bedroom to close here, went for $799,000. 520 W 23rd Street #8A, a 1-bedroom in a doorman building, comes to market at $999,000. The number sits below the area median of $1,100,000 for 1-bedroom condos.
470 W 24TH Street #14C, a 2-bedroom co-op, asks $1,850,000. That runs below the neighborhood's $2,372,500 2-bedroom co-op median.
517 W 29TH Street #6H, a 1 sq ft 2-bedroom, is listed at $1,750,000. The ask comes in at the lower end of the 2-bedroom condo range.
517 W 29TH Street #8E, a 2-bedroom, comes to market at $1,650,000. It is priced well under the neighborhood norm for 2-bedroom condos.
550 W 29TH Street #7A, a 3-bedroom condo, asks $3,995,000. That runs below the neighborhood's $5,272,500 3-bedroom condo median.
170 W 23rd Street #5M, a 1-bedroom condo, is listed at $700,000. The ask comes in at the lower end of the 1-bedroom condo range.
Where Size and Light Set the Price
9 listings priced above the median, where square footage, floor, or exposure account for the number.
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422 W 20th Street #5G, a 1-bedroom condo with a fitness room, asks $1,695,000. At 930 square feet, it is one of the larger 1-bedroom layouts on the market this week. The last 1-bedroom to close in the building, #3-C, sold for $1,175,000.
452 W 19TH Street #3A, a 1-bedroom, is listed at $1,395,000. The 1,024-square-foot floor plan runs generous for a 1-bedroom condo. In the same building, #4-A last traded at $1,095,000.
#8H, the most recent studio to close here, went for $54,500. 148 W 23RD Street #4D, a studio co-op, comes to market at $695,000. The co-op dates to 1910.
500 W 18th Street #WEST 14F, a 2-bedroom in a doorman building, asks $3,750,000. At 1,448 square feet, it is one of the larger 2-bedroom layouts on the market this week.
500 W 18TH Street #WEST_21C, a 4-bedroom condo in a doorman building, is listed at $11,400,000. The 2,759-square-foot floor plan runs generous for a 4-bedroom condo.
500 W 18TH Street #WEST_26B, a 3-bedroom in a doorman building, comes to market at $8,790,000. It sits in a building that went up in 2023.
517 W 29TH Street #4A, a 1-bedroom condo, asks $1,500,000. The condo dates to 2021.
252 7TH Avenue #7M, a 1-bedroom in a doorman building, is listed at $1,495,000. The 979-square-foot floor plan runs generous for a 1-bedroom condo.
255 W 23RD Street #6CW, a 1-bedroom co-op, comes to market at $1,650,000. Space is the draw here, at 850 square feet.
Also This Week: Into Contract
4 listings in Chelsea went into contract this week, a read on how fast the market is absorbing inventory.
- 252 W 20TH Street #1C · $575,000 Listing courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate
- 500 W 18th Street #EAST 19E · $3,900,000 Listing courtesy of Compass
- 133 W 14th Street #5 · $2,495,000 Listing courtesy of Compass
- 166 W 18th Street #4A · $1,750,000 Listing courtesy of Compass
Questions buyers ask this week
How many homes came to market in Chelsea this week?
24 sale listings came to market in Chelsea in the last 7 days, with asking prices from $529,000 to $11,400,000.
How fast is Chelsea selling right now?
4 listings in Chelsea went into contract this week, a sign of active demand.
Are there open houses for new Chelsea listings?
1 of this week's new Chelsea listings have an upcoming open house or appointment showing.
How often is this Chelsea new-listings page updated?
It refreshes from the REBNY RLS feed every 15 minutes. This view was generated September 28, 2026.
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