Carter HorsleyFeb 04, 2014
Carter's Review
This very handsome, 12-story building at 40 West 17th Street was erected in 1910 and contains 21 co-operative apartments.
The building is in the middle of the block between Fifth Avenue and the Avenue of the Americas in Chelsea.
Bottom Line
A very attractive loft apartment building in Chelsea close to Union Square and Madison Square parks and many restaurants.
Description
The building has a two-story, rusticated limestone base with a very broad center arched set of windows in the center of the second floor.
There is a string course above the second floor and a bandcourse above the third floor with decorative elements between the windows on the third floor.
The ninth floor has arched windows at its corners and five windows beneath a broad arch in the center.
The tenth floor is bracketed between a stringcourse and bandcourse and the 12th floor ha some arched windows and decorative elements between the tops of the windows under a cornice.
The building has some protruding air-conditioners and some retail space.
Amenities
The building is pet-friendly.
Apartments
Penthouse 12C is a two-bedroom duplex with slate and hardwood floors and 625 square feet of exterior space.
Apartment 6B is a one-bedroom unit that has an entry foyer that leads to a 38-foot-long living room with an open kitchen with an island and a 26-foot-long den.
Apartment 10A is a two-bedroom unit that has an entry foyer that leads into a 16-foot-long dining room next to an 10-foot-long enclosed kitchen and a 21-foot-long living room.
- Co-op built in 1910
- Converted in 1981
- 1 apartment currently for sale ($2.75M)
- Located in Chelsea
- 21 total apartments 21 total apartments
- 10 recent sales ($1.9M to $4M)
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