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The Irvin House, 308 West 30th Street: Review and Ratings

between Eighth Avenue & Ninth Avenue View Full Building Profile

Carter Horsley
Review of 308 West 30th Street by Carter Horsley

This 10-story, pre-war building at 308 West 30th Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues in Chelsea near the Hudson Yards is known as The Irving House.  It was erected in 1925 has 61 condominium apartments. 

It is one block south of Pennsylvania Station and near Macy's.

Bottom Line

A handsome, mid-block, mid-rise building 61 condo apartments, most with large living rooms, in Chelsea near Pennsylvania Station.

Description

The red-brick building has a white bandcourse above the second floor supported by handsome pilasters and two broken pediments on the first floor. 

The building has some balconies on the 6th and 8th floors. 

It has no cornice and discrete air-conditioners.

Amenities

The building has a roof deck, a bicycle room, a live-in superintendent, storage and central air-conditioning.

Apartments

Penthouse A is a one-bedroom unit wit 776 square feet of interior space and 1,163 square feet of outdoor space. It has a 29-foot-wide living/dining room and a open kitchen with a breakfast bar. 

Penthouse B is a two-bedroom unit with 929 square feet of interior space and 979 square feet of outdoor space with a 26-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen. 

Apartment E is a two-bedroom unit with 720-square feet and a 21-foot-wide living/dining room with an open kitchen with a breakfast bar and a long foyer.

Rating

17
Out of 44

Architecture Rating: 17 / 44

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24
Out of 36

Location Rating: 24 / 36

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10
Out of 39

Features Rating: 10 / 39

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8
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59

CityRealty Rating Reference

 
Architecture
  • 30+ remarkable
  • 20-29 distinguished
  • 11-19 average
  • < 11 below average
 
Location
  • 27+ remarkable
  • 18-26 distinguished
  • 9-17 average
  • < 9 below average
 
Features
  • 22+ remarkable
  • 16-21 distinguished
  • 9-15 average
  • < 9 below average
 
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