Open House

246W17
246 W. 17th St. (bet. 7th and 8th Aves.)
17th Street Development
www.246w17.com/main.html

It’s no secret that gentrification—wrought by the city’s real estate boom, recent re-zonings and the High Line—is radically reshaping Chelsea and its adjacent neighborhoods. With crane sightings multiplying daily, and residents ducking under scaffolding every third block to shield themselves from the next mystery development, Chelsea Now thought it high time to expand its real estate and housing coverage by rolling out a bi-weekly column chronicling the new kids on the block. Below, the 15th residential development in the series.

VITAL STATS

Units/Price: 34 units: five 1-bdr. (starting at $1.4 million), four 1-bdr. + alcove (starting at $1.4 million), 20 2-bdr. (starting at $1.8 million), three 2-bdr.+alcove (starting at $2.1 million), two 3-bdr (starting at $3.75 million), two 2-bdr. penthouses with rooftop terrace (starting at $3.99 million)

Price per sq. ft.: approximately $1,100–$2,191
Units pre-sold: 20 (as of December)

Date of completion: Winter 2008

Building dimensions: 11 floors; 136 ft. high; 68,207 total sq. ft.

Interior designer: Rawlings Architect, PC; Ligne Roset designed model apartment and lobby

Architect: Rawlings Architect, PC

Architect has also done: The Dance Building (Chelsea), Veritas Restaurant

What’s nearby: Maritime Hotel, Joyce Theater, Chelsea Market

Subway: 14th St. A, C, E, 1, 2, 3; 23rd St. C, E; 18th St. 1

Zoning status: variance needed to increase the number of parking spaces from 5 to 12, and to build upon a pre-existing 3-story parking garage

Lot was originally: 3-story parking garage

Amenities: (building) Maritime Hotel concierge service includes maid service, babysitting, restaurant reservations, concert tickets, on-site gym; (unit) radiant-floor heating in master bathroom; most units have terraces or balconies; premium appliances include Sub-Zero refrigerator, Miele dishwasher and oven, and Toto water closet

— Compiled by Ariel Vered