Sale at 213 West 23rd Street #8N

Love this building hate the street -but would love to buy it if i had the money hehe... featured on WSJ today - beautiful kitchen

I would love to buy as well at $10-11mm but do not have the money. Lower price due to the potential of the buildings going up at the side which will block the view.

Personally i don't think it will clear over 10M - buyers over that range tend to prefer a little more amenities though this building does have private access to the crunch gym downstairs. 23rd st. is super busy with the M23 and the 1 train traffic right in front of the building. But who knows, someone might love how unique it is despite all of these downsides and snap it up over 10M.

I don't know if I feel older because I saw Skyhouse with clients when Fredrik was repping it 7 years ago, or because I used to work out at McBurney back in the day. Regardless, there's no very grand entrance to this building, though I do agree that this unit is a palace.

ali r.
{downtown broker}

Tribby, There is a big advantage in taxes and maintenance for buildings like this relative to new developments with amenities. If I had an 11mm budget and need for that much space (think 2+ kids) and had large social gathering, I would buy this space any time over a new development with half the space.

I agree this building has great maint+taxes, even compared to resales - but people who can afford the space (probably with net worth of at least 3-4x that) don't seem to care about whether taxes/maintenances are $60-100k more a year with new developments. Obviously there are always exceptions - some super rich/cool people love old buildings and unique spaces and detest shiny new condos. But i think it has less to do with the monthlies for the $10M+ buyers...

The building went through some agita when it was being developed. There were several rounds of partnerships which fell apart. The biggest issue is what probably should have been a grand lobby ended up as the gym and the lobby for the condos is sort of the "service entrance."