When you move into one of the newly designed West Chelsea condos for sale, you are joining a larger Chelsea neighborhood where architecture takes many lovely and even exciting forms and shapes. In Chelsea, you can view both progressive and historic architecture. It is one of the most attractive aspects of this section of New York City.
History in Stone and Brick
Chelsea is home to a variety of historic homes and buildings. They cover various eras of the city and range from old factories and warehouses to row and town houses. The style may be described as anything from industrial to Greek Revival and Italianate. It depends upon where you are in this lively neighborhood.
The most notes sections and buildings are:
1. Chelsea Historic District: Here townhouses rule including the notable Cushman row of seven homes. They date from 1839 to 1840. You might also want to view the Italianate style in several homes along West 20th Street at around 446.
2. Starrett-Lehigh Building (1931): A massive structure done in the International style, at 601 W. 26th Street, it was once a freight-terminal warehouse. It now houses office space for designers, artists, and related fashion, tech and design companies
3. Port of New York Authority Building (1932): This enormous building at 111 Eighth Avenue has been home to Google’s New York office
4. London Terrace: Dating from the 1930s, this block-sized building was once declared the largest apartment structure in the world
5. Chelsea Market: The old Nabisco Factory has been repurposed to host an upscale market complete with high-end food products to satisfy the most fanatic of foodies
6. Chelsea Hotel (1885): This Queen Anne building is more famous for who stayed there than for its structure, but it reflects a certain ambiance of the time when Bohemians walked the corridors.
Modern West Chelsea and Chelsea Buildings
The west side of Chelsea is home to various modern structures created by some of the star architects of the period. Among them are Frank Gehry and Jean Nouvel. There are also examples of the Brutalism style of the 1950s in the Fashion Institute Technology building. Frank Gehry is of course responsible for the later modernist Deconstructivist style of the IAC offices. In fact, the examples of architecture cover many different styles and periods. All are available for viewing just beyond the doorsteps of many West Chelsea condos for sale in this New York neighborhood today.
If you are in the market for West Chelsea Condos For Sale, consider making an appointment with the agents in charge of the Seymour.
