open house

Volume 2, Number 10 | The Weekly Newspaper of Chelsea | December 14 - 20, 2007

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open house

245 Tenth Avenue
245 Tenth Avenue (at West 24th St.)
Grasso Holdings and Della Valle Bernheimer
www.245tenthave.com

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 13th residential development in the series.

VITAL STATS

Units/Price: 19 units: eight 1-bdr.+office (starting at $1.8 million), nine 2-bdr. (starting at $2.9 million), two penthouses (starting at $6 million)

Price per sq. ft.: $1,180–$1,480 excluding penthouse

Units pre-sold: almost 50%

Date of completion: Spring 2008

Building dimensions: 11 floors; 120 ft. high; 38,617 total sq. ft. (residential)

Interior designer: Della Valle Bernheimer

Architect: Della Valle Bernheimer

Architect has also done: P.S. 18 Library, Philbrook Museum of Art Butterfly Pavilion (Oklahoma), landscaping of 450 Golden Gate Plaza (California)

What’s nearby: High Line, Chelsea Piers, Hudson River Park, Chelsea Waterside Park and Chelsea Market

Subway: 23rd St. C, E; 34th A, C, E

Zoning status: as of right — the developer needed no approval for variances from either the city or Community Board 4

Lot was originally: an automotive repair shop and a 2-story warehouse-type building whose last use was an impromptu artist gallery

Amenities: (building) keyed-entry elevators opening directly into each residence, 2nd-floor common area overlooking the High Line, storage facilities for each residence; (unit) custom RIFRA kitchen and bathroom cabinetry designed by Della Valle Bernheimer, stainless-steel countertops, radiant-heated floor in bathroom, exposed concrete ceilings and recessed lighting, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher and Panasonic microwave.

Interesting Facts: project features 6,322 sq. ft. of street-level commercial space (1 unit that fronts 24th St. that will house the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery; 1 unit that fronts 10th Avenue is in contract).

— compiled by Ariel Vered