Seeking 1,800 SF Creative Loft in Chelsea, Manhattan
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- Where
- Chelsea
- Size
- 1,800 to 1,800 SF
- Budget
- to $43/SF
- Move in
- Nov 2026
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Office building with commercial space · Chelsea, Manhattan
245 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
245 West 17th Street is a 12-floor office building with commercial space in Chelsea, Manhattan, built in 1909, with about 111,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 243-247 West 17th Street and 232-234 West 18th Street.
- Office space
- 111K SF
- Floors
- 12
- Year built
- 1909
- Zoning
- C6-2A
The 6th largest of the 19 office buildings we track in Chelsea. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 245 West 17th Street compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 4 minute walk, 245 West 17th Street ranks 3rd of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1909; the median neighbor dates from 1914. Its estimated property tax, about $31.05 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $11.64.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245 West 17th Street | 111K SF | 12 | 1909 | $31.05 | Oct 2017, $339M (2 lots) |
| 249 West 17th Street | 65K SF | 6 | 1902 | $28.17 | Oct 2017, $339M (2 lots) |
| 220 West 19th Street | 98K SF | 12 | 1910 | $12.50 | Aug 2006, $51.7M |
| 80 Eighth Avenue | 180K SF | 20 | 1930 | $9.75 | n/a |
| 151 West 19th Street | 45K SF | 12 | 1912 | $9.92 | n/a |
| 111 Eighth Avenue | 2.2M SF | 17 | 1931 | $26.63 | Dec 2010, $1.8B |
| 214 West 14th Street | 35K SF | 8 | 1916 | $10.79 | n/a |
Sources: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2 for size, floors and year built; NYC Department of Finance 2026/27 roll for tax (taxable value times the class rate, before abatements, over the whole floor area); ACRIS for the last deed that moved the whole lot for a real price (a price for several lots is their combined price; condominiums sell by the unit and show n/a). Large means at least 35,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.
NYC tax lot records
Building facts
- Other addresses
- 243-247 West 17th Street; 232-234 West 18th Street
- ZIP code
- 10011
- Building type
- Office building with commercial space (city class O6)
- Total floor area
- 118,945 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 118,945 SF
- Office
- 111,445 SF
- Retail
- 7,500 SF
- Height
- 12 floors
- Average floor
- About 9,900 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 1909
- Last major alteration
- 2013
- Lot area
- 9,200 SF
- Zoning district
- C6-2A
- Built FAR
- 12.93
- Max commercial FAR
- 6
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 1007670015
Nearest subway
- 18 St
- 14 St
- 14 St
Nearby large buildings
- 125 West 18th Street
- 154 West 14th Street
- 111 West 19th Street
- 150 West 22nd Street
- 615 Avenue of the Americas
- Simpson, Crawford & Simpson Building, 635 Avenue of the Americas
- 132 West 14th Street
- Simpson, Crawford & Simpson Building, 641 Avenue of the Americas
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-16. Floor areas are the city's estimates for the whole building, not available space. Walking times are straight-line estimates. How we build these pages. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
NYC Department of Finance records
Owner, property tax and assessed value
The Department of Finance lists 245 - 249 WEST 17 STREET as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 245 West 17th Street at $81.5 million and assesses it at $36.7 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $34 million; at the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists) that comes to about $3.69 million a year before abatements, roughly $31.05 per square foot of floor area. Commercial leases here often pass a tenant's share of tax increases over a base year through as additional rent.
- Owner of record
- 245 - 249 WEST 17 STREET
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $81,511,000
- Land market value
- $3,240,000
- Assessed value
- $36,679,950
- Taxable value (phased in)
- $34,044,660
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $3.69 million
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $31.05
City market value by tax year
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How to find who owns any NYC buildingSource: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-16; tax rate from the Department of Finance tax rates page, checked 2026-09-28. The estimate is the taxable value times the class rate. It leaves out abatements, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so the actual bill can differ.
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NYC property records (ACRIS)
Sales history
245 West 17th Street last sold in October 2017 in a $339.4 million sale that covered 2 tax lots, this one among them, according to the deed recorded with the city. ARC NY24549W17, LLC sold it to COLUMBIA REIT-245-249 W. 17TH LLC.
- Last sale (deed date)
- October 11, 2017
- Combined price
- $339,400,000 for 2 tax lots
- Seller
- ARC NY24549W17, LLC
- Buyer
- COLUMBIA REIT-245-249 W. 17TH LLC
- Deed recorded
- October 18, 2017
- ACRIS document
- 2017101800340003
Recorded sales
Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-10-16; prices as the deeds state them, names as recorded (companies and public bodies only). Shown are deeds that move the whole lot for a real price. Transfers between related companies for a nominal sum, sales of partial interests, land sales before the building went up and sales of the company that owns a building are left out; a price for several tax lots is the combined price, not this building's alone.
NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy score, grade and emissions
245 West 17th Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns an A (85 or higher). Its site energy use came to 58.7 kBtu per square foot, 44% below the national median of 105 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 640 metric tons of CO2e (5.38 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 85 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- A (85 or higher)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 58.7 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 105 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 640 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 5.38 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 118,945 SF
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
ENERGY STAR score by year
Energy sources in 2024
Source: NYC Department of Buildings and Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, NYC Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local Law 84 (2024 filing), pulled 2026-10-16; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The grade is the one the filed score earns under the law's cutoffs; the Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, which can differ.
Local Law 97 of 2019, estimated
Local Law 97 emissions limit
At its 2024 energy use, 245 West 17th Street comes to about 508 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 902 tons for 2024 to 2029 (56% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 316 tons and the same energy use counts as about 324 tons, about 8 tons over, or an estimated $2,200 a year unless the building cuts its emissions.
- Period
- 2024 to 2029
- Emissions limit
- 902 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 508 t CO2e
- Under the limit by
- 394 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- None
- Period
- 2030 to 2034
- Emissions limit
- 316 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 324 t CO2e
- Over the limit by
- 8 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- $2,200
Estimated from the owner's 2024 Local Law 84 filing, which reports energy by source and floor area by use: Office 112,478 SF; Retail Store 6,467 SF. It applies the coefficients and per-use limits in Department of Buildings rule 1 RCNY 103-14 and Administrative Code 28-320.3.1.1 (as the Department lists them) and the $268 per ton penalty, checked 2026-10-04. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report: that report can count renewable energy credits, solar and storage deductions and, for 2024 and 2025, the law's occupancy group limits where higher, and penalties can be reduced for good faith efforts.
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NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 245 West 17th Street.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 1
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 1
- Newest job first permitted
- October 2026
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
New jobs by year
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Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-24 (permits issued through 2026-10-22). A job counts once, when its first permit is issued; renewals are not new work. A build-out groups jobs on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. Jobs filed before DOB NOW (in the older BIS system) are not counted. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.
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Questions about 245 West 17th Street
How big is 245 West 17th Street?
245 West 17th Street has about 119,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 111,000 square feet of office and 8,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.
When was 245 West 17th Street built?
City records list 1909 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 2013. The building is 12 floors tall.
What other addresses does 245 West 17th Street have?
City records list 243-247 West 17th Street and 232-234 West 18th Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1007670015) as 245 West 17th Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 245 West 17th Street?
245 West 17th Street is in ZIP code 10011, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 245 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011, in Chelsea.
What is the zoning at 245 West 17th Street?
The lot is in the C6-2A zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 12.93 and a maximum commercial FAR of 6 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 245 West 17th Street?
The closest subway station to 245 West 17th Street is 18 St (the 1 train), about 500 feet away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot. Also nearby: 14 St (the A, C, E and L trains, connected to 8 Av), 2 min walk; 14 St (the 1, 2, 3, F, M and L trains, connected to 6 Av), 5 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 245 West 17th Street?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists 245 - 249 WEST 17 STREET as the owner of record of 245 West 17th Street (BBL 1007670015). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
When was 245 West 17th Street last sold?
245 West 17th Street last sold in October 2017 in a $339.4 million sale that covered 2 tax lots, this one among them, according to the deed recorded with the city. ARC NY24549W17, LLC sold it to COLUMBIA REIT-245-249 W. 17TH LLC. The deed is ACRIS document 2017101800340003 (BBL 1007670015) in the city's property records. A sale of the company that owns a building is not recorded as a deed, so it would not show there.
What is the energy grade of 245 West 17th Street?
245 West 17th Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 for calendar year 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, a score of 85 or higher earns an A, 70 to 84 a B, 55 to 69 a C and under 55 a D, so 85 earns an A. The Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, so the posted label can differ if a filing was corrected. Its site energy use came to 58.7 kBtu per square foot, 44% below the national median of 105 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 640 metric tons of CO2e (5.38 kg per square foot).
Does 245 West 17th Street meet Local Law 97?
At its 2024 energy use, 245 West 17th Street comes to about 508 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 902 tons for 2024 to 2029 (56% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 316 tons and the same energy use counts as about 324 tons, about 8 tons over, or an estimated $2,200 a year unless the building cuts its emissions. This is an estimate from the owner's 2024 benchmarking filing using the coefficients and per-use limits in the law and the Department of Buildings rule, at $268 per ton over. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report, which can count credits and deductions this estimate cannot.
Is there construction at 245 West 17th Street?
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 245 West 17th Street. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1007670015. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.
What are the property taxes at 245 West 17th Street?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $34 million for 245 West 17th Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $3.69 million a year, roughly $31.05 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1007670015 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 245 West 17th Street?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 245 West 17th Street at $81.5 million ($3.24 million of it land) and its assessed value at $36.7 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 39% from 2022/23 ($58.8 million) to 2026/27.
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