Construction is steadily rising on 227 West 19th Street, an 11-story residential building in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by DXA Studio and developed and built by Round Square Development, the structure will yield eight condominium units and accompanying amenities. The property is located on an interior lot between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.
The reinforced concrete superstructure has surpassing the halfway mark and is closing in on the roof height of its eight-story neighbor to the east. Scaffolding and black netting cover the entire southern elevation, but the triangular protrusions of the floor plates for the building’s balconies are clearly visible through the shroud. Based on the pace of progress, 227 West 19th Street could likely top out before the end of summer.
227 West 19th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
227 West 19th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
227 West 19th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
227 West 19th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
227 West 19th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The rendering in the main photo from the construction board previews the finished look of the building and its distinctive pleated balconies lined with garden beds. The structure rises uniformly up to the eighth floor, which features loggias framing a setback on the eastern half of the building. It is unclear whether this space will serve as a private terrace or the communal roof deck listed among the property’s amenities. The final three stories have an L-shaped massing culminating in a flat roof with a light gray bulkhead at its rear. The façade will be composed of red brick with fluted bond patterns adding texture on the angled walls behind the balconies. This fluting is also utilized extensively on the first two stories.
The site was formerly occupied by a two-story structure, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before its demolition. Round Square purchased the property from JT Falk & Co. for $5.95 million in October 2023, in a deal brokered by Zach Redding and Dylan Kane.
227 West 19th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan via Google Maps.
Residential amenities will include a fitness center, concierge service, and the aforementioned landscaped rooftop terrace.
The nearest subway from the site is the 1 train at the 18th Street station along Seventh Avenue.
227 West 19th Street’s anticipated completion date is slated for August 2026, as noted on site.
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