Groff Studios, 151 West 28th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 151 West 28th Street by Carter Horsley

This 9-story building at 151 West 28th Street in Chelsea between the Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue was erected in 1922 and has 16 co-operative apartments. 

It was formerly a fur factory. 

It is not far from the Fashion Institute of Technology, numerous chic hotels, Rizzoli's and a Fairway supermarket. 

It is also very convenient to the 28th Street station of the IRT subway and is a few blocks south of Penn Station. 

It has retail on the first floor.

Bottom Line

A mid-block, mid-rise building with large  apartments in Chelsea very close to the Fashion Institute of Technology, good public transportation and some attractive and interesting hotels.

Description

The mid-block building permits window air-conditioners and has multi-paned windows and some brick walls. 

There are bandcourses above the third and eighth floors.

Amenities

The building has a roof deck, a voice intercom, a keyed elevator and is pet-friendly.

Apartments

Apartment 9E is a two-bedroom unit with a private roof terrace.18 windows, an eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a washer/dryer. 

Apartment 2W is a 1,800-square foot, two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer  and a 40-foot-long living room with an open, eat-in kitchen, a home office, 10-foot-6-inch ceilings and a patio off the bedrooms. 

Apartment 4E is a four-bedroom unit that has a 26-foot-long living area next to a 14-foot-long dining room that is down a hall from a 23-foot-long kitchen. 

Apartment 8W is a three-bedroom unit with a 40-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen with a breakfast bar and a 13-foot-long library.