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Last updated on Aug 12, 2025

The Dance Building,
217 West 19th Street

The Dance Building in Chelsea combines arts space and loft living, with dance studios and performance space on lower levels and 12 spacious apartments above. The Rawlings Architects-designed building features a minimalist facade with ribbon window bands, reflecting early 20th-century Modernist style.

Recent Sales (5) $1,838 Avg. price/ft²
All Units in Building (12)

Apt. 11

1 bed

1 bath

2,400 ft²

$4,700,000 -4.9%

$1,958

$5,250,000

Aug 12, 2025

Apt. 6S

2 beds

2 baths

2,027 ft²

$3,295,000 -16.1%

$1,626

$3,925,000

Jun 4, 2024

Apt. 8

3 beds

3 baths

2,400 ft²

$5,750,000 -4.1%

$2,396

$5,995,000

Apr 19, 2023

Apt. 4N

3 beds

2 baths

2,277 ft²

$3,400,000 -9.3%

$1,493

$3,750,000

Jul 13, 2022

Apt. 9

3 beds

2 baths

2,675 ft²

$4,595,000

$1,718

$4,595,000

Apr 27, 2022

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Overview of The Dance Building at 217 West 19th Street

The Dance Building at 217 West 19th Street brings Chelsea’s cherished tradition of combined arts space and loft living into the 21st century. Dance studios and a performance space spans the lower levels. The floors above hold only 12 apartments, creating a discrete lifestyle with just one or two units per floor. Roomy apartments span from 2,158 to 2,675 square feet and feature balconies in every unit. The Rawlings Architects-designed building features a minimalist façade and ribbon window bands that harken to the turn-of-the-twentieth-century Modernist avant-garde.

Doorman

None

Type

Condo

Year Built

2002

Apartments

12 (view all units)

Floors

Neighborhood

Chelsea (Manhattan)

Min Down

10%

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High-Rise
Post War
Rooftop Terrace
Video Intercom
Elevator
Rooftop Terrace
Terraces / Balconies

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at 7th Ave 0.08 miles

at 8th Ave and 16th 0.20 miles

at 6th Ave 0.29 miles

at 6th Ave and 16th 0.29 miles

at Broadway 0.47 miles

Pros & Cons

Windowed bathroom with marble fixtures
Rooftop recreational area
Some terraces
Base of building is Dance Theater Workshop
Convenient to many restaurants
Some balconies
6-burner Thermador gas range with a 36" oven and Gaggenau hood
Bosch dishwasher
Contemporary lobby with stone floor and stainless steel accents
Video security system
27" Subzero refrigerator
Close to Subway
High speed data cable and satellite connectivity
Handsome- modern building
Central Chelsea location
Very wide windows

No doorman
No garage
Several blocks from cross-town bus service
No concierge

CityRealty Rating

/44

Architecture

/36

Location

/39

Features

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Architecture

30+ remarkable

20-29 distinguished

11-19 average

< 11 below average
Location

27+ remarkable

18-26 distinguished

9-17 average

< 9 below average
Features

22+ remarkable

16-21 distinguished

9-15 average

< 9 below average
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Alternate Address

217-21 West 19 Street

1 Park Row

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