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Sales have started at the Paper Factory building at 52 West 22nd Street in Chelsea.

The attractive, 6-story, Italianate-style building was erected in 1851 and is being converted to five residential condominiums by Metro Builders LLC of which Frank Porco is a partner.

Arpad Baksa is the architect for the conversion.

The two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath duplex penthouse is priced at $1,995,000 and it has two private decks and 1,557 square feet of space.

Apartment 2 has 1,587 square feet and is priced at $1,895,000. It has 11-foot-high ceilings.

Apartment 1 has 1,849 square feet and is priced at $1,795,000. It has 12-foot-high ceilings.

Apartment 3 has 1,472 square feet and is priced at $1,695,000. It has 11-foot-high ceilings.

Apartment 4 has 1,256 square feet and is priced at $1,395,000. It has 11-foot-high ceilings.

All apartments have outdoor space, Bosch stacked washers/dryers, private keyed elevator access, video intercom systems, central air, private basement storage, Viking and Bosch kitchen appliances, and bathrooms have Starck toilets, Duravit sinks and Zuma tubs.

The building, which has a 10-step stoop, has a central Chelsea location and is convenient to public transportation.
Architecture Critic Carter Horsley Since 1997, Carter B. Horsley has been the editorial director of CityRealty. He began his journalistic career at The New York Times in 1961 where he spent 26 years as a reporter specializing in real estate & architectural news. In 1987, he became the architecture critic and real estate editor of The New York Post.