Chelsea cleared 13 townhouse sales in the last twelve months at a median $1,447/sqft and currently has 4 more in contract. South Harlem cleared one in the last six months. The buyer pool, the absorption pace, and the price psychology are not comparable.
Chelsea's single-family / small-multi townhouse market cleared 13 sales in the trailing twelve months at a median $1,447/sqft, with an average 138 days on market. Another 4 are in contract right now, and 5 are actively listed. Only 3 of the 13 sales cleared below $5M.
South Harlem townhouses in the $3.0M–$4.85M band trade in the opposite market: eleven active listings, one closed sale in the last six months, and an average 202 days to contract. Same product type, an entirely different demand curve.
This is why the standing offer on 228 Lenox is not a Chelsea decision. It is a Harlem decision — and in Harlem, the calendar is not on the seller's side.
| Status | Avg Price | Median $/ft² | Avg DOM | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold (TTM) | $7,867,712 | $1,447 | 138 | 13 |
| In contract | $10,710,000 | $1,979 | 110 | 4 |
| Active | $15,629,000 | $2,213 | 173 | 5 |
| Address | Type | BD/BA | Sq Ft | Price | $/ft² | DOM | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481 West 22nd Street | House | 5 / 4.5 | 5,000 | $12,495,000 | $2,499 | 64 | IN CONTRACT | In contract 6/23/2026 |
| 234 West 22nd Street | House | 6 / 5 | 4,080 | $6,350,000 | $1,556 | 23 | IN CONTRACT | In contract 5/28/2026 |
| 354 West 20th Street | House | 5 / 6.5 | 6,200 | $13,999,999 | $2,258 | 191 | IN CONTRACT | In contract 4/4/2026 |
| 416 West 20th Street | Three-family home | 6 / 4 | 5,878 | $9,995,000 | $1,700 | 161 | IN CONTRACT | In contract 3/27/2026 |
| 334 West 20th Street | House | 5 / 6.5 | 7,058 | $20,700,000 | $2,932 | 94 | ACTIVE | Listed 4/6/2026 |
| 340 West 23rd Street | House | 6 / 7 | 9,422 | $17,700,000 | $1,878 | 142 | ACTIVE | Listed 2/17/2026 |
| 453 West 24th Street | House | 5 / 3 | 4,404 | $9,750,000 | $2,213 | 121 | ACTIVE | Listed 3/10/2026 |
| 345 West 19th Street | Townhouse | 6 / 8 | 8,167 | $24,500,000 | $2,999 | 86 | ACTIVE | Listed 4/14/2026 |
| 262 West 25th Street | Townhouse | 5 / 3.5 | 3,900 | $5,495,000 | $1,408 | 423 | ACTIVE | Listed 5/12/2025 |
| 456 West 25th Street | Three-family home | 4 / 4 | 3,520 | $5,191,000 | $1,474 | 273 | SOLD | Sold 5/22/2026 |
| 348 West 20th Street | Three-family home | 5 / 4 | 5,000 | $5,850,000 | $1,170 | 50 | SOLD | Sold 5/5/2026 |
| 349 West 19th Street | House | 5 / 4.5 | 3,828 | $12,650,000 | $3,304 | 1 | SOLD | Sold 4/22/2026 |
| 217 West 22nd Street | House | 4 / 4 | 3,650 | $5,564,257 | $1,524 | 110 | SOLD | Sold 3/31/2026 |
| 125 West 15th Street | Three-family home | 5 / 4 | 4,552 | $7,500,000 | $1,647 | 176 | SOLD | Sold 1/7/2026 |
| 447 West 24th Street | Two-family home | 5 / 4.5 | 3,500 | $4,500,000 | $1,285 | 107 | SOLD | Sold 12/19/2025 |
| 217 West 20th Street | House | 6 / 8 | 9,132 | $11,600,000 | $1,270 | 224 | SOLD | Sold 11/12/2025 |
| 304 West 18th Street | House | 3 / 4.5 | 3,363 | $4,775,000 | $1,419 | 300 | SOLD | Sold 10/28/2025 |
| 217 West 15th Street | Townhouse | 6 / 5 | 4,500 | $5,400,000 | $1,200 | 133 | SOLD | Sold 10/6/2025 |
| 443 West 19th Street | Two-family home | 3 / 3 | 4,800 | $4,999,999 | $1,041 | 259 | SOLD | Sold 8/28/2025 |
| 344 West 22nd Street | House | 5 / 4 | 4,395 | $13,100,000 | $2,980 | 12 | SOLD | Sold 8/27/2025 |
| 204 West 21st Street | House | 4 / 5.5 | — | $7,650,000 | — | 48 | SOLD | Sold 7/23/2025 |
| 348 West 22nd Street | House | 4 / 6 | 5,353 | $13,500,000 | $2,521 | 101 | SOLD | Sold 7/18/2025 |
The comparison is not to argue Harlem should trade like Chelsea. It is to show that waiting for a Chelsea-style buyer at a Harlem address is not a strategy the data supports.