Pre-war buildings near the 1 train in West Chelsea

It scopes this list to buildings in West Chelsea that are flagged as pre-war and that you can reach via the 1 train route (based on the building’s location signals). Use this as a starting point, then confirm the exact walk to your chosen station entrance.

There are 141+ buildings matching the page’s filters as of 2026-07-07.

Openigloo shows building-level signals from rated buildings and includes renter-focused context like tenant Q&A themes. You can use that to ask better questions, but you should confirm the final details (unit conditions, fees, and policies) with the building.

No. “Pre-war” describes building age, not amenity level or current condition. Treat elevator access, laundry, package handling, and maintenance responsiveness as items to verify for the specific building and unit you’re considering.

Ask how maintenance requests are handled, what recent repairs were completed, how pest-prevention is approached, and how building operations affect daily routines (elevator reliability, laundry availability, and package receiving).

Yes. Station entrances, sidewalks, and cross-street routes change your walking time. Before signing, test your route at the time you’d commute and confirm the walk length you’re comfortable with.

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