Isang apartment na may isang silid-tulugan at pribadong terasa na 230 talampakang parisukat, sa isa sa mga pinakainaasam-asam na condominium sa West Chelsea—781 talampakang parisukat ang kabuuan, at ang terasa ang katangiang halos wala sa ibang unit sa gusali.

Nakaharap ito sa hilaga, na sa kapitbahayang ito ay isang bentahe, hindi kompromiso: banayad at pantay ang liwanag sa buong maghapon—ang uri ng liwanag na pinagsasaligan ng mga galeriya dalawang kanto ang layo—at walang nakakasilaw na sikat ng araw na nagiging dahilan para hindi magamit ang kuwartong nakaharap sa timog pagsapit ng alas-kuwatro. Maganda ang bagsak nito sa mga sahig na hardwood.

Na-renovate na ang kusina—may mga countertop na granite, kabinet na dark maple, at mga kagamitang stainless steel—at may bukasan ito papunta sa sala, kaya hindi napapalayo rito ang nagluluto. Nasa likuran ng apartment ang silid-tulugan, sa likod ng mga pintong naitutulak papasok sa dingding, at may sarili itong aparador na akma ang pagkakagawa. Dahil dito, nagiging tunay na tahanan ang isang apartment na ganito ang laki, sa halip na studio na may dingding lang. Maluwag at bukas ang pagkakaayos, at maaari itong baguhin ayon sa kagustuhan ng sinumang titira rito.

Ang 555 West 23rd Street ay isang luxury condominium na tumatanggap ng mga alagang hayop. Mayroon itong lobby na may dalawang palapag at talon, doorman at concierge na bukas 24 oras, valet parking sa gusali at garahe, fitness center na 2,000 talampakang parisukat, lounge para sa mga residente, imbakan ng bisikleta, at naka-landscape na patyo na 9,000 talampakang parisukat na may mga fountain.

Nasa labas lamang ang High Line, Hudson River Park, Chelsea Piers, Chelsea Cove, Clement Clarke Moore Park, at ilang daang galeriya.

A one-bedroom with a 230-square-foot private terrace, in one of West Chelsea's most coveted condominiums - 781 square feet in all, and the terrace is the part almost nothing else in the building has.

The exposure is northern, which in this neighbourhood is the point rather than the compromise: steady, even light all day, the light the galleries two streets away are built around, and never the glare that makes a south-facing room unusable at four o'clock. It falls well on the hardwood floors.

The kitchen has been renovated - granite counters, dark maple cabinetry, stainless appliances - and passes through to the living room, so the cook is never shut away from it. The bedroom sits at the back of the apartment behind pocket doors, with its own fitted closet, which is what makes a one-bedroom of this size live as a home rather than a studio with a wall. The layout is generous and open enough to be rearranged by whoever takes it on.

555 West 23rd Street is a pet-friendly luxury condominium with a two-storey lobby and waterfall, a 24-hour doorman and concierge, in-house valet parking and a garage on site, a 2,000-square-foot fitness centre, a residents' lounge, bike storage, and a 9,000-square-foot landscaped courtyard with fountains.

The High Line, Hudson River Park, Chelsea Piers, Chelsea Cove, Clement Clarke Moore Park and several hundred galleries are all immediately outside.