Avalon West Chelsea

Avalon West Chelsea is a rental apartment building at 282 Eleventh Avenue in West Chelsea, Manhattan, owned and managed by AvalonBay Communities. It stands on the block between West 27th and West 28th Streets, in the gallery district on the western edge of Chelsea.

The High Line runs past the site on its route toward Hudson Yards, and Hudson River Park, Chelsea Piers and the greenway are one block west. The Chelsea galleries fill the surrounding side streets, the Starrett-Lehigh Building is nearby, and the Javits Center is a few blocks north. The 7 train at 34th Street-Hudson Yards and the C and E at 23rd Street are the closest subway service.

Completed in 2014, the 31-story building holds 710 apartments, the largest rental building in Chelsea in this index. It was developed together with AVA High Line, AvalonBay’s younger-skewing brand, a block south on West 28th Street, as the High Line transformed the far West Side.

Residents are steps from the High Line, the gallery district and Chelsea Piers’ sports facilities on the river. The trade-off is transit, since the nearest subway stations are a long avenue block or two away.