Investment Group Acquires Office Building in Chelsea for $14M

NEW YORK CITY — An investment group led by David Berley, chairman of Walter & Samuels Inc., has acquired a boutique office building located at 242 W. 27th St. in Chelsea. Panzel Development Associates sold the property for $14 million. Situated on the campus of the Fashion Institute of Technology, the 18,000-square-foot building features seven floors of office space, including a penthouse with a 500-square-foot deck and ground-floor loft duplex space. Ben Tapper, Noah Buchwald and Ross Weiner of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, while Adelaide Polsinelli of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer in the deal.