"Vibrant" is an understatement for Chelsea, the area running from 14th Street to 34th street on the West Side. Everything you could want is here, whether it's a landmarked townhouse, a family-friendly chain restaurant, pulsing nightlife, or a cutting edge art gallery.

If prewar apartments are your thing, one of the most architecturally distinct is London Terrace, a 1929 complex that runs the entire block from 23rd to 24th Streets West of Ninth Avenue. London Terrace includes a common garden, a pool, and nearly 1,700 units in co-ops (known as the Towers) and rentals (known as the Gardens.)

In other parts of Chelsea, old industrial spaces have been transformed into alluring lofts, and the sports complex Chelsea Piers offers a place to ice skate, conquer a climbing wall, or just work on that troublesome slice.

For buyers who want in on the New and Next, there's new development in Western Chelsea around the High Line, an abandoned elevated railroad that's being converted into a park over a mile long.

Click here to browse Chelsea Homes For Sale