Chelsea is located in the mid-to-lower-westside area of New York City. Starting at 29^th Street, stretching south to west 14^th street, from 5^th Avenue, west to 11^th Avenue.

Chelsea became a commercial district after the elevated trains were built in the 1870s. Department stores like the Hugh O'Neil Dry Goods Store flourished here under the "El" (short for elevated train) and the area along Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the America's) from 18^th to 23^rd streets was known as "fashion row."

Chelsea is like a small town community where people seem to know their all their neighbors. Once considered a predominantly gay community, Chelsea has now given way to a diverse mix of artists, students, and established professionals. Exquisite luxury Hirises have sprouted up seemingly overnight, metamorphisizing the once quaint neighborhood into a slick residential community to the well-heeled trend-conscious professional. Chelsea has developed into a place of diverse entertainment everything from traditional bars and restaurants to some pubs and avant-garde nightclubs.

Anything from sprawling lofts to charming townhouses, from rent stabilized studios to luxury hirsise penthouses; Chelsea seems to be a home to all. Just as it is a home to New York City's most diverse residents.

See a map of this neighborhood.