New Chelsea building has something old, something new.

The Chelsea Club, a 12-story, 42-unit condominium at 438 W. 19th St., has been designed with a unique range of sophisticated amenities that include a club/meeting lounge for residents, fully-equipped gym, private elevator entry foyers, balconies and terraces housed inside a double-core building surrounded by a skin of glass and pre-cast stone with an angled ascent, announced Mona Gora, a principal of MOeJOe Developers, LLC.

"This is a building that truly reflects the excitement and energy of Chelsea," said Ms. Gora.

"It's fresh and sleek, with a pristine glass and stone facade that rises up at an angle. The Chelsea Club will have grace and style, but it's also going to be breath-takingly sexy."

Karl Fischer Architects, the international architectural firm responsible for the design of some of New York's trendiest condos, is the exterior design architect for the project.

Other recent KFA residential projects include the Textile Building at 66 Leonard St., City Hall Park Condominiums at 150 Nassau St. and residential conversions of 19 Rector St. and 260 Park Ave. South.

"The design of this building is distinct, especially the double-core construction," said Mr. Fischer. "The apartments will flow from the front of the building to the back and when the elevator doors open directly into the units, the resulting impression will be dramatic and the light will be amazing."

The interior, created by Andres Escobar & Associates, begins with an edgy double-height entry lobby accented by floating glass appointments and floor-to-ceiling stainless steel-wrapped columns in a serpentine pattern. The evocative design theme, composed in glass and steel with light hues, is carried throughout the common areas and into a private club where residents and their guests will relax in conversation surrounded by flat screened televisions and a room-length bar.

Mr. Escobar has even created high-style elevators, cladding the cabs in metallic leather and adding plasma-screen TV's. Moreover, the elevators are designed to provide direct access from the lower level to the lobby, club and apartments.

Inside the condo units are custom-designed kitchens with Gaggenau appliances, Subzero refrigerators, GeD Cucine cabinetry, center floating islands made from Statuaria marble and translucent glass. The doors are composed of high-gloss polyester with ultramodern hardware and the floors are being prepared from Brazillian Sucupira in 4 1/2-inch-wide planks.

The bathrooms will be fitted with floor-to-ceiling glass-enclosed showers, many with double shower heads and double seating--"showers for two"--and Euro-style trough sinks. The rooms are being fitted with glass and stone in keeping with the edgy theme and clean lines prevalent throughout the apartments.

Each floor-length unit features windows in the front and back, with open, loft-style space which is being presented in light hues to highlight the deep wood and stone finishes. The balconies and terraces will overlook open city views and every apartment will come with a storage unit on the lower level.

The Chelsea Club will have a state-of-the-art video security system. The condominium units range in size from 700 s/f to 1,600 s/f, with most featuring 100- to 1,000 s/f balconies or terraces. The units will be initially priced from $400,000's to $1.8 million. Sales of the condominiums are slated to be gin in late summer 2004, with occupancy scheduled for the summer of 2005.

The Chelsea Club is the second condominium project for Ms. Gora and her partner Joseph Klaynberg, and their first out-of-ground construction together. Their previous project was Davenport: Lofts on Main in New Rochelle, N.Y.