Nautica founder lands Chelsea building for $13M

Local seller bought the property for $10.8M in 2013

From left: David Chu, 256 West 15th Street and Christopher Okada
From left: David Chu, 256 West 15th Street and Christopher Okada

David Chu, the founder of popular sports apparel brand Nautica, bought a six-story Chelsea property for $13 million, The Real Deal has learned.

The seller of the 13,056-square-foot building at 256 West 15th Street, who is a private local investor, bought the property about a year and a half ago for $10.75 million. The property — which includes 22 apartments and two retail locations — is located between Seventh and Eighth avenues, close to Google’s headquarters.

Okada & Company’s Christopher Okada and David Ho represented the seller. Okada represented Chu in the transaction.

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Chu bought the property as an investment, Okada said. The building has recently been renovated. A laundromat and a salon are located in the two retail spaces.

In July, Chu sold a six-story property in the Flatiron District for $27 million.