445 Lafayette Street / 1 Astor Place (Astor Place Tower / Sculpture for Living)
445 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003
NoHo
BBL 1005447502 · BIN 1087152
- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 39
- Floors
- 21
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,756
- Listing discount
- 4.3%
- Recorded sales
- 91
- On record
- 2005–2026
445 Lafayette (Astor Place Tower / Sculpture for Living) is Charles Gwathmey's 2005 curved-glass tower at Astor Place — a building that divided architectural opinion on arrival and has stayed divisive since, which is part of what makes it worth understanding before you buy in it.
It carries the Charles Gwathmey architectural pedigree — the same hand behind Gwathmey Siegel's Guggenheim Museum addition and a substantial body of New York institutional and residential work — and that authorship reads most directly in the curved-glass curtain wall, among the most celebrated NYC residential facades of its 2005 moment. Wrapped inside is a boutique 39-unit configuration, a deliberately small house anchored at the Astor Place crossing.
Architecture and building operations
Gwathmey Siegel's 2005 design produced a 21-story curved-glass curtain wall tower at the Astor Place / Lafayette Street intersection. The 39-unit configuration distributes across the building's floors. Critical reaction at completion was mixed — the curve and the curtain wall drew both praise for their sculptural ambition and objections to the building's fit against the low-rise Astor Place streetscape.
Operations: 24-hour doorman; concierge; fitness center; spa; private storage.
Policy framework — verify via The Roebling Research Library
- Type: Condominium
- Pets: Permitted under condominium framework
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted
- Subletting: Permitted under condominium procedures
- Financing: Standard condominium LTV
- LLC/trust/foreign buyers: All permitted
- Right of first refusal: Procedural only
Specific policy framework should be verified against the Roebling Research Library's offering plan and house rules at engagement.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $80,564/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $181,814/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $172 – $388
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | 9C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,449 sf | $2,500,000 | $1,725/sf | +0.0% |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 12C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,449 sf | $2,730,000 | $1,884/sf | -5.7% |
| Jun 12, 2025 | 14B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,174 sf | $5,500,000 | $1,733/sf | -8.3% |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 8B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,681 sf | $2,975,000 | $1,770/sf | -0.8% |
| May 31, 2024 | 14A | 3 BR · 4 BA · 2,248 sf | $3,725,000 | $1,657/sf | -6.9% |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 9A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,248 sf | $3,275,000 | $1,457/sf | -27.2% |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 9B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,681 sf | $3,075,000 | $1,829/sf | -5.4% |
| Nov 7, 2022 | 5B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,681 sf | $2,950,000 | $1,755/sf | +7.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,756/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00544-7502) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
The Charles Gwathmey architectural pedigree is real institutional context.
The curved-glass curtain wall is structurally distinguishing.
The Astor Place location anchors the East Village / NoHo border.
The Related Companies sponsor pedigree is real institutional context.
The boutique 39-unit configuration supports operational intimacy.
Comparable buildings
- 21 Astor Place — Harney 1890 / Elad 2003 conversion; same-block NoHo peer
- 40 Bond Street — Herzog & de Meuron 2007; nearby NoHo trophy peer
- 25 Bond Street — BKSK 2008; nearby NoHo trophy peer
- 111 East 14th Street (Zeckendorf Towers) — Davis Brody 1987; nearby East Village peer
- Stewart House (70 East 10th) — Mayer 1960; nearby Greenwich Village peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across East Village + NoHo — read The Roebling Team Guide to East Village + NoHo.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent.
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