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, 2005–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,652
- Listing discount
- 4.9%
- Recorded sales
- 90
- On record
- 2005–2025
445 Lafayette (Astor Place Tower / Sculpture for Living) is Charles Gwathmey's iconic 2005 curved glass tower at Astor Place — and the building The building is widely regarded as "rather ungainly, but it is chunky and powerful and sinuous and bright and sparkling."
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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $80,564/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $181,814/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $172 – $388
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.
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.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 14, 2022 | 5A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,248 sf | $4,070,000 | $1,810/sf | -3.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,652/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 4.9% 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.
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