10 East 12th Street
10 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003
BBL 1005697501 · BIN 1009294
- Year built
- 1907
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 26
- Pets
- Pets, including dogs, permitted under the condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Generally allowed in condominiums; not confirmed for this building
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- No doorman
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 10 East 12th Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
10 East 12th Street is one of the most coveted boutique loft addresses in Greenwich Village — a 1907 masonry building, converted to condominium in 1982, that delivers exactly what downtown loft buyers chase and rarely find: large, light-filled, full-floor and half-floor apartments in a low-density, well-run building on a prime Village block between Fifth Avenue and University Place.
The location is close to the geographic and social center of the Village. It sits a short walk from Union Square's transit and greenmarket, the Fifth Avenue corridor, and the restaurant-and-shopping fabric that defines the neighborhood, on an East 12th Street blockfront just outside the Greenwich Village Historic District, which on this block takes in the East 11th Street side.
Architecture and unit composition
The building was designed in 1907 by architect Samuel Sass and built as a commercial loft structure; the original builder's name remains carved into the façade. It was converted to a 26-unit residential condominium in 1982, with residences laid out two per floor — a configuration that yields generous full-floor and half-floor apartments with the high ceilings, wide column spacing, and big windows characteristic of prime prewar loft stock.
The conversion preserved the building's loft DNA: open, flexible floor plates rather than chopped-up rooms. Penthouse-level units carry private roof terraces. The building is keyed-elevator served, with a video-intercom entry and a live-in superintendent — a deliberately boutique, low-staff operating model.
Building operations
10 East 12th Street runs as a self-managed-style boutique condominium with a live-in super, central laundry, bike room, and storage, but no doorman, gym, or garage. Limited staffing can hold down the operating budget that common charges fund. Real estate taxes are separate: the Department of Finance assesses and bills each condominium unit, and staffing does not set that bill. Pets, including dogs, are permitted.
Buyers should review the offering plan, current financials, board minutes, and any reserve study during due diligence — standard practice for a boutique condominium where each owner's share of building costs is larger.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $650 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Capital Contribution | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount 2% of sales price | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Lease FeeRecurring | Paid by Landlord | When Upon approval | Amount Equal to 20% of total annual common charges with each lease/lease renewal | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease FeeRecurring | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount Equal to 20% of total annual common charges with each lease/lease renewal | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- No doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Garage, bike storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $33,569/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $108
- Modeled exposure split equally across 26 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
10 East 12th trades as a condominium, so pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis. The apartments are large, which keeps absolute prices high even at moderate per-foot levels, and the full-floor and penthouse units sit at the top of the building's range. Because there are only 26 units and the floor plans vary (half-floor versus full-floor, terrace versus none, renovation level), each sale is genuinely apartment-specific. The most reliable pricing evidence is the building's own trade history, adjusted for size, floor, and condition.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2007 | 2NW | 1,725 sf | $860,000 | $499/sf |
| Jan 23, 2007 | 9S | 2,778 sf | $4,600,000 | $1,656/sf |
| Mar 7, 2005 | 9S | 2,778 sf | $4,950,000 | $1,782/sf |
Market read. Most recent trades (2007) cleared a median $1,078/sf (recorded) across 2 sales.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00569-7501; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
You're buying loft scale in a low-density building. Full-floor and half-floor apartments with prewar bones, in a 26-unit building — this is rare product and the reason the address holds value.
Check the carrying costs against the space. The limited-staff model can keep common charges down. Compare the apartment's current common charges and its separate real estate tax bill with similar Village lofts, including any assessments, before treating cost as an advantage.
There's no doorman or gym. If full-service amenities are a requirement, weigh that against the space and the cost savings. Many Village loft buyers actively prefer the boutique model.
The lot is not landmarked. The Greenwich Village Historic District covers the East 11th Street side of this block, not the East 12th Street side, so LPC review does not apply to this building's exterior. Confirm the lot's status with LPC before planning exterior work.
Condominium ownership. No co-op board admission; purchases run through the condominium's application and right-of-first-refusal process. Confirm pied-à-terre, investor, foreign-buyer and subletting rules and the closing timeline in the current declaration, bylaws and house rules.
What to know if you’re selling
The loft layout is the headline. Full-floor light, ceiling height, and flexible space sell this building. Stage and photograph to show scale and the quality of light.
Price to the building's own comps. With 26 heterogeneous units, the persuasive evidence is 10 East 12th's recent trades adjusted for floor, size, terrace, and renovation level.
Put the carrying costs in the listing. Current common charges and the unit's real estate tax bill, shown next to the square footage, let buyers make the comparison themselves.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 10 East 12th Street, also evaluate:
- 21 East 12th Street — new-development condo on the same block; full-service contrast to the boutique loft model
- 18 East 12th Street — boutique Village condo around the corner
- 40 University Place — a Village cooperative at University Place and East 9th Street
- 24 Fifth Avenue and 33 Fifth Avenue — established Fifth Avenue co-ops nearby for a tenure contrast
- 15 West 12th Street — full-service Village co-op a few blocks west
More Greenwich Village buildings
- 2 Fifth Avenue — 1951 co-op by Emery Roth & Sons
- 3 West 13th Street — 2006 condominium
- 8 West 13th Street — 1910 condop
- 10 East 14th Street — 1930 condominium
- The Brevoort (11 Fifth Avenue) — 1954 co-op by Boak & Paris
- The Greenwich Spire (11 West 13th Street) — condominium by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich Village.
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. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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