- Year built
- 1913
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator access, virtual doorman, renovated lobby and in-home laundry in selected residences
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase price
- Doorman
- Virtual doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2024
- $1,367
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 2.6%
- Recorded sales
- 17
- On record
- 2004–2024
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105 East 29th Street is an eleven-residence cooperative built around large commercial loft floors. Typical homes occupy approximately 3,000 square feet, with broad living areas and individually arranged bedroom plans. Its small ownership group controls a building with an elevator, commercial space at the base and a duplex penthouse above the principal residential floors.
The 1913 structure originally housed business lofts. Contemporary trade reporting records commercial tenants in the building, and its residential conversion followed around 1980. The large floor plates and high ceilings carried into the apartments, which now include three- and four-bedroom layouts.
Architecture and unit composition
The building has a roughly 40-foot street frontage and a deep floor plate. Full-floor homes generally range from about 2,950 to 3,300 square feet. Their interior partitions and room counts vary, reflecting separate renovations over several decades.
The upper duplex contains approximately 3,400 square feet, with a private roof terrace exceeding 1,000 square feet. Its upper level introduces internal stairs and a second set of living spaces. Selected homes have central air conditioning and private laundry; those installations form part of the individual apartment configuration.
Keyed elevator entry allows direct access to the residential floors. Large windows and ceilings reaching approximately eleven feet are recurring features, while the uppermost residence has exposures in all four directions.
Building operations
The cooperative uses a virtual doorman, and the lobby has been renovated. Commercial space occupies part of the property beneath the residences. The shared elevator serves a small number of large apartments, so its maintenance and replacement costs are significant items for this ownership group.
The penthouse's private roof terrace also creates a distinct division between an individual outdoor amenity and the building's roof. For that type of purchase, the maintenance allocation and access rights have direct consequences for work above the other shareholders' homes.
Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase priceSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Virtual doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
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
- $11,388/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $86
- Modeled exposure split equally across 11 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
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 FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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
Recent transfers 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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2024 | 3 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 3,000 sf | $4,100,000 | $1,367/sf | -8.9% |
| Oct 12, 2017 | PH | 3 BR · 3,390 sf | $6,790,000 | $2,003/sf | -2.9% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 3,000 sf | $4,800,000 | $1,600/sf | +0.0% |
| Nov 12, 2014 | 2 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 3,200 sf | $4,250,000 | $1,328/sf | +7.6% |
| Apr 29, 2014 | 4 | 4 BR · 3,000 sf | $3,225,105 | $1,075/sf | +9.3% |
| Apr 24, 2012 | 3 | 3 BR | $2,460,000 | -1.4% | |
| Mar 30, 2011 | 9 | 3 BR · 3,000 sf | $2,450,000 | $817/sf | -8.9% |
| Jan 28, 2009 | 8 | 4 BR · 2,950 sf | $2,310,000 | $783/sf | -21.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,367/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.6% 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 1-00885-0008). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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Notable residents
The New York Times reported that Roy Lichtenstein acquired a loft here for his studio in 1984. The building's open commercial floors formed part of its transition into residential and studio use.
Comparable buildings
- 41 East 28th Street — A nearby prewar cooperative with a similarly small ownership group.
- Empire State Lofts — A loft cooperative with substantial vertical scale and a limited number of apartments.
- The Nottingham — A larger prewar cooperative for comparing operating scale in the same area.
- Park South Tower — A taller, larger cooperative with a different shared-cost structure.
- 137 East 28th Street — Another prewar cooperative, with more apartments sharing the building's operations.
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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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