1125 Lorimer Street

The red-brick exterior belongs to the postwar apartment-house layer of the historic district. Its broad frontage and repeated window pattern mark a clear change in building type from the nineteenth-century structures described elsewhere in the district's designation report. The present apartment house replaced the church and parsonage.

Inside, the inventory spans compact studios through larger two-bedroom homes. Recorded interiors include one-bedroom apartments around 700 to 875 square feet and larger layouts around 900 to 1,200 square feet. Entry foyers, closets and separate dining areas appear in several of the larger plans.

Renovations have produced both enclosed kitchens and open living, dining and kitchen arrangements. The distinction is visible in the two-bedroom inventory, where some homes retain separate rooms and others have a broader central living area. Wood floors remain common, while kitchen and bathroom finishes differ by renovation.

Corner and upper-floor residences can have multiple exposures. Views into garden areas change with seasonal foliage; broader city outlooks occur where the apartment rises above nearby rooflines. A garden view is a matter of exposure, not a right to use the garden itself.

Combination residences form a smaller part of the inventory. Their additional area and altered circulation place them apart from the standard studios and one-bedroom homes that account for many resales. The largest recorded combination has traded infrequently.

Elevator service, central laundry and a resident superintendent form the core service package. Bicycle storage and separate storage facilities reduce the amount of equipment that must be kept inside an apartment. Storage is subject to availability and allocation.

The cooperative owns the residential property, and its tax expense is paid through the corporation. Class 2 assessment treatment applies to the building as a whole. No building-wide tax abatement is identified on the current roll.

Although this apartment house is younger than many nearby properties, it is inside the designated historic district. Exterior alterations therefore engage LPC oversight. Window replacements, masonry repairs and work visible from the street need to be considered within that setting.

The existing built floor-area ratio exceeds the residential allowance listed under R6B zoning. The building's established size and its historic-district location make further enlargement a separate land-use question; unused roof area is not automatically available for additional apartments or private terraces.

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.

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2023): a median $1,088/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 0.7% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 3-02569-0035). 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.

• 1080 Lorimer Street — A nearby prewar condominium in a much lower building, useful for comparing condominium ownership with this elevator cooperative.
• 120 Java Street — A smaller prewar condominium within Greenpoint, with a more limited residential inventory.
• Berry Street Lofts — A six-story conversion with a similar midsize scale and loft-style apartments.
• The Mill Building — A condominium conversion with a comparable residence count, but interiors shaped by an earlier industrial use.
• 143 South 8th Street — A farther cooperative comparison, converted from an institutional building and containing far fewer residences.