114 East 13th Street (American Felt Building)
114 East 13th Street, New York, NY 10003
BBL 1005587501 · BIN 1009030
- Year built
- 1906
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 41
- Floors
- 12
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditions
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
- Financing
- No building-imposed financing cap (condominium); financing is subject to lender underwriting.
- Subletting
- Generally permitted (condominium); confirm any rental cap or right of first refusal at the offer stage.
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $2,056
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 3.3%
- Recorded sales
- 42
- On record
- 2003–2026
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114 East 13th Street (American Felt Building) is the 1906 Knight & Collins headquarters of the American Felt Company — felt supplier to Steinway pianos — with carved sheep's heads above the second floor. Past residents include Abbie Hoffman, Bret Easton Ellis, and Katie Holmes.
Its identity starts with the American Felt Company / Steinway piano industrial-history provenance, a manufacturing past that still shapes how the building reads. That history lives inside the Knight & Collins 1906 classical architecture, whose signature sheep's heads above the second floor have prompted Village Preservation to flag the building for potential individual landmark designation. Layered over the brick-and-stone is a trophy cultural resident roster — Abbie Hoffman (1960s political activist and Yippie founder), Bret Easton Ellis (Less Than Zero, American Psycho), and Katie Holmes.
Architecture and building operations
Knight & Collins's 1906 design produced a 12-story classical tower as the American Felt Company headquarters. The building supplied felt to Steinway pianos through the company's operation. The signature sheep's heads above the second floor are preserved as the building's most-recognized ornamental feature.
The 1984 condominium conversion produced 41 condominium apartments. Village Preservation has flagged the building for potential individual landmark designation given its architectural and industrial-history significance.
Operations: 24-hour doorman; private storage; bicycle 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.
Notable residents
- Abbie Hoffman — Yippie political activist; co-founder of the Youth International Party
- Bret Easton Ellis — author (Less Than Zero, American Psycho, Glamorama)
- Katie Holmes — actress
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of July 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
8 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $575 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $200 per applicant/adult occupant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Disbursement Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $100 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Processing Fee for Closing Documents | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $575 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,500 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
8 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-Out Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $575 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $200 per applicant/adult occupant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Disbursements Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $100 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-Out Deposit | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $1,500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,500 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $100 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Ownership transfer
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condo Transfer Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $275 | 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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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditionsGenerally permitted (condominium); confirm any rental cap or right of first refusal at the offer stage.Source: The Roebling Research Desk's building record
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $1,013 per room a monthMedian of 7 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $3.03 per square foot a monthMedian of 6 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.44 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.70 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Bike storage, storageSource: 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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $29,436/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $60
- Modeled exposure split equally across 41 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 record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as Unsafe — conditions requiring corrective action, which under FISP means a protective sidewalk shed and repairs. Review the subsequent filings, the repair status, and the building’s board and financial materials — we pull the repair scope and funding picture for you.
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).
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 record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
Recent sales
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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | 10D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 942 sf | $1,795,000 | $1,906/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 6A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,230 sf | $1,800,000 | $1,463/sf | -9.8% |
| May 16, 2025 | 7C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,029 sf | $1,775,000 | $1,725/sf | -5.3% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 11D | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,616 sf | $2,580,000 | $1,597/sf | -6.2% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 11C | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,353 sf | $2,226,250 | $1,645/sf | -6.3% |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 3D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 937 sf | $1,540,000 | $1,644/sf | -12.0% |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 2B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,214 sf | $1,450,000 | $1,194/sf | -3.0% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | MULTI | 3,162 sf | $3,050,000 | $965/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $2,056/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 3.3% 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 1-00558-7501). 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.
Closed rents at American Felt Building, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 4 | $8,500 |
4 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease March 2026. Based on few leases. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $1.8M (5 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $74,118 to close, or 4.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $18,000
- Mortgage recording tax: $25,988
- Title insurance: $8,100
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $22,030
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The American Felt Company / Steinway piano industrial-history provenance is real architectural-history context.
The trophy cultural resident roster — Abbie Hoffman, Bret Easton Ellis, Katie Holmes — supports premium positioning.
The 1906 Knight & Collins classical architecture with sheep's heads above the second floor is structurally distinguishing.
Village Preservation has flagged the building for potential individual landmark designation.
The boutique 41-unit configuration supports operational intimacy.
Roebling cross-references the offering plan through the Roebling Research Library during diligence.
Comparable buildings
- The Jefferson (211 East 13th) — BKSK 2013 LEED Gold; nearby East Village condo peer
- The Christodora House (143 Avenue B) — Henry C. Pelton 1928 / 1986 conversion; nearby East Village cultural-anchor peer
- Steiner East Village (438 East 12th) — S9 Architecture 2017; nearby East Village condo peer
- Ageloff Tower (172 East 4th) — Shampan & Shampan 1929; nearby East Village Art Deco peer
- 111 Fourth Avenue — Starrett & Van Vleck 1919 / 1977 conversion; nearby East 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.
More Greenwich Village buildings
- 108 Third Avenue — 2006 condominium
- 111 Fourth Avenue (International Tailoring Company Building) — 1919 co-op
- 113 Fourth Avenue — 1905 condominium
- 115 East 9th Street (The St. Mark) — 1965 co-op
- 119 Waverly Place — co-op
- 120 Fourth Avenue (77 East 12th Street) — 1963 co-op
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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