121 East 10th Street
121 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003
East Village
BBL 1004660047 · BIN 1006823
- Year built
- 1899
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 25
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Cats permitted; dogs not permitted
- Subletting
- Permitted after an initial ownership period; specific terms set by the board
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $599K – $599K
- Listing discount
- 0.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 17
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 121 East 10th 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.
121 East 10th Street is a pre-war East Village cooperative on one of the most historically distinguished blocks downtown. The building sits inside the St. Mark's Historic District, a stretch of East 10th Street defined by mid-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century architecture and anchored by the Renwick Triangle — the celebrated row of Anglo-Italianate houses just to the west, attributed to James Renwick Jr. To buy here is to own in a protected, low-rise enclave a block from St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery and steps from Astor Place, with the cooperative's permanence and price discipline.
For the buyer who wants the texture of old New York with the cost structure of a co-op rather than a condo, the building is a clean proposition: a boutique, pre-war, elevator cooperative in a landmark district, at price points well below the trophy market.
Building operations
The cooperative is run lean and well: an elevator, a roof deck, a landscaped courtyard, a basement laundry room, private storage, and a live-in superintendent. There is no doorman — typical and appropriate for a 25-unit pre-war co-op of this scale, and a meaningful factor in keeping maintenance charges contained.
As a cooperative, ownership is by shares rather than deed: purchases require board approval and a board interview, financing is capped at a board-set percentage, and pied-à-terre, gifting, guarantor, and co-purchase arrangements are evaluated case by case. The building permits subletting after an initial period of ownership, with terms set by the board. The exact financing maximum, any flip tax, and current sublet rules vary by board policy and should be confirmed at offer stage.
Architecture and residences
Built in 1899 on a 25-foot-wide lot, the building is a six-story Romanesque Revival flats house with Neo-Classical detailing — the masonry, arched openings, and pre-war proportions characteristic of the district. The interiors carry pre-war scale: higher ceilings, defined rooms, and the layout logic of turn-of-the-century apartment living rather than open-plan new construction. Homes run from studios through modest one- and two-bedrooms.
Because the building is within the St. Mark's Historic District, exterior changes are subject to landmark review — a constraint that also protects the streetscape and the building's character over time.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 emissions caps apply. No regulatory capital pressure from this law specifically, current or 2030.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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.
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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- Not listed; Transfer Fee $1,250 at closing
- Sublet policy
- Allowed (co-op sublet fee schedule shown)
- Notable fees
- Recognition Agreement Fee $300; POA Fee $250/POA
Recent sales
Co-op pricing is read on a per-room basis, and 121 East 10th Street trades as a boutique pre-war cooperative — small units, pre-war layouts, and modest carrying costs. With only 25 residences, resale volume is thin: a small number of closings in an active year. Demand here is driven by the landmark block, the pre-war character, and the value a co-op structure offers relative to neighboring condominiums. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the room count, the floor, the exposure, and the renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood average.
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2025 | 6D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $599,000 | +0.0% |
| Mar 15, 2021 | 3D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $440,000 | -11.1% |
| Mar 8, 2021 | 3B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $490,000 | -1.0% |
| Dec 4, 2020 | 1A | 1 BA | $430,000 | +0.0% |
| Sep 11, 2019 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $566,000 | -11.4% |
| Jul 16, 2018 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $600,000 | +0.0% |
| May 14, 2018 | DUPLEX | 1 BA | $575,000 | -4.0% |
| Jul 19, 2017 | D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $665,000 | +6.4% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2005): a median $1,050/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 1.0% 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 1-00466-0047) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a cooperative, so the path is a board package and interview, a financing cap set by the board, and underwriting of the building's financials and house rules. Read the rules carefully on the points that matter to you — note that the building permits cats but not dogs, and that subletting is allowed only after an initial ownership period. Review the co-op's financials, reserve, and any planned capital work, particularly given the building's age and its position in a landmark district, which can affect the cost and timeline of exterior work.
The reasons to buy are the block and the value: a protected historic-district address a block from the Renwick Triangle, pre-war scale, and a cooperative cost structure that keeps the entry point and carrying costs below condominium peers nearby.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is the location and the character. The St. Mark's Historic District address, the 1899 architecture, and the boutique pre-war feel are the differentiators — and they sell to a specific buyer who wants downtown history and is comfortable with a co-op. Pricing is an apartment-specific exercise: room count, floor, light, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the landmark narrative, prepare the buyer for the co-op process, and benchmark against the right comparable tier of pre-war East Village cooperatives.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 121 East 10th Street, also look at these East Village pre-war and boutique buildings:
- 70 East 10th Street — nearby East Village cooperative
- 28 East 10th Street — nearby East Village building on the same block
- 240 East 10th Street — East Village building nearby
- 143 Avenue B — boutique East Village cooperative
- 253 East 7th Street — East Village building nearby
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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