- 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
- 5.7%
- Recorded transfers
- 7
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.
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. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2019 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $566,000 | -5.7% | |
| May 14, 2018 | DUPLEX | 1 BA | $575,000 | -4.0% | |
| Jul 19, 2017 | D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $665,000 | +6.4% | |
| Nov 22, 2005 | 6C | 1 BR · 500 sf | $525,000 | $1,050/sf | +1.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2005) cleared a median $1,050/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount -1.9% over ask.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2025 | 6D | $599,000 |
| Jul 16, 2018 | 6C | $600,000 |
| May 6, 2014 | D | $600,000 |
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; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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 Roebling Team at 121 East 10th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the East Village and the broader downtown cooperative and condominium market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of pre-war cooperatives deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture and landmark context, the cooperative structure, the staffing and amenity reality, and where pricing sits against the right comparable tier.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 121 East 10th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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