- Year built
- 1907
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 6
- Floors
- 8
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator, remote entry system and on-call superintendent; private terraces in selected homes
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About the building
The Camera Building began as a seven-story office and studio building designed by Frederick C. Zobel for Brunswick Realty Company in 1907. Its steel frame allowed broad windows across a frontage of approximately 42 feet. White terra-cotta detail and Gothic-influenced window surrounds distinguish the façade. The building later accommodated offices and institutional uses before a residential conversion, signed off by DOB in 2004, created six homes above commercial space.
Five full-floor residences and a duplex penthouse occupy the upper building. Typical full-floor layouts span approximately 3,000 square feet or more, with three- and four-bedroom arrangements and separate living and dining areas. A keyed elevator opens into the residences. Selected homes have private terraces, and the penthouse extends into the roof level. Central air conditioning and in-unit laundry are features of the residential conversion; entry service combines remote access with an on-call superintendent.
Recent sales
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Recent closings at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | 2 | $3,649,715 |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 6 | $3,300,000 |
| Oct 29, 2014 | PH | $6,000,000 |
| Jan 28, 2011 | 3 | $3,075,000 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | PH | $4,560,000 |
| Aug 1, 2005 | 3 | $2,450,000 |
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 1-00880-7502) 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.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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What to know if you’re buying
Six homes share a building that also contains a commercial unit. The condominium's division of expenses between residential and commercial ownership matters for the elevator, structure and other shared systems. A lender's project review may also give additional attention to this combination of a very small residential association and nonresidential space.
Comparable buildings
- The Story House — Another small condominium conversion offering large homes within a prewar commercial building.
- 50 Madison Avenue — A small prewar condominium with a taller building form near Madison Square Park.
- The Whitman — A four-residence conversion with expansive full-floor homes and a more concentrated ownership structure.
More Flatiron buildings
- 118 East 29th Street (120 Gramercy Hill) — 1920 condominium
- 119 East 23rd Street (Crossing 23rd) — 2005 condominium by H. Thomas O'Hara Architects
- 120 Central Park South (The Berkeley House) — 1941 co-op
- 127 Madison Avenue (M127) — 1920 by SHoP Architects
- 128 East 28th Street — 2021 condominium
- 129 Fifth Avenue — 1905 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Flatiron — read The Roebling Team Guide to Flatiron.
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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