- Year built
- 1907
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 6
- Floors
- 8
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator, remote entry system and on-call superintendent; private terraces in selected homes
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
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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.
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs 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 data last refreshed October 2026.
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; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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.
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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
- 108 Fifth Avenue — 1986 condominium
- Armorie (114 East 25th Street) — condominium
- 119 East 23rd Street (Crossing 23rd) — 2005 condominium by H. Thomas O'Hara Architects
- 129 Fifth Avenue — co-op
- 140 Fifth Avenue — 1899 co-op
- 141 Fifth Avenue (Merchants Bank Building) — 1897 condominium by CetraRuddy Architects
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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