- Year built
- 1916
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 34
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Elevator, live-in superintendent, bike room, rentable private storage
- Financing
- Up to 70 percent financing per public records — verify against current board policy at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2023
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $1.1M – $1.1M
- Listing discount
- 2.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 38
125 West 12th Street is the Greenwich Village pre-war cooperative in its quiet, traditional register: a 1916 brick building of roughly 34 apartments, six stories, on one of the most desirable residential blocks in the Village, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. A contributing property within the original 1969 Greenwich Village Historic District, it offers the pre-war proportions, light, and detailing that define the Village co-op — in a boutique unit count run on a low-carry budget.
The site carries a layer of history the restrained brick facade doesn't advertise: the building rose in 1916 on the former site of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church, developed by the Lustgarten Company to the design of Joseph C. Schaeffer. The result is a dignified pre-war apartment house — Flemish-bond brick with stone accents, arched windows at the base and crown, a columned portico set behind a landscaped light well — rather than a showpiece, and it has traded for a century as exactly that: a discreet, well-located Village co-op.
For buyers, the thesis is a prime-block Village address in a boutique pre-war co-op with low carrying costs — proportions and location over amenity.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises six stories in Flemish-bond brick with stone accents, large arched windows at the first and top floors, a slightly recessed center bay, and pediments terminating either end of the roofline. A columned entrance portico and canopy front a landscaped light well. The roughly 34 to 35 apartments span studio through three-bedroom homes across the building's lines, on a 75-foot frontage and a gross floor area of about 31,000 square feet. Interiors carry the pre-war vocabulary: roughly nine-and-a-half-foot ceilings, hardwood floors, and original crown moldings; some homes look toward garden greenery at the rear.
Building operations
This is lean boutique pre-war co-op ownership: an elevator, a live-in superintendent, a bike room, and rentable private storage — no doorman, by design, which keeps the maintenance base low. Cooperative governance at this scale is intimate; the offering plan, by-laws, financial statements, and current house rules should be reviewed carefully during diligence, and we obtain current building documents from the managing agent for clients at offer stage.
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2022 | 4E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,407,500 | -1.2% | |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 6B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,135,000 | -3.4% | |
| Feb 28, 2020 | 1F | 2 BR · 1 BA | $940,000 | -4.1% | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,185,000 | -5.2% | |
| Aug 22, 2017 | 3B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 725 sf | $1,165,000 | $1,607/sf | -2.5% |
| Apr 22, 2015 | 5A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,501,000 | +3.5% | |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 6B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $990,000 | $1,320/sf | +1.5% |
| Mar 19, 2015 | 3E | 1 BR | $1,250,000 | -7.4% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2017): a median $1,649/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2023. Median listing discount 2.5% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2023 | 3E | $1,150,000 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | 3B | $1,350,000 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | 6D | $1,200,000 |
| Jun 18, 2018 | 4E | $975,000 |
| May 24, 2018 | 6E | $1,250,000 |
| Aug 30, 2017 | 4D | $1,300,000 |
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 1-00608-0053) 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
The block is the premium. West 12th between Sixth and Seventh is among the most sought-after residential stretches in the Village — the address does real work in this market.
Price it by the room. This is a per-room co-op market. The line and exposure — street versus garden — drive value alongside the floor. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator with the actual maintenance in hand.
Boutique governance, no doorman. A live-in super in place of a staffed lobby, roughly 34 apartments, low carry. Confirm the financial statements and reserve posture during diligence.
Landmark status applies. The building is a contributing property in the 1969 Greenwich Village Historic District; exterior work is regulated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the block and the pre-war proportions. A prime West 12th address and 1916 detailing are the conversion argument for the Village buyer — market them together.
Use line-specific comps. With a boutique unit count, your own building's line history is the right comp set; adjust for floor and exposure rather than leaning on building averages.
The low carry is a genuine asset. Position the low maintenance against the amenity co-ops and condos nearby — the buyer shopping this block values it.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 125 West 12th Street, also evaluate:
- 45 Fifth Avenue — pre-war Fifth Avenue cooperative at the Village's northeast edge
- 3 West 13th Street — nearby Village ownership stock
- 302 West 12th Street — West Village cooperative on the same street's western reach
- 122 Greenwich Avenue — boutique Village cooperative nearby
- The West 12th and West 11th Street pre-war co-op cluster — the closest like-for-like Village ownership stock
The Roebling Team at 125 West 12th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass works Greenwich Village and the broader pre-war cooperative market as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because Village co-op buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architectural attribution, historic-district framework, board context, and per-room comparables at the line level — not generic neighborhood commentary.
If you're considering a transaction at 125 West 12th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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