- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 23
- Floors
- 13
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Generally allowed in condominiums; not confirmed for this building
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditions
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2010–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $1,197
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 11.5%
- Recorded sales
- 25
- On record
- 2010–2025
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136 East Broadway — recorded as the 138 Mansion Condominium — is a boutique 2008 condominium on the East Broadway corridor, the historic spine where Chinatown meets the Lower East Side. The building sits near Seward Park and the Cooperative Village blocks, a short walk from the East Broadway subway and the approaches to the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges. It offers something specific and increasingly scarce downtown: newer construction, condominium flexibility, and an outright purchase in a dense, food-rich neighborhood, at price points well below the trophy market.
For the buyer who wants condominium ownership, with no co-op board admission, in the heart of one of Manhattan's most authentic neighborhoods, the building is a clean, value-oriented option.
Building operations
136 East Broadway runs as a boutique, efficiently staffed condominium: an elevator and a live-in superintendent, with in-unit washer/dryers in many homes and a private roof terrace serving the penthouse. There is no attended doorman, gym, garage, or pool — the building is run lean, which keeps common charges contained. That profile is appropriate for a small downtown condominium and is part of the building's value proposition.
As a condominium, purchases clear through a board's right of first refusal rather than a co-op admissions process. Confirm financing, leasing, pied-à-terre and ownership-entity rules in the current declaration, bylaws and house rules. Because the building includes commercial space at the base, buyers should review how the residential and commercial portions are allocated within the condominium, and confirm any board financial terms, at offer stage.
Architecture and residences
The building is a thirteen-story contemporary mid-rise: ground-floor retail at the East Broadway streetwall with residential condominiums on the floors above. It is infill new construction rather than a conversion — modern layouts, an elevator, and in-unit washer/dryers in many homes. The top of the building includes a penthouse line with a generous private roof terrace.
Residences run from studios and one-bedrooms up to a larger two-bedroom line of roughly 1,350 square feet at the top of the building. The unit mix is modest and varied, as is typical of a 23-residence boutique condominium.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Not verified
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditionsSome apartmentsSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $440 per room a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.57 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $0.75 per square foot a monthMedian of 6 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.82 per square foot a monthMedian of 6 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, garageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $17,875/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $65
- Modeled exposure split equally across 23 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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 2015–20 to 2025–30. 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.
421-a Tax Abatement
- Last year of benefit
- FY2021
- Fully taxed from
- FY2022 (2021–22)
- Program
- 421-a (10-year)
The 421-a benefit has run its term, so taxes on these units have stepped up toward the full assessed amount. Get the current tax bill for the specific apartment and compare its tax component with any older listing: an earlier carrying-cost figure may reflect the benefit, or different common charges and assessments. Treat a comparable sale made while the abatement was still running as priced under different taxes.
Source: NYC Dept. of Finance property-tax exemption records (421-a), refreshed 2026-09-06 · The Roebling Research Library. Confirm the exact step-up schedule on the building’s DOF tax bill. Years shown are NYC tax years, which start July 1 — FY2022 runs July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The benefit last appears on the 2021 assessment roll, which is what dates the end of the term.
The 421-a Expiration Wave — our study of when these benefits expire citywide, and what the resale record shows about pricing as they do.
Recent sales
The building trades as a boutique condominium, priced on $/sf. Recorded resale activity has run from roughly the high-six-hundreds to around one million dollars for one-bedroom homes, with the larger top-floor two-bedroom and penthouse line trading higher — recent activity in that line has reached the high-six-figure to roughly two-million-dollar range. Resales occur regularly for a building of this size. Capture the exact square footage, floor, exposure, outdoor space, and any remaining tax-abatement status of a specific unit when underwriting a purchase or list price.
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. 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 | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | PHA | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,356 sf | $1,895,000 | $1,397/sf | -5.0% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 13A | 1,356 sf | $1,895,000 | $1,397/sf | — |
| Aug 26, 2025 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 514 sf | $592,000 | $1,152/sf | -18.7% |
| May 29, 2024 | 7C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 513 sf | $680,000 | $1,326/sf | -14.9% |
| May 4, 2023 | 10B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 536 sf | $742,000 | $1,384/sf | -9.7% |
| Apr 13, 2022 | 3CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1 BA · 525 sf | $675,000 | $1,286/sf | -9.4% |
| Nov 3, 2020 | 11B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 527 sf | $780,000 | $1,480/sf | — |
| Jun 5, 2015 | 13A | 1,356 sf | $1,100,000 | $811/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,197/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 11.5% 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.
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 1-00283-7503; 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; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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At the recent median sale of $1.9M (3 sales in the past 24 months, since November 3, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $77,209 to close, or 4.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $18,950
- Mortgage recording tax: $27,359
- Title insurance: $8,528
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $22,372
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a condominium, so the path is a right-of-first-refusal process rather than a board interview; confirm financing, leasing and ownership-entity rules in the declaration and bylaws. The diligence is building- and apartment-specific. Review the financials, reserve, and any planned capital work, and — because the building is mixed-use — understand the relationship between the residential and commercial condominium interests. Read the offering plan for each unit's layout, outdoor space, and any tax-abatement specifics.
The reasons to buy are flexibility and value: newer construction with an elevator and in-unit laundry, condominium ownership, and a position steps from Seward Park, the East Broadway corridor, Essex Crossing, and the Dimes Square restaurant scene.
What to know if you’re selling
The pitch is straightforward and strong: a 2008 condominium — newer than most of the surrounding pre-war stock — with an elevator, in-unit laundry, and the ease of condominium ownership, in a neighborhood with deep food and cultural draw. Pricing is apartment-specific: floor, exposure, outdoor space, and condition drive the number. We position the flexibility and the location, photograph the light and any private outdoor space, and benchmark against the right comparable tier of downtown boutique condominiums.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 136 East Broadway, also look at these nearby Lower East Side and downtown condominiums:
- 173 East Broadway — landmark Forward Building condominium nearby
- 183 East Broadway — boutique condominium on the same corridor
- 222 East Broadway — Lower East Side condominium nearby
- 7 Essex Street — Lower East Side condominium near Essex Crossing
- 196 Orchard — Ismael Leyva Architects's 2018 Manhattan condominium
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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