137 Duane Street
137 Duane Street, New York, NY 10013
BBL 1001477509 · BIN 1001607
- Year built
- 1864
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 19
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark
- In a historic district
- Pets
- Confirm current house rules at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2007–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,628
- Listing discount
- 6.3%
- Recorded sales
- 34
- On record
- 2007–2025
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137 Duane Street — known as "Diamond Duane" — is a five-story cast-iron and masonry loft building steps from Duane Park, mid-block between Church Street and West Broadway in the heart of Tribeca. Its origins reach back to roughly 1864, and a major renovation and residential conversion in 2004 turned the upper floors into 19 full loft residences while retaining the fluted cast-iron columns and tall arched windows that define the era.
The proposition is authentic Tribeca loft living at boutique scale. The building sits inside the Tribeca West Historic District, so its exterior character is protected, and its lofts offer the high ceilings and large floorplates that command a premium in this market. For the buyer who wants a genuine landmarked loft near Duane Park rather than a glass tower, Diamond Duane is a rare, tightly held address.
Building operations
The condominium runs lean and loft-appropriate: keyed-elevator direct access, central air, on-site storage, and a live-in superintendent, with no doorman — the right service level for a five-story boutique loft building, and a meaningful factor in keeping common charges contained. Because the tax lot also holds several commercial units, comparables should isolate the 19 residential lofts rather than blend the two.
As a condominium, ownership is by deed: purchases are subject to the condominium's right of first refusal rather than board approval, and financing, pied-à-terre use, and subletting are generally more flexible than in a co-op. Confirm the current pet policy, common charges, real estate taxes, and any assessments at offer stage.
Architecture and residences
Built circa 1864 as a cast-iron and masonry loft and converted to residential condominium in 2004, the building rises five stories with 19 residential lofts. It carries the details buyers seek in a Tribeca loft — fluted cast-iron columns, tall arched windows, high ceilings, and large open floorplates — at a scale that runs to spacious full-floor homes, some reaching roughly 5,500 square feet. Keyed-elevator direct access delivers many residences privately, reinforcing the loft's sense of a self-contained home rather than a corridor apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $536/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $58,118/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $2 – $255
- Modeled exposure split equally across 19 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Management & transfer contacts
Recent sales
Condo pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis, and 137 Duane trades at premium Tribeca loft levels, with large full-floor lofts of up to approximately 5,500 square feet at the top of the building. With only 19 residential lofts and full-floor scale, resale volume is thin, with a small number of closings in an active year. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, isolate the residential lofts from the commercial units, and capture the floor, the ceiling height, the exposure, and renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood average. Genuinely variable financial figures should be confirmed at offer stage.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 19, 2025 | 2D | 1 BA · 1,494 sf | $1,981,250 | $1,326/sf | -5.7% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 3A | 3 BR · 4.5 BA · 5,498 sf | $10,250,000 | $1,864/sf | -6.8% |
| Mar 4, 2022 | 5A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,920 sf | $2,750,131 | $1,432/sf | +10.0% |
| Feb 9, 2022 | 5E | 2,285 sf | $1,731,025 | $758/sf | off-mkt |
| Oct 20, 2021 | 5D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,849 sf | $2,189,237.5 | $1,184/sf | +4.2% |
| Jul 28, 2021 | 2B | 1 BA · 1,059 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,039/sf | -12.0% |
| Dec 2, 2019 | 2E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,975 sf | $2,995,000 | $1,007/sf | -11.3% |
| Apr 23, 2018 | 3A | 3 BR · 5,498 sf | $10,116,000 | $1,840/sf | +1.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,628/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 6.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2009 | C-1 | $1,596,887.5 |
| Apr 23, 2008 | C-4 | $6,500,000 |
| Apr 9, 2008 | C-2 | $1,713,206.16 |
| Apr 9, 2008 | C-3 | $1,941,243.84 |
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 1-00147-7509). 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.
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
This is a condominium, so the path is a purchase application and the condominium's right of first refusal rather than a board interview — a more flexible process than a co-op on financing and use. Read the house rules on the points that matter to you, review the condominium's reserve and any planned capital work given the building's age, and confirm the split between residential and commercial units on the tax lot. The reasons to buy are the address and the architecture: a landmarked cast-iron loft near Duane Park with full-floor scale and true loft proportions.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is the loft itself and the landmarked Tribeca setting. The circa-1864 cast-iron origin, the 2004 conversion, the fluted columns and arched windows, and the full-floor scale sell to a specific buyer who wants an authentic Tribeca loft near Duane Park. Pricing is an apartment-specific exercise: floor, light, ceiling height, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the building's protected character and boutique loft service, isolate the residential comps from the commercial units, and benchmark against the right tier of Tribeca loft condominiums.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 137 Duane Street, also look at these nearby Tribeca and downtown loft buildings:
- 479 Greenwich Street — boutique loft condominium in Tribeca / Hudson Square
- 7 Bond Street — landmarked cast-iron loft condominium in NoHo
- 306 Mott Street — boutique loft-style condominium at the Nolita border
- 116 West 14th Street — loft condominium on the Village / Chelsea border
More Tribeca buildings
- 124 Hudson Street (124 Hudson Street) — 2000 condominium by BKSK Architects
- 130 Watts Street — 1920 condominium
- 134 Duane Street (Main Duane) — 1859 co-op
- 138 Reade Street — 2005 condominium
- 140 Franklin Street (One40 Franklin) — 1887 condominium
- 140 West Street / One Hundred Barclay — 1927 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Tribeca — read The Roebling Team Guide to Tribeca.
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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