137 East 13th Street
137 East 13th Street, between Third and Fourth avenues · East Village
BBL 1005597502 · BIN 1087670
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Elevator, video intercom, shared roof deck and private outdoor space
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2007–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,487
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 5.6%
- Recorded sales
- 20
- On record
- 2007–2026
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About the building
137 East 13th Street combines an older building with a vertical enlargement, producing a narrow, ten-story condominium close to Union Square. George Schwarz designed the redevelopment for Emmut Properties. DOB signed off the enlargement in January 2007. Red brick faces the street, with a commercial space at the base and one residence on each floor above it.
Most homes have two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with approximately 1,033 square feet and a balcony adjoining the main bedroom. The uppermost apartment has a smaller one-bedroom plan, a private elevator landing and a terrace opening from the living area. The building also provides a shared roof deck. Central air conditioning and in-unit laundry are features of the residential layouts, and entry is supported by video service.
Building staffing and amenities
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Roof deckSource: 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
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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 2010–15 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.
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | PH10A | 1 BR · 2 BA · 798 sf | $1,415,000 | $1,773/sf | -5.7% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 9 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,033 sf | $1,535,000 | $1,486/sf | -14.5% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 9A | 1,032 sf | $1,535,000 | $1,487/sf | — |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 4 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,033 sf | $1,665,000 | $1,612/sf | -4.9% |
| Jun 4, 2021 | 5 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,033 sf | $1,600,000 | $1,549/sf | -5.6% |
| May 4, 2016 | 3A | 1,033 sf | $1,700,000 | $1,646/sf | — |
| Jul 23, 2015 | 10A | 791 sf | $1,665,000 | $2,105/sf | — |
| Jul 20, 2015 | PH | 1 BR · 791 sf | $1,665,000 | $2,105/sf | -1.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,487/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. 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 5.6% 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 1-00559-7502; 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; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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At the recent median sale of $1.53M (3 sales in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $65,251 to close, or 4.3% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $15,350
- Mortgage recording tax: $22,162
- Title insurance: $6,907
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $20,832
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
The elevator serves nine full-floor residences over ten stories. A service interruption therefore affects access to an entire stack of homes, with the longest stair climb at the top. Elevator replacement costs are also spread across a small condominium despite the building's height.
Comparable buildings
- First Village — A small nearby condominium in an older building.
- 17 East 12th Street — Another tall condominium with relatively few residences.
- 37 East 12th Street — A narrow, small-inventory condominium farther west.
- 12 East 13th Street — A taller condominium with a similarly limited number of homes on the same street.
More Greenwich Village buildings
- 130 East 12th Street (First Village) — 1905 condominium
- 135 West 3rd Street — 1907 condominium
- Novare, 135 West 4th Street — 1859 condominium
- 173 MacDougal Street — 1890 condominium
- 177 Thompson Street — 1903 co-op
- 181 MacDougal Street — 2023 condominium by Morris Adjmi Architects
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich Village.
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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