- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator, video security, bicycle and individual storage
- 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, 2006–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $2,053
- 2 sales
- Listing discount
- -0.2%
- Recorded sales
- 11
- On record
- 2006–2025
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About the building
BKSK Architects designed 138 Reade Street as a modern loft building on a midblock site. The project enlarged a two-story commercial structure to eight stories, creating four full-floor apartments and a triplex penthouse above retail space. A view easement negotiated with the adjoining property allowed the architects to treat one side as a corner façade. Antiqued and glazed brick, stone and bronze detailing articulate the exterior; a metal trellis at the penthouse echoes the entrance canopy. The design received a Brick Industry Association award in 2008.
The full-floor homes have three-bedroom layouts, north and south exposures and windowed entrance areas. Lower residential floors include terraces, while a higher flat has a balcony. The triplex occupies the top three levels and was originally retained by the developer. A keyed elevator serves the apartments, with video security at the lobby and bicycle and individual storage in the building.
Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Bike storageSource: 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 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | 5 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,054 sf | $4,300,000 | $2,093/sf | -4.4% |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 2 | 3 BR · 2,237 sf | $4,500,000 | $2,012/sf | — |
| Aug 4, 2021 | 5 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,054 sf | $4,160,000 | $2,025/sf | -3.1% |
| Apr 3, 2015 | 2 | 3 BR · 2,256 sf | $5,100,000 | $2,261/sf | -7.3% |
| Jul 18, 2012 | 3 | 3 BR · 1,924 sf | $3,650,000 | $1,897/sf | — |
| Jun 28, 2012 | 4 | 3 BR · 2,055 sf | $3,300,000 | $1,606/sf | +0.2% |
| May 14, 2007 | 2 | 2,237 sf | $3,395,000 | $1,518/sf | — |
| Jan 25, 2007 | 4Sponsor Sale | 3 BR · 2,055 sf | $2,927,468 | $1,425/sf | +1.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $2,053/sf (recorded) across 2 sales. Median listing discount -0.2% over ask.
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 1-00141-7507; 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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What to know if you’re buying
The side outlook has a contractual basis. The negotiated view easement is part of what allowed the building's unusual midblock corner treatment. Its recorded boundaries and protections matter when assessing the permanence of side-facing light and views.
Comparable buildings
- 5 Harrison Street — a five-residence condominium built on a corner site around 2000.
- 408 Greenwich Street — a small Morris Adjmi condominium with a different historic-district setting.
- 19 Beach Street — a contemporary full-floor condominium with a similarly small residential inventory.
More Tribeca buildings
- 130 Watts Street — 1920 condominium
- 134 Duane Street (Main Duane) — 1859 co-op
- 137 Duane Street — 1864 condominium
- 139 Franklin Street — 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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