The Silk Building
14 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10012
BBL 1005317501 · BIN 1008529
- Year built
- 1909
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the NoHo Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,901
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded sales
- 93
- On record
- 2003–2026
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Few downtown addresses carry the cultural weight of 14 East 4th Street. Built in 1909 to designs by Clinton & Russell for the 694 Broadway Company as a silk-trade loft in the Italian Renaissance palazzo idiom, the building was reborn in the 1980s as one of the first true luxury loft condominiums in NoHo — and quickly became a magnet for the music and entertainment world, with a celebrated record store anchoring its ground floor during the MTV era and a roster of high-profile residents over the decades. That history is the building's calling card, but the architecture and the apartments are what hold value.
NoHo is one of Manhattan's smallest and most protected neighborhoods, a pocket of cast-iron and masonry lofts bounded by Greenwich Village, the East Village, and SoHo. Within it, 14 East 4th Street offers something genuinely scarce: a full-service, doormanned condominium with authentic loft proportions in a corridor where most buildings are smaller, self-managed conversions. The combination of scale, staffing, and pedigree sets it apart.
For buyers, the appeal is the floor plan. These are real lofts — wide, light-filled, often duplexed or triplexed — rather than the reconfigured pre-war layouts found uptown, and they sit inside a condominium structure that offers the ownership flexibility serious downtown buyers want.
Architecture and unit composition
Clinton & Russell — among the most prolific commercial architects of early-twentieth-century New York — gave the building a dignified masonry façade with decorative friezes that nod to its silk-trade origins, details preserved in the lobby through the conversion. At 12 stories, it reads as a substantial NoHo loft block rather than a tower, in keeping with the historic district around it.
The 56 residences are defined by their generous scale and loft character. Many homes feature ceiling heights from roughly 10 to 12 feet, oversized windows, and wood-burning fireplaces, with a number of units configured as duplexes and triplexes. Kitchens and baths across the building reflect the high-specification renovations buyers expect at this level — premium appliance suites and stone finishes are common in renovated homes. The result is a building where individual apartments vary widely in layout and finish, which makes unit-by-unit underwriting essential and rewards a buyer who understands the stock.
Building operations
The Silk Building runs as a full-service condominium: a 24-hour doorman and concierge, a live-in superintendent, a landscaped common roof deck with skyline views, a bike room, and laundry on each floor. As a condominium, there is no co-op-style board admissions process — purchases clear through a right-of-first-refusal rather than an interview; confirm financing and leasing rules in the declaration and bylaws. Pets are welcome. The building's NoHo Historic District location means any exterior change runs through Landmarks review, which protects the streetscape and the façade buyers are paying for.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $754 per room a monthMedian of 9 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.32 per square foot a monthMedian of 9 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.04 per square foot a monthMedian of 12 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.38 per square foot a monthMedian of 12 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
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Attended lobby
- YesSource: 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
- Roof deck, 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
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $90,507/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $135
- Modeled exposure split equally across 56 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 2005–10 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.
Management & transfer contacts
- Policies and fees
- Min Down Payment: 10%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | 802 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,186 sf | $2,255,000 | $1,901/sf | -4.0% |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 1111 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $2,290,000 | $1,908/sf | -3.4% |
| May 2, 2025 | 815 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,115 sf | $2,037,500 | $1,827/sf | -7.4% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 1124 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,453 sf | $2,700,000 | $1,858/sf | -1.8% |
| Oct 11, 2024 | 1113 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,851 sf | $3,100,000 | $1,675/sf | -11.3% |
| May 8, 2024 | 808 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,063 sf | $2,740,000 | $1,328/sf | -2.1% |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 815 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,115 sf | $1,846,000 | $1,656/sf | -5.3% |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 1127 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,550 sf | $2,425,000 | $1,565/sf | -1.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,901/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.0% 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 1-00531-7501; 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.
Closed rents at The Silk Building, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedroom | 3 | $8,000 |
| 3 bedroom | 2 | $15,497 |
5 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease April 2025. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $2.27M (4 sales in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $95,173 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $28,406
- Mortgage recording tax: $32,809
- Title insurance: $10,226
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $23,731
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
Underwrite the specific apartment. Because layouts range from single-floor lofts to multi-level homes with fireplaces and private outdoor space, value here is driven by floor, exposure, ceiling height, and the quality of the most recent renovation far more than by a single price-per-foot figure. As a condominium, there is no board interview; confirm financing, pied-à-terre and trust or LLC purchase rules in the declaration and bylaws. Buyers should read the offering plan and recent financials to understand common charges, the reserve, and any planned capital work — standard diligence for a century-old masonry building, where façade and roof maintenance are ongoing.
What to know if you’re selling
The Silk Building sells itself on a combination almost no NoHo competitor can match: authentic loft volume, a recognizable name, and full-service staffing inside a protected historic district. The marketing job is to present the specific home's scale and light — ceiling heights, window lines, fireplaces, outdoor space — and to benchmark against the building's own recent closings and the best loft condominiums in NoHo and SoHo, not against pre-war uptown stock. Because each unit is distinct, accurate positioning and staging that reads the loft volume correctly are what separate a strong result from an average one.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 14 East 4th Street, also consider these downtown lofts and conversions:
- 172 East 4th Street — a nearby East Village peer
- 125 Greenwich Street — a downtown condominium tower
- 387 Greenwich Street — a Tribeca pre-war loft conversion
- 443 Greenwich Street — a landmark Tribeca loft condominium
More NoHo buildings
- 7 Bond Street — 1871 condominium
- 10 Bleecker Street — 1893 co-op
- 10 Bond Street — 2014 co-op
- 19 Bond Street — 1879 condominium
- 20 Bond Street — 1894 co-op
- 21 Astor Place — 1890 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across NoHo — read The Roebling Team Guide to NoHo.
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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