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15 William Street (William Beaver House), 15 William Street, New York, NY 10005, Manhattan — Condominium, 2008
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15 William Street (William Beaver House)

15 William Street, New York, NY 10005

Financial District

BBL 1000257501 · BIN 1087954

At a glance
Year built
2008
Type
Condominium
Units
320
Floors
47
Board & building profile
Flip tax
None.
Financing
Up to 90% financeable (10% minimum down).
Subletting
Permitted (12-month minimum lease).
Pied-à-terre
Permitted.
Washer / dryer
Permitted (in-unit in every apartment).
Pets
Permitted (up to two, with board approval).
Co-purchasing
Permitted — co-purchasing, parental purchasing, gifting, guarantors, and diplomats all allowed.
Managing agent
RY Management Co.

Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2024). Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.

The Data Room

Every recorded sale at this building, 2008–2026

Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.

Median $/sf
$1,177
Listing discount
3.0%
Recorded sales
509
On record
2008–2026

15 William Street (William Beaver House) is André Balazs's only NYC ground-up residential development at the time — a 2008 Tsao & McKown 47-story condominium with cantilevered massing distinguishing the FiDi corridor skyline.

The defining throughline is the André Balazs developer pedigree — a hospitality operator whose broader portfolio runs from the Mercer Hotel and Sunset Tower to Chateau Marmont and the Standard hotels — applied here to ground-up residential. That hospitality sensibility carries into the Tsao & McKown / Ismael Leyva / SLCE architect team, whose Tsao & McKown lobby ranks among the most architecturally distinctive residential interiors of the 2008-era market, and registers on the skyline as the cantilevered massing at the upper floors that sets the building apart from peer FiDi inventory.

Local Law 97

Carbon-penalty exposure
🟡
Moderate — under today's cap; material modeled 2030 exposure
2024–2029 annual penalty
$0 (under cap)
2030–2034 annual penalty
$135,569/yr
Per unit / month range
$0 – $35
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →

Facade safety — Local Law 11

Local Law 11 / FISP · last inspection 2020–25
SWARMP
What this means for you

The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.

Inspection history
2015–20
SWARMP
2020–25
SWARMP
2025–30
Due
Next report due
by Feb 2027
The three grades, in buyer terms
SafeLatest filing: Safe — no repairs required at that inspection.
SWARMPLatest filing: repairs required before the next inspection cycle.
UnsafeLatest filing: unsafe conditions requiring corrective action.

QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.

See the full facade history →

Management & transfer contacts

Managing agent
RY Management
Sublet policy
Not allowed
Pied-à-terre
Not allowed
Notable fees
Dog fee $500 per dog; condo sale application fees $750 (building) + $750 (processing)
Transfer facts compiled by The Roebling Team · as of 2026-07. Confirm current policies and fees with the managing agent before contract.

Recent sales

Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.

DateUnitApartmentPricePPSFvs. Ask
Jun 30, 202610G
1 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf
$825,000$971/sf-2.8%
Jun 25, 202615H
2 BR · 2 BA · 1,373 sf
$1,445,000$1,052/sf-3.6%
Jun 15, 202621A
2 BR · 2 BA · 1,325 sf
$1,445,000$1,091/sf-5.9%
Jun 3, 202618AB
3 BR · 3 BA · 2,116 sf
$2,450,000$1,158/sf-1.8%
May 12, 202614E
2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf
$1,545,000$1,188/sf-3.1%
May 7, 202621E
2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf
$1,578,000$1,214/sf-2.9%
Apr 28, 20269F
1 BR · 1 BA · 812 sf
$900,000$1,108/sf-3.1%
Apr 17, 202611G
1 BR · 1 BA · 800 sf
$845,000$1,056/sf-9.1%

Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,177/sf across 10 sales. Median listing discount 3.0% 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.

9D · 698 sf+76%
$813,464 ($1,165/sf) 2014$1,430,000 ($2,049/sf) 2017
PH3 · 1,725 sf+69%
$2,670,207 ($1,645/sf) 2009$4,500,000 ($2,609/sf) 2016
43A · 1,325 sf+57%
$1,525,000 ($1,151/sf) 2009$1,495,000 ($1,128/sf) 2010$2,400,000 ($1,811/sf) 2016
46A · 1,325 sf+39%
$2,400,000 ($1,811/sf) 2016$3,340,000 ($2,521/sf) 2016
28E · 1,325 sf+34%
$1,500,000 ($1,154/sf) 2009$2,005,953 ($1,514/sf) 2009
View all 509 recorded sales, sortable

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 1-00025-7501) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. 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.

What to know if you’re buying

André Balazs's only NYC ground-up residential development is real institutional context.

The Tsao & McKown / Ismael Leyva / SLCE architect team is real institutional context.

The cantilevered upper-floor massing is structurally distinguishing.

The 2008-2010 condo-to-rental-to-condo conversion history should be evaluated during diligence.

Roebling cross-references the offering plan through the Roebling Research Library during diligence — particularly important given the 2010 conversion history.

Comparable buildings


Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.

The neighborhood

For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Financial District — read The Roebling Team Guide to Financial District.

Considering a move at William Beaver House?

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