- Year built
- 1891
- Type
- Condominium
- Floors
- 7
- Amenities
- Elevator; virtual doorman; storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Tribeca West Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted
- Doorman
- Virtual doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $2,332
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 2.3%
- Recorded sales
- 10
- On record
- 2005–2026
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About the building
The Pastene Building was designed by John B. Snook & Sons in 1891 and takes its name from the Pastene & Co. warehouse. Two tall arches organize the Romanesque Revival façade, with cast-iron window framing inside the masonry. The building has been converted into five full-floor condominium residences above commercial space. It stands on Franklin Street’s cobblestone block between Varick and Hudson Streets, within the Tribeca West Historic District.
The lofts generally occupy approximately 3,500–4,000 square feet, with broad living areas and bedroom spaces arranged deeper in the floor plate. Exposed brick, timber beams and cast-iron columns retain the warehouse character inside. The penthouse has a private roof terrace reached by an internal spiral stair. Other homes have separately allocated roof rights and basement storage. An elevator serves the building, and individual apartments include in-unit laundry and central air conditioning.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of April 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $400 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $50 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Financing FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $200 if financing | Refundable Not stated |
| Waiver Processing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $300 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Leasing by owners
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of April 2026
- Short-term rentals
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of April 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of April 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of April 2026
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Virtual doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- 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
- $142/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $2
- Modeled exposure split equally across 5 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 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 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.
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 4, 2026 | PH | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 3,431 sf | $8,000,000 | $2,332/sf | +3.2% |
| Nov 1, 2018 | 6 | 3 BR · 3,510 sf | $6,260,000 | $1,783/sf | — |
| Dec 12, 2012 | 3 | 3 BR · 4,058 sf | $4,850,000 | $1,195/sf | -4.9% |
| Jul 9, 2009 | 6 | 3 BR · 3,510 sf | $3,775,000 | $1,075/sf | -12.1% |
| Aug 29, 2008 | 2 | 3 BR · 4,058 sf | $4,625,000 | $1,140/sf | -0.5% |
| Jul 31, 2007 | 4 | $733,337 | — | ||
| Mar 22, 2007 | PH | 3 BR · 4,000 sf | $5,275,000 | $1,319/sf | -4.1% |
| Dec 29, 2006 | 4 | $733,337 | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $2,332/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.3% 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.
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 1-00189-7506; 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
Roof rights are not identical across the five homes. A finished penthouse terrace and an allocation of roof area can carry different access and maintenance obligations. Establish the rights attached to the apartment and the division of roof repair costs between its owner and the condominium; the commercial premises also participate under their own common-interest allocation.
Comparable buildings
- 41 North Moore Street — another five-residence Tribeca loft condominium with an industrial past.
- 25 Leonard Street — a small neo-Grec loft conversion within the same historic district.
- 11 Harrison Street — five condominium residences in an 1893 Thomas R. Jackson loft building.
More Tribeca buildings
- 146 Church Street (Tribeca Rogue) — 2019 condominium
- 150 Franklin Street — 1882 co-op
- 150 Chambers Street — 1915 condominium
- 155 Franklin Street — 1882 condominium
- 157 Chambers Street — condominium
- 158 Chambers Street — co-op
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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