- Year built
- 1891
- Type
- Condominium
- Floors
- 7
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Elevator; virtual doorman; storage
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
- $2,332
- Listing discount
- 2.3%
- Recorded sales
- 11
- 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.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 | off-mkt |
| 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 | off-mkt | ||
| Mar 22, 2007 | PH | 3 BR · 4,000 sf | $5,275,000 | $1,319/sf | -4.1% |
| Dec 29, 2006 | 4 | $733,337 | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $2,332/sf 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) 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.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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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
- 152 Spring Street — condominium
- 155 Franklin Street — 1882 condominium
- 157 Chambers Street — 2007 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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