153 Henry Street

Freehof's building runs nine stories over a full-block-depth lot at the Love Lane corner of the grid, with 73 apartments per Department of Finance records — a scale that produces genuine line variety rather than a single repeated layout. The inventory runs from compact one-bedroom lines through the larger prewar spreads typical of a 1928 elevator house, with foyer entries, separated kitchens, and prewar ceiling heights throughout the tier. Upper-floor apartments on the west exposures face Henry Street and the low rowhouse fabric toward the Promenade; east exposures work the quieter block interior toward Monroe Place. Line-by-line layouts and share allocations are maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.

The 73-unit count describes scale, but does not establish low capital costs or frequent turnover. Review the budget and expense allocations, and use recorded sales to determine the available pricing evidence.

The cooperative operates at the nine-story elevator scale, and its service configuration — staffing, laundry, storage, any bike room — should be confirmed at offer stage rather than assumed; The Roebling Team remains the contact of record for transaction questions. As throughout the district, exterior work runs under Landmarks Preservation Commission jurisdiction: LPC's public files document routine certificate-of-appropriateness activity at the building, including entry-door replacement review in the early 2020s — the ordinary rhythm of a landmark-district co-op maintaining its fabric.

Recent sales

Recent transfers 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.

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2023): a median $1,468/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 1.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 3-00237-0017). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.

The address works harder than it advertises. Love Lane charm on one side, the 2/3 express at Clark Street a block away, Montague Street's services three minutes south. For commute-weighted buyers this is among the best-positioned co-op addresses in the district.

Review how costs are allocated. Compare the budget, reserves, debt and capital plans with the share schedule. A 73-unit roster alone does not establish lower carrying costs or concentration risk than a smaller cooperative.

Know both addresses. Public records say 153 Henry; the corporation and most marketing say 155 Henry. Title and lien searches should run both.

Confirm policy at offer stage. Pets, subletting, financing minimums, and any transfer fee are board matters not established in public records; build the questions into the offer process.

Lead with the commute-and-charm pairing. Love Lane across the street and the express station around the corner is a combination few Heights listings can print. Use both.

Price line-specifically. Review the number, recency and comparability of recorded trades. The 73-unit count does not establish a deep same-line sale set; supplement it with matched alternatives when needed.

Tell the Freehof story. The architect's three-building Heights portfolio — Grace Court, Henry Street, Pierrepont Street — gives the building a documented pedigree that most central-Heights co-ops cannot match.

If you're considering 153 Henry Street, also evaluate:

• 161 Henry Street — the 30-unit prewar co-op immediately north on the same blockfront
• 160 Henry Street — 35-unit prewar co-op across the street
• 35 Pierrepont Street — Freehof's 1929 co-op two blocks west; the same architect in a smaller, staffed format
• 1 Grace Court — Freehof's 1926 boutique co-op on the Grace Court cul-de-sac
• 130 Clinton Street — 89-unit prewar co-op at comparable scale on the district's east side
• 57 Montague Street (The Breukelen) — the Heights' big Montague Street prewar co-op; the full-service alternative at similar scale
• 245 Henry Street — prewar co-op on Henry's quieter southern reach
• 70 Clark Street — 60-unit cooperative one block north; verify construction era, nearest the St. George complex