- Year built
- 1940
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Elevator, storage and roof terrace
Every recorded sale at this building, 2009–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $2,941
- Listing discount
- 2.7%
- Recorded sales
- 15
- On record
- 2009–2025
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About the building
16 Desbrosses Street is a former industrial building converted to eight condominium residences above commercial space. The six-story structure dates to 1940. A signed-off DOB alteration application by architect Mark Ellis changed manufacturing and commercial space on the upper floors to residential use while retaining commercial occupancy at street level. Its position at the edge of the Tribeca North Historic District is unusually specific: the district boundary starts at the adjoining property, leaving this tax lot outside the designation.
The homes include large single-level lofts and multilevel penthouses with private terraces. Interior areas run from roughly 2,000 square feet to more than 4,000 square feet across the different layouts. Some upper homes have double-height living spaces. An elevator serves the building, and storage and outdoor space form part of the condominium's facilities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | PHS | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,324 sf | $9,775,000 | $2,941/sf | -2.2% |
| Mar 22, 2022 | 4S | 5 BR · 4 BA · 3,200 sf | $7,950,000 | $2,484/sf | -0.6% |
| Mar 5, 2018 | 3N | 3 BR · 2,042 sf | $3,400,000 | $1,665/sf | -2.7% |
| Apr 19, 2017 | 1NW | 1,294 sf | $1,725,000 | $1,333/sf | -9.0% |
| Mar 13, 2017 | 2N | 2 BR · 3,030 sf | $3,300,000 | $1,089/sf | -33.6% |
| Oct 19, 2016 | 5 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,324 sf | $7,050,000 | $2,121/sf | off-mkt |
| Sep 11, 2015 | 5N | 2,282 sf | $3,500,000 | $1,534/sf | off-mkt |
| Sep 12, 2014 | 2S | 2 BR · 2,625 sf | $4,800,000 | $1,829/sf | -4.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $2,941/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.7% 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 1-00225-7502) 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
Eight residences share a mixed-use condominium. Commercial ownership is part of the association, so voting percentages and allocations for insurance, elevators and major repairs matter alongside the apartment count. The residential lots are assessed in Class 2, which does not receive the assessment-growth protection often associated with condominiums of this size.
Comparable buildings
- 465 Washington Street: A small Tribeca condominium for comparing large homes within a limited residential inventory.
- The SoCa Building: A nearby loft condominium with a similarly small association.
- The John Watts: Another small condominium on the same group of northern Tribeca blocks.
- The Laight House: A loft-scale condominium with fewer residences and a taller building form.
More Tribeca buildings
- 17 White Street — 1867 co-op
- 14 Leonard Street — 1900 condominium
- 15 Renwick Street — 2015 condominium
- 16 Hudson Street (One Hudson Park) — 1873 co-op
- 16–18 Jay Street — condominium
- 17 Murray Street — 1900 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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