- Year built
- 1898
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator access; in-home laundry in selected residences
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,350
- Listing discount
- 5.7%
- Recorded sales
- 8
- On record
- 2003–2026
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About the building
16 East 17th Street was designed by William J. Dilthey for Thomas McKean in 1898–99. Its early tenants included publishers, furriers, clothing merchants and embroiderers. The eight-story structure has a 25-foot frontage clad in buff brick, terra cotta and metal. Lion's heads mark the lower piers, while projecting window bays, ornamental swags and cartouches enliven the upper floors. The top-story windows have arched openings beneath a parapet that originally carried a cornice.
Seven cooperative residences occupy the former loft floors above the commercial space. The apartments include full-floor two-bedroom layouts with additional office areas, broad living and dining rooms and high ceilings. A keyed elevator can open directly into the home. Interior areas commonly approach 1,650 to 2,000 square feet, although configurations vary with the placement of bedrooms and interior workspaces. The large street windows reflect the building's original commercial use.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2019 | 8 | 2 BR · 1 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,600,233 | $1,300/sf | +4.0% |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 5 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,800,000 | $1,400/sf | -24.2% |
| May 25, 2017 | 2 | 1 BR · 1,650 sf | $2,075,000 | $1,258/sf | -9.4% |
| May 18, 2016 | 5 | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,600,000 | $1,300/sf | -21.1% |
| May 12, 2016 | 4 | 2 BR | $2,450,000 | -2.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2019): a median $1,350/sf across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.7% 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 1-00844-0033) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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What to know if you’re buying
Residential use sits within a manufacturing district. The lawful residential occupancy of this converted loft building rests on its specific approvals. For an alteration that changes the division of rooms or combines space, the applicable occupancy documents matter alongside the cooperative's consent; the zoning designation alone does not describe the existing apartment use.
Comparable buildings
- 29 West 15th Street: A small prewar cooperative with a similarly vertical building form.
- 14 West 17th Street: A larger loft cooperative on the same street.
- 30 East 21st Street: Another late-nineteenth-century cooperative conversion with substantial interiors.
- The McIntyre Building: A historic commercial conversion for comparing loft layouts and elaborate period architecture.
More Flatiron buildings
- 15 West 20th Street (Altair 20) — 1906 condominium by Lafayette A. Goldstone
- Fifteen Madison Square North, 15 East 26th Street — 1912 condominium
- Madison House, 15 East 30th Street — 2021 condominium by Handel Architects
- 16 West 16th Street (Chelsea Lane) — 1964 co-op by Philip Birnbaum & Associates
- 16 West 19th Street (Jade) — 1907 condominium by Costas Kondylis & Partners
- 16 West 21st Street — 2009 condominium
The neighborhood
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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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