- Year built
- 1911
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 18
- Floors
- 12
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,857
- Listing discount
- 4.1%
- Recorded sales
- 35
- On record
- 2004–2026
161 Grand Street began life in 1911 as a light-industrial manufacturing loft on the edge of Little Italy, at the point where the neighborhood meets Nolita and the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. Around the turn of the millennium it was reimagined as a boutique condominium — marketed as The Solita, a portmanteau of SoHo and Little Italy — with a small number of large, loft-scaled homes.
The appeal here is floorplate and light. The conversion preserved the building's generous loft geometry: half-floor and full-floor layouts, high ceilings, and the deep, column-spaced volumes that only an early-20th-century industrial structure delivers. Northeast-facing residences look out over the Beaux-Arts former Police Headquarters, a protected low-rise landmark that keeps those exposures open.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | 3A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,800 sf | $3,275,000 | $1,819/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 21, 2024 | 2B | 2 BR · 1,816 sf | $3,200,000 | $1,762/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 7B | 1,831 sf | $3,200,000 | $1,748/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 27, 2021 | PHA | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 3,600 sf | $8,500,000 | $2,361/sf | -15.0% |
| Jul 21, 2021 | 4B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,831 sf | $2,900,000 | $1,584/sf | -9.4% |
| Jul 9, 2021 | 5B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,831 sf | $2,725,000 | $1,488/sf | off-mkt |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 3B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,831 sf | $2,575,000 | $1,406/sf | -5.5% |
| May 7, 2018 | 5A | 2 BR · 1,771 sf | $3,400,000 | $1,920/sf | -2.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,857/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.1% 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 1-00234-7501) 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.
Comparable buildings
- 199 Bowery — nearby Nolita/Bowery boutique condominium
- 11 Prince Street — Nolita loft-district condominium peer
- 8 Prince Street — nearby Nolita boutique condominium
- 2 Elizabeth Street — Little Italy/Chinatown-border condominium peer
- 565 Broome — nearby SoHo trophy condominium
The Roebling Team at 161 Grand Street (The Solita)
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
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