- Year built
- 1896
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator, landscaped roof garden, resident superintendent, basement storage and bicycle space
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $1,314
- 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 6.5%
- Recorded sales
- 8
- On record
- 2006–2025
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About the building
169 Mercer Street was built for Adam Tucker in 1896 to a design by John Prague. A two-story cast-iron base framed in limestone supports five upper stories of gray brick. Carved faces, engaged columns and elaborate cornice ornament distinguish the façade. Apparel and fur businesses occupied the early lofts, followed by other commercial uses and galleries. Historical records date the conversion of the upper floors to artist live-work quarters to 1993.
The full-floor apartments have direct keyed-elevator access and interiors commonly exceeding 2,000 square feet. Broad living areas, tall ceilings and large windows reflect the building's commercial origin. Renovations have divided those open floors into varied two- and three-bedroom plans while retaining substantial gathering spaces. The cooperative has a landscaped roof garden and basement storage, with a separate retail presence at street level.
Building staffing and amenities
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, garden, bike storage, storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Photographs of 169 Mercer Street
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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | PH | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,321 sf | $3,050,000 | $1,314/sf | +0.0% |
| May 12, 2025 | 2 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,322 sf | $3,050,000 | $1,314/sf | -12.7% |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 2 | 3 BR · 2,322 sf | $3,125,000 | $1,346/sf | -7.8% |
| Sep 6, 2012 | 3 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,200/sf | +9.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,314/sf (recorded) across 2 sales. Median listing discount 6.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
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 1-00513-0022). 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
The building's artist live-work conversion makes the legal occupancy of the particular loft a material purchase issue. The certificate of occupancy and any residential conversion approvals determine what use is permitted; a conventional bedroom layout by itself proves nothing about that status.
Comparable buildings
- 459 West Broadway — A small loft cooperative with nineteenth-century commercial architecture and a retail base.
- 451 West Broadway — A cooperative spread across two former commercial buildings with substantial loft floor plates.
- 620 Broadway — A cast-iron loft cooperative with a documented artist live-work occupancy history.
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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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