169 Mercer Street
169 Mercer Street, between Prince and West Houston streets, SoHo, south of Greenwich Village
SoHo
BBL 1005130022 · BIN 1007975
- Year built
- 1896
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator, landscaped roof garden, resident superintendent, basement storage and bicycle space
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
- $1,314
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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) 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
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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- 173 Grand Street — 1989 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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