172 East 4th Street (Ageloff Tower)
172 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10009
East Village
BBL 1004310025 · BIN 1005761
- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 102
- Floors
- 12
- Financing
- Up to 80% financeable (20% minimum down).
- Subletting
- Permitted with Board approval. Short-term rentals and AirBnB are not permitted.
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted.
- Washer / dryer
- Not permitted (central laundry).
- Pets
- Permitted, subject to Board approval.
- Co-purchasing
- Parents purchasing for children permitted.
- Guarantors
- Not permitted.
- Tax status
- Non-eviction co-op conversion; building has never applied for or received J-51 tax benefits
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $860K
- Recent range
- $835K – $1.7M
- Listing discount
- 2.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 60
Ageloff Tower at 172 East 4th Street is the only full-service prewar Art Deco cooperative in the East Village core — Shampan & Shampan's 1929 Art Deco beige-brick gem built by Samuel Ageloff.
What makes it singular is exactly that only-full-service-prewar-Art-Deco-coop-in-the-East-Village-core positioning — a category of one in the neighborhood. The distinction rests on the Shampan & Shampan architectural pedigree and on the Samuel Ageloff developer pedigree, the latter extending to the sister building at 141 East 3rd Street, which together anchor the firm's and developer's East Village Art Deco residential body of work.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- Transfer Fee $800 (shareholder, at closing)
- Sublet policy
- Allowed with board approval; short-term/AirBnB not allowed. Subtenant App Processing $500, moving fee $400
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Notable fees
- Max financing 80%; post-closing liquidity 1 year maintenance; guarantors/corporate not allowed. Buyer App Processing $400 (cash)/$500 (financing), Credit Check $50/applicant, Move-In Fee $200
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | 8F | 3 BR · 1 BA · 1,580 sf | $1,660,000 | $1,051/sf | -2.4% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 11D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $855,000 | -8.6% | |
| Apr 10, 2025 | 6G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $890,000 | -0.6% | |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 8B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $835,000 | -1.8% | |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 2G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $885,000 | -1.7% | |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 6F | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,400,000 | -2.4% | |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 11I | 1 BR · 1 BA | $850,000 | -2.9% | |
| May 2, 2023 | 6I | 1 BR · 1 BA | $865,000 | +1.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,067/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.8% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2009 | 10A | $525,000 |
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 1-00431-0025) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
The only-full-service-prewar-Art-Deco-coop-in-the-East-Village-core institutional positioning is structurally distinguishing.
The Shampan & Shampan architectural pedigree is real institutional context.
The sister building at 141 East 3rd Street anchors the developer's East Village Art Deco portfolio.
The 1929 Art Deco facade is preserved across the building's prewar fabric.
Roebling cross-references the offering plan through the Roebling Research Library during diligence.
Comparable buildings
- The St. Mark (115 East 9th) — Bien 1965; nearby East Village peer
- 111 Fourth Avenue — Starrett & Van Vleck 1919 / 1977 conversion; nearby East Village peer
- 111 Third Avenue — Ginsbern 1958; nearby East Village peer
- 170 Second Avenue — 1928 prewar Art Deco; nearby East Village peer
- Virginia Apartments (226 East 12th) — Sugarman & Berger 1928; nearby East Village prewar peer
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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