172 North 10th Street
172 North 10th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
BBL 3023057501 · BIN 3335661
- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 14
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark
- No
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 172 North 10th Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
This building began as industrial space, not ground-up construction. The Department of Finance classed the lot as a factory building through 2014/15, and a sportswear company owned it in the 1970s and early 1980s, per ACRIS. The 2005 rezoning put the block in a mixed-use district that allowed apartments as of right. In December 2012 the sponsor entity bought the building, and in 2013 it filed to convert the three-story commercial structure to residential use and add two floors.
DOB records show a long structural scope: shoring, underpinning and bracing for the old walls, and a separate job replacing floor joists and repairing exterior cracks. The final certificate of occupancy came at the end of 2017.
Thirteen of the 14 residences closed between late May and August 2015, and the last in January 2017, per ACRIS. The sponsor holds nothing today; the residences are owned by separate, unrelated buyers.
The central fact for a buyer is taxes. Most Northside condominiums of this era were built new and carried a 421-a exemption. 172 North 10th Street was an alteration, and no exemption shows on the roll for any unit in any year on record. The tax bill has always been the full bill.
Architecture and unit composition
The 68-foot building sits on a 75-by-100-foot lot. Gene Kaufman, the architect of record, also designed both condominiums on the block directly north, 165 North 10th Street (The Decora), which faces this building across North 10th Street, and 170 North 11th Street (Lucent), as well as 135 North 11th Street a block west.
The unit mix, from Department of Finance unit areas:
- Floors 1 through 3, lines A–D: four residences per floor. Sizes run from about 490 square feet (1D) to about 2,300 square feet (2C), with most between 1,150 and 1,700 square feet.
- 4PH and 5PH: one residence on each of the two floors added in 2014, about 2,320 square feet each.
A 2024 DOB permit for a pergola on a private roof area confirms at least one private roof terrace. Confirm what outdoor space goes with any unit against the declaration's floor plans.
The nine parking units are separate condominium units, each with its own deed, tax bill and common charges. There are fewer spaces than residences, and the sponsor sold most spaces on the same deed as an apartment. Most spaces are held by residence owners in the building. A space is only included in a sale if it is conveyed on its own deed.
Building operations
No budget, financial statements or house rules were located in the records reviewed. With 14 residences and no documented staff, expect a small-building model: a managing agent, contracted services and common charges allocated by percentage interest. Ask for the current budget, the two most recent financial statements, the reserve balance and any assessment history. The shell is about a century old; ask about the original masonry walls, the roof, the added floors and any planned façade or waterproofing work.
The tax position
No 421-a, J-51 or other exemption appears on any unit on the Department of Finance roll, from the first condominium roll in 2016/17 through 2026/27. 421-a was the state program that exempted the added value of new construction for a fixed term. J-51 covered certain rehabilitation work. Neither appears here. The only reduction on the roll is the co-op/condo abatement, which applies only to units owned as a primary residence. Owners who live in their unit should confirm they are enrolled.
There is no exemption running off and no scheduled step-up. Against Northside buildings still carrying a 421-a benefit, compare full-tax figures on both sides.
Recent sales
172 North 10th Street trades as Northside conversion condominium product, priced in dollars per square foot. Its peers are the six-story mid-rises built between Bedford and Driggs after the 2005 rezoning, and its mix runs larger than most of theirs: 12 of the 14 residences are over 1,100 square feet. Four things move value inside the building: size, since the line mix varies widely; the two added-floor penthouses; outdoor space; and whether a parking unit comes with the apartment. With 14 residences, sales come in small numbers even in an active year, such as the handful of resales in 2025–26, so comparison with nearby buildings carries real weight. Index market statements to 2025, the last complete year. Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Recent closings at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | 2C | $2,075,000 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 2D | $1,810,000 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | 1C | $3,175,000 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | 3D | $2,600,000 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | P8 | $4,995,000 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | P3 | $2,425,000 |
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 3-02305-7501) 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.
At the recent median sale of $2.6M (4 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $106,648 to close, or 4.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $32,500
- Mortgage recording tax: $37,538
- Title insurance: $11,700
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $24,910
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The tax bill is the real one. There is no exemption to expire. The seller's tax bill is the figure to underwrite.
Price parking separately. A space is its own unit with its own deed, taxes and common charges. With nine spaces for 14 residences, confirm on the deed whether one comes with the apartment.
Get the documents the public record lacks. Request the by-laws (for any right of first refusal, leasing rules and pet policy), the budget and the latest financial statements.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 172 North 10th Street, also evaluate:
- 170 North 11th Street (Lucent) — Gene Kaufman's 28-residence condominium on the next block north, with deeded parking and an expired 421-a
- 135 North 11th Street — a larger Gene Kaufman condominium a block west
- 24 Dunham Place — Gene Kaufman's 14-residence South Williamsburg condominium with deeded parking
- 215 North 10th Street (NX) — a 31-unit North 10th Street condominium that also carries no tax abatement
- 212 North 9th Street — a 33-residence condominium nearby on North 9th Street, with deeded parking and a 421-a in its final year
- 247 Driggs Avenue (The Driggs Haus) — a 19-apartment condominium with deeded parking and no tax abatement
More Williamsburg buildings
- 170 Broadway, Brooklyn (The Broadway Arms Condominium) — 2002 condominium
- 170 North 11th Street (Lucent Condominium) — 2007 condominium
- 171 North 1st Street — 2023 condominium
- 180 South 4th Street, Brooklyn — 1920 condominium
- 2 Bayard Street (The Lotus) — 2006 condominium
- 20 Bayard Street (The Bayard Views) — 2005 condominium by Karl Fischer Architects
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Williamsburg.
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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