175 West 12th Street (Century Towers)
175 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011
- Year built
- 1960
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 214
- Floors
- 19
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Permitted under condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,540
- Listing discount
- 2.1%
- Recorded sales
- 178
- On record
- 2003–2025
Century Towers is one of only a small number of high-rise condominiums in the heart of low-rise Greenwich Village — a distinction that defines its market. Built as a rental around 1960 to a design by H. I. Feldman, one of the most prolific mid-century New York apartment-house architects, and converted to condominium ownership in 1988, the building sits on West 12th Street at Seventh Avenue South, directly atop the 1/2/3 subway entrance and across from the former St. Vincent's Hospital site, now the Greenwich Lane development.
Its value proposition is specific: full-service, doorman, condominium ownership — with an on-site garage and direct subway access — in a neighborhood where the housing stock is overwhelmingly low-rise townhouses and pre-war cooperatives. For buyers who want the Village address and the flexibility of a condominium (rather than a co-op board process), the pool of comparable buildings is small, and Century Towers is one of the anchors of it.
Architecture and unit composition
Century Towers is an approximately 19–20-story post-war red-brick tower — one of the few tall buildings in the immediate Village fabric. The lobby, halls, and elevators have been renovated. Many apartments have western exposures with West Village and Hudson River views, a meaningful feature given how few buildings in the area rise high enough to capture them.
The unit mix runs from studios through three-bedrooms. The building's height and its position at the corner of Seventh Avenue South give upper-floor units an open, above-the-rooftops outlook that is difficult to replicate elsewhere in the neighborhood.
Building operations
Century Towers operates as a full-service condominium with a 24-hour doorman and a live-in superintendent, an on-site parking garage, central laundry, a bike room, and private storage. As a condominium, purchases are subject to a right-of-first-refusal waiver rather than the approval process of a cooperative, and the building supports both primary residence and pied-à-terre use.
Buyers should confirm the current house rules, financing and down-payment requirements, sublet policy, and any transfer fees during due diligence, and review the offering plan, recent financial statements, and reserve study. Given the building's location within the Greenwich Village Historic District area, buyers planning exterior-affecting work should also understand any applicable landmarks review.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $76,381/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $30
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
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 →Recent sales
Recent trading at Century Towers has run across the full unit range, with price-per-square-foot at the higher end for a post-war conversion — a reflection of the premium Greenwich Village location and the scarcity of high-rise, full-service, condominium inventory in the neighborhood. Higher-floor units with western light and Hudson River views command a clear premium within the building.
The building's per-square-foot pricing sits above that of comparable-vintage conversions in less sought-after corridors, driven almost entirely by location and scarcity. Comparables should be matched carefully for floor, exposure, view, and renovation condition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | 10G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 877 sf | $1,400,000 | $1,596/sf | +8.1% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 9G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 877 sf | $1,625,000 | $1,853/sf | +1.9% |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 18F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,643 sf | $2,550,000 | $1,552/sf | +2.2% |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 2D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,313 sf | $1,781,937.5 | $1,357/sf | +0.3% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 5E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 877 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,254/sf | -12.0% |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 5N | 5 BR · 1 BA · 490 sf | $805,000 | $1,643/sf | -1.2% |
| May 24, 2024 | 17E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 877 sf | $1,425,000 | $1,625/sf | -10.9% |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 10A | 1 BA · 518 sf | $795,000 | $1,535/sf | -3.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,540/sf across 4 sales. Median listing discount 2.1% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16M | $825,000 |
| Apr 16, 2013 | 5F | $950,000 |
| Aug 15, 2007 | 14J | $995,000 |
| Jul 26, 2007 | 3K | $675,000 |
| Jan 6, 2006 | 17F | $725,000 |
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 1-00608-7501) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
You are buying scarcity. High-rise, full-service, condominium ownership is rare in Greenwich Village. That scarcity is priced in — and it is also what protects value.
View and light drive the premium. Western exposures with river views are the building's most valuable inventory. Confirm the specific apartment's exposures in person.
Condo flexibility is real. Right of first refusal rather than co-op board approval; pied-à-terre and investor use permitted. Confirm the current financing minimum and sublet terms at offer stage.
Understand the historic-district context. The building sits within the Greenwich Village Historic District area; confirm any landmarks review that would apply to exterior-affecting work.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with scarcity and location. Full-service high-rise condominium ownership in the Village is a rare product; the marketing should make that explicit.
High-floor units market on views. For western-exposure apartments, river-view documentation is central.
Renovation condition drives price. In a post-war conversion, a current, turn-key renovation commands the top of the comparable band.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing is typical.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Century Towers, also evaluate:
- 2 Fifth Avenue — a full-service Village cooperative on lower Fifth
- 1 Fifth Avenue — landmark pre-war cooperative at Washington Square
- The Greenwich Lane — the new-construction condominium development across the street on the former St. Vincent's site
The Roebling Team at Century Towers
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market — including the Greenwich Village condominium tier. We publish this building profile because buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — scarcity dynamics, conversion structure, transactional mechanics, and pricing at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at Century Towers, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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