175 West 13th Street (The Cambridge House)

This is post-war housing stock doing what it does best: efficient lines and generous closets, with maintenance to be assessed from current budgets, service costs and capital obligations rather than apartment count. The 135 units run from studios through one- and two-bedroom lines, with combinations producing larger homes on scattered floors; F- and G-line one-bedrooms appear most frequently in recent listing records. Corner exposures at Seventh Avenue pick up open southern and western light over the avenue; midblock 13th Street exposures face the tree-lined side street; test noise in the specific apartment at different times. Finishes vary unit to unit from estate condition to full renovations — typical for a co-op of this vintage — and the white-brick envelope, now inside the historic district, is maintained under Landmarks review.

Full-service on a sensible scale: 24-hour doorman, live-in superintendent, renovated central laundry, bike room, and private storage, with the landscaped roof deck as the building's signature shared amenity. There is no gym, no pool, and no garage. Compare actual charges and services with specific alternatives; absent facilities do not establish a cost saving. The cooperative's offering plan is on file in The Roebling Research Library; current financial statements and house rules should be obtained through the managing agent during diligence.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,716/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00609-0001). 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.

Compare the full-service options. Historic-district designation subjects applicable development and exterior work to LPC review; it does not guarantee that no new building can be approved. Compare current Village options and actual transaction prices.

The policy stack is genuinely owner-occupancy-driven. No pied-à-terre, no parental purchases per listing records — this board wants residents. Investors and parents buying for children should look elsewhere. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering.

The sublet policy has a documented path. Two years of residency, then renewable one-year sublets with no documented aggregate cap per listing records — a meaningful escape valve if your circumstances change. Verify the current terms and any sublet fees with the managing agent; policies like this get tightened.

Confirm the flip tax. Listing records report no transfer fee, while another account describes a tiered or formula flip tax. The operative fee remains unresolved; obtain the current schedule, governing authority and valid amendments before calculating seller proceeds.

Transit is a genuine asset. The 1/2/3 at 14th Street is at the corner; the A/C/E/L and F/M are within two blocks. Few full-service buildings in the Village sit on this much subway.

Confirm the conversion documentation. The 1980 offering plan is on file with us; the dating discrepancy with brokerage records (1986) should be resolved through the amendment record during your attorney's review.

Sell the category, not just the unit. Your buyer is choosing between a walk-up with charm and a doorman building without it. Marketing should name the structural facts: 24-hour staff, roof deck, storage, historic-district surroundings, and the transfer-fee terms once the conflicting accounts are resolved.

Light and line drive the spread. Evaluate corner Seventh Avenue exposures, high-floor outlooks and avenue noise in the specific apartment. Use relevant same-line sales alongside broader adjusted comparisons rather than assuming a premium or discount.

Document renovation condition. Obtain a scope and cost estimate for unfinished work and compare relevant sales; neither the building’s vintage nor renovation status establishes a faster sale. Estate-condition sellers should account for the proposed work — run the Renovation Cost Calculator against your asking strategy.

If you're considering 175 West 13th Street, also evaluate:

• 101 West 12th Street (The John Adams) — a nearby like-for-like: large post-war full-service Village co-op on West 12th Street
• Butterfield House (37 West 12th Street) — the architecturally celebrated 1962 alternative on West 12th; the design-pedigree step-up
• 2 Fifth Avenue — the Village's marquee post-war full-service co-op on Washington Square
• 24 Fifth Avenue — Emery Roth pre-war full-service alternative on lower Fifth
• The Vermeer (77 Seventh Avenue) — post-war full-service co-op two blocks north on the avenue
• The Victoria (7 West 14th Street) — large post-war co-op on 14th Street; the value alternative at the Village's northern edge
• 31 Jane Street — West Village post-war co-op; the boutique-scale alternative
• 299 West 12th Street and 302 West 12th Street — Bing & Bing pre-war doorman condominiums; the pre-war alternative with deeper architectural pedigree