Breen Towers (182 West Houston Street)
182 West Houston Street, New York, NY 10014
BBL 1005280001 · BIN 1008380
- Year built
- 1946
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 115
- Floors
- 13
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Dogs and cats
- Permitted with conditions
- Doorman
- Part-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $1.6M – $1.6M
- Listing discount
- 1.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 57
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Breen Towers occupies one of the more strategically located corners downtown: the meeting point of the West Village, the South Village, and SoHo, where West Houston Street crosses Sixth Avenue. Steps from the 1, A, B, C, D, E, F, and M trains, it is among the best-connected residential buildings in the lower-Manhattan grid, and offers a postwar cooperative with part-time doorman coverage. Compare its total price and carrying costs with nearby converted lofts and new condominiums using matched apartments.
This is a market-rate cooperative — apartments trade as shares at market prices, with standard co-op terms — not an income-restricted or HDFC building. That distinction matters: buyers should review the market-rate cooperative's own governing documents and resale conditions.
The building's character comes from its postwar architecture by Greenberg & Ames — an Art Deco-influenced massing with a stepped rear façade and asymmetrical setbacks that produce private terraces and balconies on a number of apartments, plus a building rooftop terrace and a planted garden along Bedford Street.
Architecture and unit composition
Breen Towers is a 13-floor postwar building of 115 apartments, served by two elevators. The Art Deco-derived massing — setbacks and a stepped rear — gives the building private outdoor space on select units and varied light exposures, an unusual feature for a postwar co-op of this scale. The apartment mix runs from one-bedrooms through larger family layouts.
Practical modern features are in place: full elevator service, central laundry, bike storage, and the building's two outdoor amenities (rooftop terrace and the Bedford Street garden). In-unit washer/dryer installations are permitted with board approval.
Building operations
The building operates as a cooperative with a part-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, two elevators, and the rooftop and garden outdoor amenities. The doorman coverage is part-time rather than 24-hour, which is consistent with the building's postwar, value-oriented position.
As with any cooperative, buyers should review the building's financial statements, the most recent reserve study, board minutes, and any planned assessments or capital projects during due diligence. The board's financing, sublet, and any flip-tax policies are variable and should be confirmed at offer stage.
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not verified
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Dogs and cats
- Permitted with conditionsDogs and cats permitted with board approval, reviewed case by caseSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Part-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, bike storage, storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $55,146/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $40
- Modeled exposure split equally across 115 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Compare Breen Towers using apartment-level sales, room counts, share allocations and consistently measured interior areas where available. Test any price difference from nearby converted lofts and new condominiums with dated, matched sales rather than inferring value from cooperative ownership. Maintenance, room count, exposure, the presence of private outdoor space, and renovation level drive most of the spread between comparable units.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2025 | 8HJ | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,250 sf | $1,635,000 | $1,308/sf | -28.9% |
| Jul 29, 2021 | 7G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $840,000 | +5.7% | |
| May 24, 2021 | 6E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $795,000 | +0.0% | |
| Dec 16, 2020 | 2E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $810,000 | +1.9% | |
| Oct 27, 2020 | 9C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $713,000 | -4.8% | |
| Mar 1, 2017 | 12CDE | 3 BR · 2 BA | $4,100,000 | +9.3% | |
| Sep 14, 2016 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 500 sf | $652,250 | $1,305/sf | -10.0% |
| Apr 6, 2016 | 8HJ | 2 BR · 1,250 sf | $2,020,000 | $1,616/sf | +1.3% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,308/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. 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.
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 1-00528-0001). 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.
Closed rents at Breen Towers, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 7 | $6,000 |
| 2 bedroom | 4 | $8,100 |
Also $96 per sq ft per year (5 leases that report square footage). 11 closed sublet leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease September 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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What to know if you’re buying
It's a market-rate co-op — confirm the board parameters. Purchases require board approval and a financial package; have counsel reconcile the board's current financing, sublet and transfer-fee requirements with the proprietary lease, bylaws, offering plan and valid amendments. Confirm the operative terms at offer stage. There are no income restrictions here.
Private outdoor space is a hunt-worthy feature. The stepped massing means a subset of apartments have private terraces or balconies — scarce and worth prioritizing if outdoor space is on your list.
The transit position is exceptional. This corner reaches nearly every west-side and crosstown line within a short walk.
Run the co-op math. Factor maintenance and any assessments into your monthly carry, and run the purchase through the Buyer Closing Cost Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with location, outdoor space, and value. Describe the corner, transit access, rooftop, garden and postwar design; support any pricing comparison with matched nearby loft sales.
Flag the market-rate status clearly. Make sure buyers understand this is a standard market-rate co-op, not an income-restricted building — it widens the buyer pool.
Price by room and condition. Comparable co-op sales here turn on room count, maintenance, outdoor space, and renovation level.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Breen Towers, also evaluate:
- 122 Greenwich Avenue — West Village condominium peer nearby
- 55 Sullivan Street — South Village building nearby
- 136 Sullivan Street — South Village peer
- 110 Charlton Street — West SoHo / Hudson Square peer
- 2 Charlton Street — nearby postwar full-service West SoHo co-op
More West Village buildings
- 175 West 10th Street — condominium
- 175 West 12th Street (Century Towers) — 1960 condominium
- 175 West 13th Street (The Cambridge House) — 1963 co-op
- 204 West Houston Street — 1869 co-op
- 211 West 10th Street — 1903 co-op
- 215 West 11th Street — condop
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to West Village.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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