186 East 2nd Street
186 East 2nd Street, New York, NY 10009
East Village
BBL 1003987502 · BIN 1075876
- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 17
- Floors
- 5
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Studio median
- $481K
- Recent range
- $305K – $525K
- Listing discount
- 3.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 19
186 East 2nd Street is a boutique prewar building in the heart of Alphabet City, mid-block on East 2nd Street between Avenues A and B, a short walk from Tompkins Square Park.
Structured as a hybrid ownership building, its units convey with board approval and a monthly maintenance charge — the practical characteristics of cooperative ownership — and trade in a steady resale market. Built in 1920, the five-story building offers 17 prewar homes at an accessible entry point in one of Manhattan's most in-demand downtown neighborhoods.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 emissions caps apply. No regulatory capital pressure from this law specifically, current or 2030.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | 8 | 1 BA | $512,500 | -2.4% | |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 16 | 1 BA | $525,000 | -4.5% | |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 4 | 1 BA | $450,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 16 | 1 BA | $305,000 | -4.7% | |
| Dec 1, 2021 | 2A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $410,000 | -5.7% | |
| Nov 17, 2021 | 1 | 1 BA · 500 sf | $410,000 | $820/sf | -16.3% |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 6 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $495,000 | -1.0% | |
| Mar 20, 2018 | 7 | 1 BR | $475,000 | -5.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2021): a median $820/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 2.2% 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 1-00398-7502) 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.
Comparable buildings
- 143 Avenue B (The Christodora House) — Pelton 1928; nearby East Village peer on Tompkins Square Park
- 215 Avenue B (The Copper) — Stephen B. Jacobs Group 2008; nearby East Village condominium peer
- 115 East 9th Street — prewar East Village peer
- 21 Astor Place — Harney 1890 / 2003 conversion; nearby NoHo peer
- 196 Orchard — Ismael Leyva 2018; nearby Lower East Side 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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