189 Avenue C (The Calyx)
189 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009
BBL 1003947506 · BIN 1004910
- Year built
- 2010
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 35
- Floors
- 10
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Rooftop deck/lounge, fitness center, bike storage, virtual doorman, elevator, central laundry, live-in superintendent per listing records; residences carry in-unit washer/dryers
- Financing
- Condominium financing conventions apply — verify minimum down against the by-laws at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2016–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,035
- Listing discount
- 3.3%
- Recorded sales
- 42
- On record
- 2016–2026
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The Calyx is Alphabet City condo ownership in modern form: a ten-story, 35-unit condominium on Avenue C between 11th and 12th Streets, on the eastern edge of the East Village. In a neighborhood whose ownership stock runs mostly to tenement co-ops, HDFC buildings, and walk-ups, a full-elevator condominium with a roof deck, a gym, and in-unit laundry is a structurally scarce product — new-generation amenity living on a block that reads as classic Alphabet City.
The building was developed circa 2010 and converted from rental to condominium ownership in 2016, the conversion that put its residences on the for-sale market. Its contemporary red-brick elevation — four projected piers, limestone spandrels, and a seventh-floor setback — sits deliberately within the neighborhood's masonry vocabulary rather than against it.
For buyers, the thesis is location and format: modern condo amenities and light at an Alphabet City price point, walkable to Tompkins Square Park, the Avenue B and Avenue A commercial strips, and the East Village's restaurant and nightlife core.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises ten stories in contemporary red brick, its facade organized by four projected piers and limestone spandrels, with a setback at the seventh floor that steps the upper massing back from the avenue. The 35 residences run to studios and one-bedrooms — some with flexible studio-to-one-bedroom layouts using sliding glass partitions — with the finish profile of 2010s new construction: stone countertops, hardwood floors, ceilings up to roughly nine and a half feet, and in-unit washer/dryers per listing records. Unit sizes are efficient rather than large, in keeping with the building's studio-and-one-bedroom program. Ground-floor commercial space fronts the East 12th Street side.
Building operations
The Calyx operates as an amenity condominium at modest scale: a rooftop deck and lounge, a fitness center, bike storage, a virtual doorman, an elevator, central laundry, and a live-in superintendent, with the common-charge budget spread across 35 owners. The service model is virtual-doorman rather than a staffed lobby — a common and cost-efficient posture that buyers coming from full-service buildings should price consciously. The offering plan and by-laws should be reviewed during diligence; we obtain current building documents from the managing agent for clients at offer stage.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $22,767/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $54
- Modeled exposure split equally across 35 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
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. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | 4E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 755 sf | $740,000 | $980/sf | -6.7% |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 4D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 751 sf | $714,398 | $951/sf | -1.5% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 4C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 785 sf | $640,000 | $815/sf | -1.5% |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 9D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 751 sf | $725,000 | $965/sf | -2.7% |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 9D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $595,000 | $793/sf | -25.2% |
| May 19, 2023 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 785 sf | $700,000 | $892/sf | -6.7% |
| Aug 22, 2022 | 7D | 1 BA · 751 sf | $750,000 | $999/sf | -5.7% |
| Jul 27, 2022 | 3C | 1 BA · 785 sf | $675,190 | $860/sf | -20.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,035/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. 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 3.3% 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 1-00394-7506). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
At the recent median sale of $725K (4 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $28,608 to close, or 3.9% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $10,467
- Title insurance: $3,262
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $14,879
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
Modern amenities at an Alphabet City price is the product. A roof deck, a gym, an elevator, and in-unit laundry on Avenue C is a scarce format in a neighborhood of walk-ups — price the virtual-doorman service model consciously against full-service alternatives. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator.
The units are efficient, not large. The building's program is studios and one-bedrooms; buyers should match the layout to how they actually live, and see the flexible partition layouts in person.
Verify the policy stack. Pet, sublet, and financing specifics beyond standard condominium conventions are thinly documented publicly. We verify against the offering plan and managing agent during diligence.
The corridor is the point. Avenue C between 11th and 12th is classic Alphabet City — walk the block at night before deciding, since the energy is the draw for some buyers and the objection for others.
What to know if you’re selling
Market the amenities and the light. A modern elevator condo with a roof deck and a gym stands out in Alphabet City's walk-up-heavy stock — lead with the format and the outdoor space.
Use same-building and adjacent condo comps. The building's own history is meaningful; the East Village condo stock rounds out the comp set, adjusted for floor, exposure, and condition.
Condition drives the premium. In efficient 2010s units, updated finishes and strong light separate pricing — stage to the format's strengths.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 189 Avenue C, also evaluate:
- The newer condominiums along Avenue B and the eastern East Village blocks — the closest like-for-like amenity comparison
- East Village tenement co-ops and HDFC buildings — the lower-carry, more-character alternative on the surrounding streets
- Larger amenity condominiums toward the neighborhood's western edge — the deeper-amenity, higher-price alternative
More East Village buildings
- 175 East 2nd Street — 1920 condominium
- 182 East 2nd Street — 1920 condominium
- 186 East 2nd Street — 1920 co-op
- 193 Second Avenue (Onyx Court) — 1902 co-op by Harde & Short
- 205 East 10th Street — 1920 co-op
- 211 East 2nd Street (The Carriage House) — condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across East Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to East Village.
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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