Gramercy Park Habitat

The exterior is the building's heritage: a Renaissance Revival industrial structure in striking bi-color brick with cast-iron ornament, the work of Brunner and Tryon, who designed it as a brewery in 1896. The 1986 conversion preserved that industrial character while carving the interior into loft homes.

The 64 residences are the draw — soaring ceilings ranging from roughly 11 to 14 feet, supported by original pine posts and wood beams, with exposed brick walls, wood-burning fireplaces, oversized windows, hardwood floors, and open, loft-style layouts. Floor plans run from convertible and one-bedroom lofts through expansive four-bedroom homes, with the most dramatic volume in the larger and lower-floor units. The architecture is precisely what new construction cannot replicate, and it is the building's enduring asset.

Gramercy Park Habitat runs as a full-service boutique condominium. There is a 24-hour doorman, a renovated lobby, an on-site garage, bicycle and common storage, and laundry on every floor. As a condominium, ownership is flexible — financing rules are condominium-standard, pied-à-terre and investment purchases are customary, and resale clears through a right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board admissions process. The building is pet-friendly, and the loft layouts accommodate in-unit washer/dryers in the loft tradition.

With 64 loft condominium residences, the building turns over at a steady boutique cadence — several resale closings in an active year. Pricing tracks the Gramercy loft market, with a clear premium for the homes that show the brewery's volume to fullest effect — high beamed ceilings, exposed brick, and wood-burning fireplaces. Because the public sales record for this address is generated directly from the building's tax lot, the most current closed-sale history is best read from that live record; the durable pattern is character-driven demand, where the most dramatic lofts trade quickly when they appear.

Buying here is buying authentic loft architecture at a Gramercy address. Ownership is flexible — condominium financing rules apply, pied-à-terre and investor purchases are customary, and there is no co-op board package or interview, only a right-of-first-refusal. The brewery's character is the asset: ceiling height, exposed beams and brick, and wood-burning fireplaces are difficult to find and hold value. The full-service structure — doorman, on-site garage, per-floor laundry — adds convenience rare in a converted industrial building. Evaluate each home on ceiling height, light, and layout; the larger and lower-floor lofts carry the grandest scale. We help buyers read the offering plan and benchmark the home against the broader Gramercy and downtown loft market.

Lead with the loft. A resale here sells on what the rest of Gramercy cannot offer: 11-to-14-foot beamed ceilings, exposed brick, wood-burning fireplaces, and a true industrial pedigree, a block from the park. Benchmark to the Gramercy and downtown loft set, not to the refined pre-war co-op stock — the buyer for this home wants character and scale. The condominium structure and full-service operation — doorman, garage — are selling points that widen the buyer pool and speed closing. Presentation that showcases the volume, brick, and fireplaces produces the best results.

If you're considering Gramercy Park Habitat, also evaluate nearby Gramercy loft and pre-war inventory:

• 121 East 22nd Street — full-service building on the same block
• 21 East 22nd Street — boutique Gramercy/Flatiron building
• 23 East 22nd Street — slender Gramercy/Flatiron tower
• 230 East 20th Street — Gramercy/Stuyvesant Square building
• 300 East 23rd Street — full-service Gramercy building
• 205 Third Avenue — Gramercy/Kips Bay building

The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Gramercy, Flatiron, and downtown loft market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers at a true industrial conversion deserve building-specific intelligence: the architecture, the condominium structure, the amenities, and where pricing sits against the broader loft market.

If you're considering a purchase or sale at Gramercy Park Habitat, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.