- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 46
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- In a historic district
- Amenities
- Elevator, live-in superintendent, central laundry, bike room, resident storage, video-intercom/virtual-doorman security per listing records
- Financing
- Cooperative financing conventions apply; 20 percent minimum down per listing records — verify against the board's financials during diligence
208 Avenue of the Americas sales history: 49 recorded transfers
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $793K
- Recent range
- $630K – $1.2M
- Listing discount
- 2.2%
- Recorded transfers
- 49
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 208 Avenue of the Americas would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
208 Avenue of the Americas is a prewar Art Deco cooperative on the SoHo edge of Sixth Avenue — a six-story building at the seam where SoHo, the Greenwich Village blocks, and Hudson Square meet. In a downtown market where co-op ownership below Houston is comparatively scarce, a prewar elevator cooperative with wood-burning fireplaces and Historic District protection is a specific and uncommon product: prewar character and settled ownership on a stretch of the city better known for loft condominiums and commercial buildings.
The building, home to Charlton Owners Corp., dates to circa 1928–1930 and sits within the Sullivan–Thompson Historic District, the designation that protects the surrounding low-rise streetscape. It reads as a small-to-mid-size prewar Art Deco elevator co-op rather than a raw loft building — 46 residential apartments over six floors, with three commercial units at grade fronting the avenue.
For buyers, the thesis is location and format: prewar co-op ownership in a Historic District, steps from the SoHo shopping district, the Village restaurant blocks, and the Hudson Square office core, at co-op pricing that runs modestly below the SoHo condominium median.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises six stories in prewar Art Deco vernacular, its 46 residential apartments reached by elevator. Interiors carry prewar features that define the building's appeal — many units have wood-burning fireplaces per listing records, and new windows have been installed across the building. The residence program runs primarily to studios and one-bedrooms, with combined larger apartments at the upper floors. Three ground-floor commercial units front Sixth Avenue, part of the building's mixed-use prewar structure.
Building operations
This is settled prewar co-op ownership: an elevator, a live-in superintendent, central laundry, a bike room, resident storage, and video-intercom/virtual-doorman security, governed by a resident board across 46 residential apartments. The service model is virtual-doorman-plus-live-in-super rather than a staffed lobby — a common and cost-efficient posture for a prewar building this size. Cooperative governance is intimate; the board financials, house rules, sublet policy, and reserve posture should be reviewed carefully during diligence, and the ground-floor commercial income is a factor worth understanding in the building's budget. We obtain current building documents from the managing agent for clients at offer stage.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $19,113/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $44,630/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $35 – $81
- Modeled exposure split equally across 46 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).
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 record last verified September 2026.
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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 | 3G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $835,000 | -6.7% | |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 1D | 2 BR · 1,000 sf | $1,195,000 | $1,195/sf | -3.6% |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 1G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $630,000 | +5.9% | |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 4G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $875,000 | -2.2% | |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 6D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $675,000 | +0.0% | |
| May 15, 2023 | 6E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $840,000 | -15.6% | |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 2E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $805,000 | -10.1% | |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 1H | 1 BR · 1 BA | $800,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $1,225/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 0.6% 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 1-00519-0044). 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 208 Avenue of the Americas, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 2 | $5,550 |
| 3 bedroom | 2 | $12,500 |
4 closed sublet leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2026. Based on few leases. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
Buying here? Co-op closing costs typically run 2 to 3% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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What to know if you’re buying
Prewar co-op ownership below Houston is the scarcity. A prewar Art Deco elevator cooperative with wood-burning fireplaces in a Historic District is an uncommon downtown format — most of the surrounding stock is loft condominium or commercial. Price the value of the format consciously.
Cooperative diligence is board diligence. Review the building's financials, reserve posture, sublet policy, and house rules closely, and understand the ground-floor commercial income in the budget. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator against your alternatives.
The service model is virtual doorman. A live-in superintendent and intercom security rather than a staffed lobby — a cost-efficient posture, but price it against full-service alternatives if that matters to you.
Confirm the policy stack. Pets are permitted and the building follows a 20-percent-down convention per listing records; sublet and financing specifics should be verified against current building documents during diligence.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with prewar character and the Historic District setting. Wood-burning fireplaces, an elevator, and Art Deco prewar detail in a protected downtown streetscape are the pitch — position against the surrounding loft-condominium stock on character and value.
Price against same-building and adjacent prewar co-op history. The SoHo and Village cooperative stock is the right comp set; per-room analysis, adjusted for floor, light, and condition, anchors pricing.
Board-readiness shortens the timeline. A well-prepared board package keeps the cooperative process on schedule — we position sellers accordingly.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 208 Avenue of the Americas, also evaluate:
- The prewar cooperatives on the Charlton, King, and Vandam Street blocks — the closest like-for-like downtown prewar co-op product
- SoHo loft cooperatives and condominiums — the larger-unit, higher-price alternative nearby
- Village prewar co-ops north of Houston — the comparable prewar-format alternative in Greenwich 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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