215 Sullivan Street (209 Sullivan Street)
209 Sullivan Street, New York, NY 10012
BBL 1005397501 · BIN 1089865
- Year built
- 1892
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 25
- Floors
- 7
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Reviewed case by case; confirm current condominium pet rules with management
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration; confirm current terms at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 215 Sullivan Street 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.
215 Sullivan Street is one of the most distinctive boutique condominiums in the South Village: a Calvert Vaux schoolhouse from 1892, converted and completed in 2014 into 25 residences behind a restored Victorian Gothic façade. Vaux — co-designer of Central Park and Prospect Park — gives the building a genuine architectural lineage that almost no new-construction condominium can match, and the conversion preserved that face while adding contemporary loft and penthouse space behind it.
The building had previously served as the Children's Aid Society's Philip Coltoff Center. Broad Street Development acquired the site and engaged Rawlings Architects for a conversion that delivered an unusual unit mix for a building this size: 17 lofts, four penthouses with private roof gardens, and four townhouses with their own private garages.
It sits within the South Village Historic District, designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in December 2013 — protection that locks in the low-rise, historic character of the surrounding South Village streets.
Architecture and unit composition
The 25 residences divide into three distinct products. The 17 lofts occupy the schoolhouse and addition with the high ceilings and generous proportions of a Vaux institutional building reworked for residential use. The four penthouses carry private roof gardens. The four townhouses — including a roughly 7,400-square-foot unit — come with their own private garages, a near-unheard-of feature in the Village.
The conversion paired the restored 1892 façade with current building systems: full elevator service, central air, modern kitchens and baths, and a landscaped courtyard by Edmund Hollander. The combination of a landmark exterior and contemporary interiors is the building's core appeal.
Building operations
215 Sullivan operates as a boutique full-service condominium with a 24-hour doorman, a fitness center, a children's playroom, bike and private storage, and the landscaped courtyard. Service staffing is generous relative to the 25-unit count.
As a recent conversion of a 19th-century structure, the building combines a historic envelope with 2010s mechanical systems. Buyers should review current financial statements, the reserve study, board minutes, and any active or planned capital projects during due diligence — the standard diligence for any conversion applies.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $38,046/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $132
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 FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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 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
215 Sullivan prices as a boutique South Village trophy condominium, with the townhouses and penthouses trading well into the eight figures. As a condo, the unit-level variables — product type (loft, penthouse, or townhouse), floor, exposure, private outdoor space, and finish — drive almost all of the pricing spread, and the small unit count means comparable sales are infrequent and heterogeneous. Pricing is best read at the apartment level.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Recent closings at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | 3-C | $4,275,000 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 5-C | $3,100,000 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 5-E | $4,318,000 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 6-B | $3,100,000 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | 4B | $3,475,000 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 4-C | $3,350,000 |
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 1-00539-7501) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
Know which product you're buying. Lofts, penthouses, and townhouses are three different markets within one building — the townhouses with private garages and the penthouses with roof gardens trade at a meaningful premium to the lofts.
Condo flexibility is real. 30–45 day closings; pied-à-terre, investment, LLC, trust, and foreign-buyer purchases are permitted under the declaration; subletting is allowed. Confirm current sublet and pet rules with management at offer stage.
The architecture is the asset. A landmarked Calvert Vaux façade inside the South Village Historic District is permanent scarcity. Buyers are paying for a building that cannot be replicated.
Mansion tax cliff effects are major. At this pricing, multiple cliff thresholds routinely apply. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the Vaux provenance and the conversion story. The 1892 schoolhouse, the landmark district, and the restored façade are the differentiators against generic boutique condos.
Market to the right product buyer. A townhouse-with-garage buyer and a loft buyer are different audiences — the marketing should speak to each.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 215 Sullivan Street, also evaluate:
- 55 Sullivan Street — South Village building nearby
- 136 Sullivan Street — South Village peer
- 40 Bond Street — Herzog & de Meuron 2007; nearby NoHo trophy
- 25 Bond Street — BKSK 2008; nearby NoHo trophy
- The Schumacher (36 Bleecker) — Adjmi 2015; nearby NoHo conversion peer
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich 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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