21 Astor Place
21 Astor Place, New York, NY 10003
NoHo
BBL 1005457503 · BIN 1008807
- Year built
- 1890
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 50
- Floors
- 11
- Flip tax
- No flip tax stated
- Financing
- No financing cap
- Subletting
- Permitted, subject to the By-Laws
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted - no primary-residence/owner-occupancy requirement
- Pets
- Restricted
- Co-purchasing
- Not separately addressed as co-purchasing/guaranty arrangements
- Trust / LLC
- Condominium
- Right of first refusal
- Yes - Board of Managers holds a Right of First Refusal on any contract to sell or lease a residential unit
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2012). Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,759
- Listing discount
- 4.5%
- Recorded sales
- 63
- On record
- 2004–2025
21 Astor Place is the converted 1890 New York Mercantile Library / Clinton Hall — successor to the Astor Place Opera House.
That Mercantile Library / Clinton Hall provenance, carrying the cultural lineage of the Astor Place Opera House, is the building's defining inheritance. It survives in the Romanesque Revival composition of George E. Harney, whose arched brickwork still reads as a nineteenth-century institution rather than an apartment house. The residences themselves are the product of the 2003 Elad Group conversion, which carved roughly 50 condominium units out of the old library, many retaining exposed brick and fireplaces.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $20,243/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $32
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.
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.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | PHB | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,366 sf | $7,855,000 | $3,320/sf | -9.7% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 3A | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,290 sf | $1,750,000 | $1,357/sf | -7.9% |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 2B | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,814 sf | $2,875,000 | $1,585/sf | -4.0% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 10D | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,993 sf | $4,233,500 | $2,124/sf | -5.4% |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 10E | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,237 sf | $4,200,000 | $1,878/sf | -10.2% |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 2A | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf | $2,075,000 | $1,596/sf | -5.7% |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 9E | 2,250 sf | $4,184,200 | $1,860/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 1, 2022 | 2E | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,025 sf | $3,990,000 | $1,970/sf | +25.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,759/sf across 3 sales. Median listing discount 4.5% 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 1-00545-7503) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Comparable buildings
- 40 Bond Street — Herzog & de Meuron 2007; nearby NoHo trophy peer
- 25 Bond Street — BKSK 2008; nearby NoHo trophy peer
- The Schumacher (36 Bleecker) — Adjmi 2015; nearby NoHo peer
- 40 Bleecker Street — Rawlings 2019; nearby NoHo peer
- Devonshire House (28 East 10th) — Roth / 2011 condo; nearby Greenwich Village 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
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across East Village + NoHo — read The Roebling Team Guide to East Village + NoHo.
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