- Year built
- 2004
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $2,221
- Listing discount
- 3.2%
- Recorded sales
- 158
- On record
- 2004–2026
One Kenmare Square is one of downtown's most recognizable contemporary buildings — a curved-glass condominium developed by André Balazs and designed by Richard Gluckman, the architect behind the Gagosian galleries and the Andy Warhol Museum. Completed in 2004 at the crossroads of SoHo and Nolita, it brought a piece of serious contemporary architecture to a neighborhood defined by cast-iron lofts and tenement-era buildings, and it has remained a landmark of downtown design ever since.
The building's appeal is the combination of pedigree, position, and design. The curved-glass façade is a genuine architectural statement, not a developer's gesture; the location, at Lafayette and Kenmare with a second entry on cobblestoned Crosby Street, places residents in the heart of the city's best shopping, dining, and gallery district; and the full-service operation — doorman, concierge, resident manager, gym — gives a downtown buyer the staffing more often associated with uptown towers.
As a condominium, One Kenmare Square offers the ownership flexibility that downtown buyers prize — open financing, lighter closing mechanics than a co-op, and the latitude for pied-à-terre and investment ownership.
Architecture and unit composition
Richard Gluckman gave the building a curved-glass form that distinguishes it from everything around it — a smooth, modern volume on a SoHo-Nolita corner of masonry and cast iron. The architecture is the building's signature, and the design discipline of a celebrated gallery architect shows in the proportions, the glass, and the restraint.
The 53 residences carry the light-filled, open layouts that the curved-glass envelope makes possible — full-height glazing, contemporary kitchens and baths, and exposures that take in the surrounding low-scale streetscape. The building's two entrances, including the quieter Crosby Street door, give it a sense of discretion unusual for such a prominent corner. Higher-floor and corner homes command the building's best light and views, and condition varies home to home across the building's stack.
Building operations
One Kenmare Square is a full-service condominium: a 24-hour doorman and concierge, an on-site resident manager, a fitness center, central laundry, and private storage support the building's 53 households. The dual-entrance arrangement and the resident-manager presence give the building a level of service and discretion that downtown buyers often can't find at this scale.
As a condominium, the ownership and transfer framework is condominium-standard: financing is not capped the way it is at a cooperative, purchases clear through a right-of-first-refusal rather than a board interview, and subletting and investment ownership are freer than at a co-op. Pet policy and house rules are set by the condominium board. Common charges reflect the building's full-service staffing — a fair trade for the doorman-and-concierge service level in a boutique building.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $58,151/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $93
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 772 sf | $1,625,000 | $2,105/sf | -4.4% |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 3A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,180 sf | $2,400,000 | $2,034/sf | -2.0% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 4B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 765 sf | $1,625,000 | $2,124/sf | -1.5% |
| Sep 8, 2025 | 7D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $2,495,000 | $2,079/sf | -4.0% |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 5A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,168 sf | $2,485,000 | $2,128/sf | -0.6% |
| May 12, 2025 | 8B/C | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,469 sf | $3,571,000 | $1,446/sf | off-mkt |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 6E | 1 BA · 446 sf | $830,000 | $1,861/sf | -12.6% |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 7E | 1 BA · 446 sf | $799,000 | $1,791/sf | -3.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $2,221/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 3.2% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
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 1-00482-7502) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
Buy the design and the light. The curved-glass architecture and full-height glazing are the building's interior signature, and they pay off most on the corner and higher-floor homes. The design pedigree — André Balazs and Richard Gluckman — is a durable part of the building's identity and value.
Use the condominium flexibility. Open financing, lighter closing mechanics, and freer subletting than any co-op make the building accessible to a broad buyer pool, including pied-à-terre and investment buyers — meaningful in a neighborhood where co-op flexibility is scarce. We help buyers read the condominium's financials, reserves, and house rules.
Value the position. The SoHo-Nolita corner, with the city's best shopping and dining at the door and the quieter Crosby Street entry, is a rare combination of energy and discretion.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with pedigree and position. A curved-glass building by Richard Gluckman, developed by André Balazs, at the SoHo-Nolita crossroads is a distinct, recognizable product — that pedigree and location are the durable selling points.
The condominium structure widens your pool. Open financing, lighter closing mechanics, and subletting flexibility make a resale here accessible to pied-à-terre and investment buyers a co-op would exclude — a real advantage downtown.
Price to floor and exposure. Corner and high-floor homes with the best light sit at the top of the building's range; accurate positioning is what produces a clean sale.
Benchmark to downtown design condominiums. Comparable analysis belongs against the surrounding SoHo, Nolita, and NoHo condominiums, with the building's architectural pedigree accounted for.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 210 Lafayette Street, also evaluate the surrounding SoHo, Nolita, and NoHo condominiums:
- 225 Lafayette Street — SoHo loft condominium nearby
- 285 Lafayette Street — boutique SoHo-Nolita condominium
- 40 Bond Street — Herzog & de Meuron NoHo condominium
- 25 Bond Street — BKSK Architects's 2008 Manhattan condominium
- 1 Bond Street — NoHo condominium nearby
The Roebling Team at One Kenmare Square
The Roebling Team at Compass works across downtown's design-driven market — SoHo, Nolita, NoHo, and the Greenwich Village corridor — including the architect-led condominiums that reward buyers who understand design, light, and the condominium's financial health together. We publish this profile because One Kenmare Square's value lives in specifics a casual search overlooks.
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