215 Avenue B (The Copper)
215 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009
BBL 1003967501 · BIN 1088495
Every recorded sale at this building, 2010–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,184
- Listing discount
- 2.7%
- Recorded sales
- 32
- On record
- 2010–2026
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215 Avenue B, known as The Copper, is a boutique 2008 condominium at the corner of Avenue B and East 13th Street in the East Village, near Tompkins Square Park.
The building takes its name from its distinctive copper-colored aluminum-paneled facade — a modern presence on the avenue. Behind it are 17 full-ownership residences, from studios to two-bedroom penthouses, in a full-service boutique building. It is a rare piece of ground-up condominium construction in a neighborhood otherwise defined by prewar walk-ups.
Architecture and building operations
Designed by the Stephen B. Jacobs Group with interiors by Andi Pepper, the eight-story building presents a copper-toned aluminum-paneled facade and floor-to-ceiling living-room windows, with a gated, landscaped Zen-garden entrance. It holds 17 residential units plus a commercial space. Public records list building class RM (elevator condominium).
Operations: elevator; doorman service; landscaped rooftop terrace with city views; fitness center; garden; bike room; private storage; and a package room.
Policy framework
- Type: Condominium
- Pets: Permitted
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted
- Subletting: Permitted
- Financing: Standard condominium LTV
- LLC/trust/foreign buyers: All permitted
- Right of first refusal: Procedural only
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 emissions caps apply. No regulatory capital pressure from this law specifically, current or 2030.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
421-a Tax Abatement
- Last year of benefit
- FY2021
- Fully taxed from
- FY2022 (2021–22)
- Program
- 421-a (10-year)
The 421-a benefit has run its term. Taxes on these units have stepped up toward the full assessed amount, so the low carrying cost this building once carried is no longer available. Price from the current tax bill, and treat any comparable sale made while the abatement was still running as a different asset.
Source: NYC Dept. of Finance property-tax exemption records (421-a), refreshed 2026-09-06 · The Roebling Research Library. Confirm the exact step-up schedule on the building’s DOF tax bill. Years shown are NYC tax years, which start July 1 — FY2022 runs July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The benefit last appears on the 2021 assessment roll, which is what dates the end of the term.
The 421-a Expiration Wave — our study of when these benefits expire citywide, and what the resale record shows about pricing as they do.
Recent sales
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 2B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,108 sf | $1,300,000 | $1,173/sf | -7.1% |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 3C | 1 BA · 503 sf | $625,000 | $1,243/sf | -6.7% |
| May 16, 2023 | 1008Sponsor Sale | 827 sf | $1,180,000 | $1,427/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 23, 2021 | 3B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,120 sf | $1,725,000 | $1,540/sf | +1.8% |
| Jul 29, 2021 | 2C | 1 BA · 504 sf | $709,000 | $1,407/sf | -6.6% |
| Oct 25, 2018 | 3C | 1 BA · 503 sf | $685,000 | $1,362/sf | -1.4% |
| Aug 14, 2017 | 5B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,078 sf | $1,750,000 | $1,623/sf | -1.4% |
| Apr 14, 2015 | 2C | 1 BA · 504 sf | $658,000 | $1,306/sf | +1.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,184/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.7% 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 1-00396-7501). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Closed rents at The Copper, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 2 | $6,500 |
| 2 bedroom | 2 | $8,125 |
5 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease February 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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Comparable buildings
- 143 Avenue B (The Christodora House) — Pelton 1928; nearby East Village peer on Tompkins Square Park
- 186 East 2nd Street — prewar 1920; nearby East Village peer
- 1 Astor Place (Sculpture for Living) — Gwathmey Siegel 2005; nearby East Village trophy peer
- 21 Astor Place — Harney 1890 / 2003 conversion; nearby NoHo peer
- 196 Orchard — Ismael Leyva 2018; nearby Lower East Side 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.
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- 212 Avenue B — 1900 condominium
- 214 Avenue A — 1920 condop
- 214 East 9th Street — 1900 condominium
- 215 Chrystie Street — 2017 condominium by Herzog & de Meuron
- 217 East 7th Street — 2000 condominium
- 217 Second Avenue — 1900 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across East Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to East 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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