232 East 6th Street
232 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10003
BBL 1004610024 · BIN 1006622
- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the East Village / Lower East Side Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median, 2023–2026
- $613K
- 3 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $590K – $1.4M
- Listing discount
- 3.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 35
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This is a six-story brick apartment house from 1929 on the East 6th Street block between Cooper Square and Second Avenue, built on a 50-foot lot. It has been a cooperative of 31 apartments since 1987. It is one of the later buildings in a historic district made up mostly of nineteenth-century tenements and row houses. The designation report singles out its Colonial Revival front, with round arches at the top floor and an urn-topped parapet.
For a buyer, the building's appeal is scale and vintage. It was built under the New Law, the post-1901 tenement standard, which required more light and air than the older tenements around it did, and the city classes it as an elevator building. The record also shows several combined apartments, so the stock ranges from studios and one-bedrooms to assembled larger apartments.
The underlying debt needs attention. ACRIS records a consolidated $1.6 million mortgage in 2021 and a further $500,000 mortgage in March 2026 with the same lender. That is a meaningful amount on 31 apartments, and its terms will shape maintenance.
Architecture and unit composition
The LPC designation report describes a brick front trimmed in limestone and terra cotta. The first story is rusticated. The round-arch main entrance is flanked by paneled pilasters and topped by a keystone and entablature. Window sills project, running continuously at the second and sixth stories. The sixth story has round-arch windows with radiating brick surrounds and rondels. Above it are a bracketed terra-cotta cornice with rosettes and sawtooth moldings and a brick parapet with stepped, paneled ends topped by urns. A decorative wrought-iron fire escape crosses the façade. LPC lists the entrance door and windows as replacements and the cornice as original.
Little is known about the architect. The designation report records only that Jacob A. Britt (c. 1885–1959) was born in Russia and lived and worked in Brooklyn.
Recorded share transfers use apartment lines A through E on each floor, plus a ground-level apartment designated G. The combinations in the record are 3AB and 4AB, each joining two apartments, and 4CDE, which joins three and trades as one of the larger apartments in the building. HPD still carries 31 legal apartments. Whether those combinations were formalized with DOB is not settled by the digital record. Ask.
Building operations
Façade. The profile reports six stories, while mandatory FISP applies to buildings higher than six stories. The records cited here list Safe filings in 2010 and 2019 (Cycle 8) and a December 2023 Cycle 9 SWARMP report. Reconcile the building identification and counted height with the original filings before treating those reports as this property’s required cycle; if confirmed, SWARMP identifies conditions requiring repair under the report’s schedule. DOB also records a 2009 façade repair covering brick, window sills, lintels and repointing. Ask the managing agent for the cycle 9 report and the schedule for the repair items. On a building with terra-cotta trim, that work can be expensive.
Debt. ACRIS shows a sequence of underlying mortgages. There was a consolidation at $1.17 million in 2006. A 2021 consolidation with ConnectOne Bank brought the loan to $1.6 million, including $430,000 of new money. A further $500,000 mortgage, with an assignment of leases and rents, was recorded with the same lender in March 2026. Those recorded amounts do not by themselves establish a current $2.1 million balance or each apartment’s allocated debt. Reconcile the instruments, any consolidations or satisfactions, the current lender statement and the share allocations. The rate, amortization, maturity and use of proceeds are not in any record we hold. Ask what the 2026 borrowing funds and whether an assessment accompanies it; the mortgage and unverified façade-record association do not establish a particular capital project.
J-51, now gone. Department of Finance J-51 history shows two abatements, begun in the 2004 and 2007 tax years at 90 percent of about $78,600 in certified improvement costs, both on 14-year schedules. The certified cost was fully credited by the 2018 tax year. The current abatement file still lists the 2007 case with a benefit window running to the end of 2027, but for the 2024 tax year it shows net tax equal to tax before abatement, so no J-51 credit is being applied. Eligible primary-residence shareholders receive the city's standard cooperative abatement.
Sponsor position. Not documented. Recorded share transfers since 2003 cover more than twenty different apartments sold to different buyers. We have not seen a schedule of unsold shares.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of July 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Check Fee Per PersonPer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $75 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Processing FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $750 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In DepositConditional | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out DepositConditional | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Processing FeeConditional | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $100 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check Fee Per PersonPer applicantRequired | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $75 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Processing FeeConditional | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $750 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Monthly Sublet FeeConditional · Recurring | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount 20% of the monthly maintenance that will be billed directly to the shareholders maintenance account. If a request to sublease for a third term is approved by the Board, there is a sublet fee of 80% of the monthly maintenance. | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out DepositConditional | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Refundable |
| Move In DepositConditional | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Refundable |
Refinance
3 items
Management's “less refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $400 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management's “more refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $75 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $400 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedUpon ApprovalSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $554 per room a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) 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 — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs 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 data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Share transfers here have averaged about two a year since the city began recording cooperative transfers in ACRIS. Prices sort by size: the studios and one-bedrooms trade in one band, and the combined apartments on the third and fourth floors trade in a much higher one. In a building this size, one large combination can move any building-wide average, so co-op pricing here should be read per room and apartment by apartment. The comparison set is other prewar elevator co-ops in the East Village. Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | 6E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $675,000 | -3.6% | |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 2B | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,350,000 | $964/sf | -3.2% |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 5D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $612,500 | -2.0% | |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 3D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 437 sf | $590,000 | $1,350/sf | -4.8% |
| Dec 9, 2022 | 6B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,325,000 | +0.0% | |
| May 12, 2022 | 1C | 1 BA | $359,000 | -5.3% | |
| Jul 14, 2021 | 2D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $599,000 | +0.0% | |
| May 18, 2021 | 5C | 1 BA | $375,000 | -2.6% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $964/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 2.3% 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 1-00461-0024). 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a share purchase. Expect a board package, an interview and board discretion. The July 2026 management-attributed schedule provides partial pet and sublet terms, which require current-document confirmation. Financing, liquidity, pied-à-terre and entity-purchase rules remain unverified, as do complete sublet eligibility and term limits. Get them from the managing agent in writing, then run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator against your own numbers.
Ask for the note terms and the façade report together. Review the $1.6 million 2021 loan, the new $500,000 mortgage in 2026 and the cited December 2023 façade report, first confirming that the report belongs to this property; their effect on maintenance depends on current terms and funded work. Ask what the 2026 money is for, whether an assessment is running or planned, and when the underlying mortgage matures.
The tax line carries no J-51. The abatement burned off by 2018.
Budget for landmark review. Since 2012 the building has been inside a historic district. Window replacement and any change visible from the street requires an LPC permit.
Check combination paperwork. If you are buying a combined apartment, confirm that the combination was approved by the board, reflected in the proprietary lease and share allocation, and filed with DOB where required.
What to know if you’re selling
Get ahead of the debt question. Buyers' attorneys will find the 2021 and 2026 mortgages in ACRIS. A seller who has the current financials, the loan terms and the status of the façade repairs in hand will answer the question before it becomes a retrade.
Lead with the building type. A 1929 elevator building with a landmarked Colonial Revival front on a block of older tenements is a distinct product in the East Village. Say so.
Price the apartment against its own line. A studio and the 4CDE combination are different products in the same building. Run the Renovation Cost Calculator if condition is part of the pricing conversation.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 232 East 6th Street, also evaluate:
- 172 East 4th Street — Ageloff Tower, another 1929 East Village cooperative, a few blocks south and east
- 193 Second Avenue — Onyx Court, a 1902 prewar cooperative a few blocks north on the avenue
- 170 Second Avenue — the 1928 Art Deco cooperative at East 11th Street; the staffed, doorman alternative
- 205 East 10th Street — a six-story, 30-apartment prewar elevator cooperative of similar scale, off Second Avenue
- 24 East 7th Street — a boutique cooperative near Cooper Square
- 121 East 10th Street — a small prewar elevator cooperative in the St. Mark's Historic District
- 87 St. Marks Place — a 25-unit walk-up cooperative assembled from three row houses
- 300 East 4th Street — a 20-unit cooperative converted in 2011; a much newer co-op of similar size
More East Village buildings
- 224 East 7th Street — 1950 co-op
- The Virginia Apartments (226 East 12th Street) — 1928 co-op by Sugarman & Berger
- 227 East 7th Street — 2013 condominium
- 240 East Houston Street (Houston Place) — 1920 condominium
- The New Theatre, 240 East 10th Street — 1999 condominium by SLCE Architects
- 242 East 7th Street — 1908 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across East Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to East 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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