The Woolworth Tower Residences
233 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
Tribeca
BBL 1001237501 · BIN 1087167
- Year built
- 1913
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2018–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $2,449
- Listing discount
- 15.6%
- Recorded sales
- 35
- On record
- 2018–2026
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There may be no more storied address in New York than the Woolworth Building. Completed in 1913 to Cass Gilbert's design, it was the tallest building in the world until 1929 and was christened the "Cathedral of Commerce" for its soaring Neo-Gothic terra-cotta tower. The conversion of the building's slim upper floors into a small collection of condominium residences turned that landmark into one of the most exclusive — and most architecturally singular — homes available anywhere in the city.
The residences occupy the narrowing top of the tower, beginning high above Lower Manhattan, with interiors designed by Thierry W. Despont. Because the floor plates shrink as the tower rises, the homes are few and the views are extraordinary — wrapping the harbor, the rivers, and the skyline from a perch no new construction can replicate. The lower and middle floors of the building remain commercial; the residential offering is deliberately limited, roughly three dozen homes carved from the spire.
For buyers, the proposition is unique: ownership inside a National Historic Landmark and one of the world's most recognizable skyscrapers, with condominium flexibility, museum-grade restoration, and a level of provenance that simply cannot be manufactured.
Architecture and unit composition
The exterior is Gilbert's masterpiece — a Gothic cathedral rendered as a commercial tower, clad in cream terra-cotta, ornamented with tracery and gargoyles, and crowned by a green copper spire. As a designated New York City landmark and National Historic Landmark, that envelope is permanently protected, and its silhouette remains one of the defining images of the New York skyline.
The condominiums span the upper tower, where the diminishing floor plates produce homes of widely varying scale and shape — from grand floor-through residences to the multi-story crown at the very top, the most dramatic trophy home in the building. Despont's interiors pair contemporary systems and finishes with the building's Gothic detail, restoring and reinterpreting original elements where they survive. Ceiling heights, exposures, and outlook differ from home to home, and the highest residences command 360-degree views across the harbor and the city.
Building operations
The Woolworth Tower Residences operate as a full-service condominium with a private residential lobby — the restored "Gilbert Lobby" arrival — a 24-hour attended entrance, doorman, and concierge service. The amenity program is calibrated to the building's trophy positioning: a fitness center and pool, a wine cellar and tasting room, a private resident lounge, and dedicated service throughout.
As a condominium, ownership is flexible — financing is straightforward at this tier, purchases clear through a right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board package, and pied-à-terre, LLC, trust, and international purchases are customary. Common charges and real estate taxes are billed separately. The location anchors the building at City Hall Park, at the meeting point of Tribeca, the Financial District, and the Civic Center, with the entire downtown transit network, the waterfront, and the rebuilt World Trade Center district close at hand.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $4,898/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $13
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 filing classified the facade as Unsafe — conditions requiring corrective action, which under FISP means a protective sidewalk shed and repairs. Review the subsequent filings, the repair status, and the building’s board and financial materials — we pull the repair scope and funding picture for you.
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 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 record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 7, 2026 | 38A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,282 sf | $7,450,000 | $2,270/sf | -6.8% |
| Jul 3, 2025 | 41A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,282 sf | $7,500,000 | $2,285/sf | -6.2% |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 49 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 12,131 sf | $30,000,000 | $2,473/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 45A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,425 sf | $6,500,000 | $2,680/sf | -7.0% |
| Jun 15, 2022 | 29A | 6,711 sf | $19,500,000 | $2,906/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 1, 2021 | 46B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,294 sf | $2,999,000 | $2,318/sf | -6.3% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 33B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,584 sf | $5,200,000 | $2,012/sf | -29.3% |
| Sep 8, 2021 | 36B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,548 sf | $5,150,000 | $2,021/sf | -7.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $2,449/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 15.6% 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 1-00123-7501) 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; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
This is landmark trophy inventory, so diligence is unusually home-specific. Each residence differs in scale, ceiling height, exposure, and the degree to which it incorporates the tower's Gothic architecture — all of which drive both livability and value. As a designated and National Historic Landmark, the exterior is protected; understand what that means for any work and for the building's long-term maintenance obligations. The condominium structure favors buyers — flexible financing, a right-of-first-refusal rather than a board interview, and customary international and entity ownership. Review the building's financials and reserves; a landmark of this complexity carries substantial operating costs. Above all, recognize what you are buying: provenance and a view that no other building can offer.
What to know if you’re selling
You are selling one of the most recognizable addresses on earth — a home inside Cass Gilbert's Cathedral of Commerce, restored by Thierry Despont, with views that cannot be reproduced. Lead with the provenance, the architecture, and the home's specific outlook and scale, and benchmark to the city's trophy condominium tier rather than to the broader downtown market. With so few homes in the building and rare availability, scarcity is the seller's strongest card. A resale clears through a right-of-first-refusal on a faster, more predictable timeline than a co-op, and the building's landmark status and global recognition are themselves the marketing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering the Woolworth Tower Residences, also evaluate these Lower Manhattan landmark and condominium peers:
- 261 Broadway — Tribeca pre-war condominium opposite City Hall
- 270 Broadway — pre-war lower-Manhattan condominium nearby
- 240 Centre Street — The Police Building, a domed Beaux-Arts landmark conversion
- 25 North Moore Street — The Atalanta, a Tribeca warehouse loft conversion
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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