The Flowerbox Building
259 East 7th Street, between avenues C and D · East Village
BBL 1003777502 · BIN 1087666
- Year built
- 2006
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Doorman, elevator and private outdoor space in selected homes
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,621
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded sales
- 35
- On record
- 2005–2026
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About the building
The Flowerbox Building takes its name from the deep, irrigated planters integrated into its street façade. Derek Sanders designed the building for developer Seth Tapper, with planting by Verdant. Steel casement windows rise through tall living spaces behind the planted frontage. The building contains eight residences and a separate commercial component.
The apartment mix includes loft-like two-bedroom homes, garden residences and a multilevel penthouse. Some plans place a sunken living room beneath windows approximately twelve feet high; other homes extend onto private gardens or terraces. Keyed elevator access and a doorman support a building with eight residences. The planting is an architectural feature carried across the façade, separate from the private outdoor areas attached to particular homes.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $6,668/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $69
- Modeled exposure split equally across 8 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →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 2015–20 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | 2E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,539 sf | $2,495,000 | $1,621/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 1B | 1,539 sf | $2,495,000 | $1,621/sf | — |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 1G | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,319 sf | $3,250,000 | $1,401/sf | -11.0% |
| Feb 14, 2019 | 4W | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,476 sf | $3,000,000 | $1,212/sf | -28.5% |
| Feb 14, 2019 | 3A | 2,476 sf | $3,000,000 | $1,212/sf | — |
| Feb 11, 2019 | 3E | 2 BR · 1,539 sf | $2,595,000 | $1,686/sf | +20.4% |
| Feb 11, 2019 | 2B | 1,539 sf | $2,155,000 | $1,400/sf | — |
| Apr 25, 2016 | 2B | 1,539 sf | $2,650,000 | $1,722/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,621/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. 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 0.0% from the last ask.
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 1-00377-7502; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
The façade gardens require irrigation, drainage and plant maintenance in addition to ordinary exterior repairs. With eight residences sharing the building, responsibility for those systems—and access to them from particular apartments—has a direct bearing on ongoing upkeep and the allocation of repair costs.
Comparable buildings
- 253 East 7th Street — A modern condominium of similar scale on the same block.
- 298 East 2nd Street — Another small, vertically arranged modern condominium.
- 148 Attorney Street — A small contemporary condominium with a limited number of residences.
- 217 East 7th Street — Condominium ownership nearby with a larger apartment inventory.
More East Village buildings
- 242 East 7th Street — 1908 co-op
- 253 East 7th Street — 2018 condominium by Isaac & Stern Architects
- 256 East 4th Street — condominium
- 298 East 2nd Street — condominium
- 300 East 4th Street — 1888 co-op
- 307 East 8th Street — 1900 co-op
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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