The Flowerbox Building
259 East 7th Street, between avenues C and D · East Village
East Village
BBL 1003777502 · BIN 1087666
- Year built
- 2006
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Doorman, elevator and private outdoor space in selected homes
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
- $1,621
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | off-mkt |
| 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 | off-mkt |
| 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 | off-mkt |
| Apr 25, 2016 | 2B | 1,539 sf | $2,650,000 | $1,722/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,621/sf across 2 sales. 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) 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.
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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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 + NoHo buildings
- 242 East 7th Street — 1908 co-op
- 242 Lafayette Street — 1881 co-op
- 253 East 7th Street — 2018 condominium by Isaac & Stern Architects
- 284 Lafayette Street — 1891 co-op
- 285 Lafayette Street — 1900 condominium
- 292 Lafayette Street — 1883 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across East Village + NoHo — read The Roebling Team Guide to East Village + NoHo.
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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