- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Condominium
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $2,487
- Listing discount
- 3.9%
- Recorded sales
- 89
- On record
- 2003–2026
Tower 270 sits on one of the most prominent corners in Lower Manhattan — Broadway at Chambers Street, directly across from City Hall Park and the Tweed Courthouse. Completed in 1930 to designs by E.H. Faile & Company, the 28-story masonry tower spent decades as the Arthur Levitt State Office Building, home to New York State agencies and, during World War II, the first headquarters of the Manhattan Engineer District — the office that launched the Manhattan Project. New York State sold the building in 2000 in what was then its highest-value property sale ever, and the developer converted the top thirteen floors into condominium residences in 2003.
What makes the building unusual is the quality of its bones. This was built as a substantial 1930 office tower, with the floor plates, ceiling heights, and masonry craft of its era — which means the condominium lofts carved from its upper floors are large, light-filled, and architecturally distinctive in ways that purpose-built apartments rarely match. Owners get a full-service condominium with a rooftop terrace and open City Hall Park and skyline views, on a corner where Tribeca, the Financial District, and the Civic Center meet.
Building operations
Tower 270 is a full-service condominium for its residential owners — a 24-hour doorman attends the Broadway entrance, a resident manager oversees the building, and the rooftop terrace is the standout shared amenity. As a condominium, the residences offer flexible financing with no co-op-style cap, a right-of-first-refusal in place of a board admissions process, and customary pied-à-terre, trust, LLC, and investor ownership. Subletting is permitted under the condominium's rules, making the building a practical option for owners who travel or hold the home as a pied-à-terre. Because the building is mixed-use, prospective buyers should review how common charges and the condominium's allocation are structured within the larger building.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $221,863/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $213
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
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.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | 9A | 1,951 sf | $3,300,000 | $1,691/sf | off-mkt |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 18C | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,998 sf | $3,530,000 | $1,767/sf | -9.0% |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 19B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,554 sf | $4,300,000 | $1,684/sf | -3.4% |
| Aug 26, 2025 | 24CT | 4.5 BA · 4,481 sf | $5,150,000 | $1,149/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 24B | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,848 sf | $3,200,000 | $1,732/sf | +3.2% |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 16D | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 4,026 sf | $4,825,000 | $1,198/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 26A | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,549 sf | $4,850,000 | $1,367/sf | -4.9% |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 19D | 5 BR · 3.5 BA · 4,014 sf | $4,335,000 | $1,080/sf | -25.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $2,487/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 3.9% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2009 | 22BT | $1,683,000 |
| Apr 5, 2005 | 22BT | $1,513,884 |
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 1-00135-7504) 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
The appeal here is scale and location. Financing is flexible — no co-op cap. There is no board admissions process — purchases clear through a right-of-first-refusal. Pied-à-terre, trust, LLC, and investment purchases are customary. Because the homes are large historic conversions, no two are quite alike — buyers should focus on the specific layout, ceiling height, light, and view of each apartment rather than a building-wide average. Review the mixed-use structure and the common-charge allocation up front. For a buyer who wants a genuinely distinctive downtown loft with a rooftop and a City Hall Park outlook, there are few comparable options.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the building's history and the scale of the homes. A 1930 landmark-quality tower across from City Hall Park — with a Manhattan Project footnote and full-floor loft conversions — is a story few competing buildings can tell, and that distinctiveness is a marketing asset. Price each apartment on its own merits, since the conversion produced seventeen different plans; size, ceiling height, light, and view matter more than a per-square-foot rule of thumb. Closing mechanics are condominium-standard, clearing through a right-of-first-refusal on a predictable timeline. The high-floor, large-plan homes with the best park and skyline views are the prize and set the building's ceiling.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Tower 270, also evaluate nearby Tribeca and Lower Manhattan conversion and loft inventory:
- 101 Warren Street — full-service Tribeca condominium
- 200 Chambers Street — Tribeca condominium near the waterfront
- 111 Murray Street — contemporary Tribeca condominium tower
- 5 Beekman Street — landmark conversion condominium downtown
- 8 Spruce Street — full-service downtown tower near City Hall
- 130 William Street — modern Financial District condominium
The Roebling Team at Tower 270
The Roebling Team at Compass works across the Financial District, Tribeca, and Lower Manhattan's historic loft and conversion buildings. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers at a building like Tower 270 deserve building-specific intelligence — the history, the mixed-use structure, the unique floor plans, and where the pricing sits against the rest of the downtown loft market.
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