- Year built
- 1901
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Key-locked elevator, furnished common roof deck, storage and part-time superintendent
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the NoHo Historic District Extension
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase price
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,943
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded sales
- 13
- On record
- 2004–2026
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28 East 4th Street is a commercial loft building whose residential history grew out of NoHo's artist occupancy. Printing, garment, hat and toy businesses worked here before artists became the majority of occupants in the mid-1970s. The cooperative acquired the property in 1981. Its later legalization history includes a 1986 alteration and a 1992 certificate for joint living/work quarters for artists.
The apartments retain generous floor plates, high ceilings and broad windows. With two homes on a typical residential floor, the elevator serves a small number of doors. The shared roof gives the cooperative outdoor space beyond the apartments themselves.
Architecture and unit composition
The façade has a rusticated limestone base and brick upper stories. Paired windows sit between masonry piers, with carved cartouches and foliate ornament concentrating detail around the openings. Arched windows mark the top floor; a brick parapet replaced the original cornice. The cast-iron storefront preserves another layer of the building's commercial design.
The lofts commonly occupy roughly 1,750 to 1,900 square feet. Renovations have produced open living and dining areas with two- and three-bedroom arrangements. Some homes have windows on three sides, allowing bedrooms and workspaces to use exposures beyond the street frontage. Ceiling heights and room divisions vary with the individual conversion and later alterations.
Building operations
The keyed elevator and private storage support the large loft plans. A part-time superintendent handles on-site needs, and residents share the furnished roof deck. In-unit laundry is permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Policy framework
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent. Minimum down payment: 20% — confirm with the managing agent. Subletting: Permitted under cooperative rules — confirm with the managing agent.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 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
3 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $650 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Sublet FeeRecurring | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount 25% of monthly maintenance, charged monthly | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $350 | 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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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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
- $10,064/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $60
- Modeled exposure split equally across 14 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
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 Unsafe — conditions requiring prompt corrective action. The owner must install any public protection the inspector specifies (a sidewalk shed, construction fence or structural netting, depending on the condition) and make the 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 — 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 3W | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,750 sf | $3,400,000 | $1,943/sf | -6.2% |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 7E | 2 BA | $3,100,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jan 4, 2019 | PHE | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $4,200,000 | -6.7% | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | 3W | 1 BA · 1,750 sf | $2,000,000 | $1,143/sf | -14.9% |
| Nov 6, 2017 | 4W | $2,200,000 | -13.7% | ||
| Sep 17, 2014 | 2E | 2 BR · 1,900 sf | $2,325,000 | $1,224/sf | -2.9% |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 5W | 1 BR · 1,900 sf | $1,800,000 | $947/sf | -5.0% |
| Dec 4, 2007 | 7E | 1 BR · 1,900 sf | $1,995,000 | $1,050/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,943/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.0% 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 1-00531-0027). 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
Historic occupancy classification. The 1992 certificate authorized joint living/work quarters for artists. The permitted residential use and any subsequent changes to that classification deserve a specific legal review for a purchase here; an apartment's current bedroom arrangement does not answer that question.
Comparable buildings
- 48 Great Jones Street — Another small commercial-loft cooperative, with half- and full-floor homes in an A. V. Porter building.
- 27 Bleecker Street — An Albert Buchman loft building converted to cooperative ownership, with a similarly compact apartment inventory.
- 682 Broadway — A taller warehouse cooperative with large loft floor plates and a neoclassical exterior.
- 43 Great Jones Street — A Romanesque commercial conversion whose full-floor homes offer a smaller ownership group.
- Bleecker Tower — A Stephen Decatur Hatch bank and loft building with ornate masonry and cooperative ownership.
More NoHo buildings
- 26 Bleecker Street — condominium by BKSK Architects
- 27 Bleecker Street — 1887 co-op
- 27 Great Jones Street — 1868 condominium
- 30 Bond Street
- 36 Bleecker Street (The Schumacher) — 1885 condominium
- 40 Bleecker Street — 2021 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across NoHo — read The Roebling Team Guide to NoHo.
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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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