- Year built
- 1876
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 20
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Generally permitted; confirm specifics at offer stage
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium bylaws
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
3 Weehawken Street occupies one of the most unusual pieces of ground in Manhattan: Weehawken Street is among the shortest streets in the borough, a single narrow block tucked between Christopher Street and West 10th Street at the far western edge of the West Village. The building rose in 1876–1877 from a design by Mortimer C. Merritt, originally serving the industrial and brewing activity that once defined this stretch near the waterfront. Its Italianate facade, with arched windows and cast-iron lintels and sills, still reads as a survivor from that nineteenth-century working river district.
What makes the address matter today is the combination of scale and setting. Converted to a condominium in 2005, the building holds just 20 residences across five walk-up floors, most of them studios and one-bedrooms with exposed brick, wood-burning fireplaces, and river views from the upper floors. When the surrounding blocks were designated the Weehawken Street Historic District in 2006, the building's character was locked in — a small, low-rise, deeded-ownership building on a protected street a half-block from Hudson River Park.
Building operations
3 Weehawken Street runs as a small, self-managed walk-up condominium without a full-time doorman — appropriate to a 20-unit building of this scale. Buyers should expect a boutique, low-overhead operating model rather than a full-service amenity package.
Ownership here is deeded. There is no board interview in the cooperative sense; the condominium's review of a purchaser is procedural rather than substantive. Lender financing is available on standard condominium terms, and pied-à-terre, investment, and sublet use are permitted under the bylaws. Pet policy is generally accommodating; the specific transfer-fee, alteration, and sublet terms should be confirmed against current building materials at offer stage.
Recent sales
As a condominium, 3 Weehawken Street trades on a per-square-foot basis. This is a boutique, thin-resale building — with only 20 units, closings are infrequent and a single sale can reset the reference points for the whole building. Pricing is best approached through per-unit underwriting: floor, exposure, fireplace, river view, and renovation condition drive value more than any building-wide average, given how much individual apartments differ.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2021 | 1A | 1 BA | $670,000 | +8.1% | |
| Sep 16, 2019 | 2A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $710,000 | -13.4% | |
| Jul 14, 2015 | 5A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,525,000 | $1,525/sf | +1.7% |
| Sep 12, 2012 | 2B | 1 BR | $595,000 | -4.8% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2015): a median $1,525/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2021. Median listing discount 1.6% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2010 | 2B | $529,000 |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00636-7502) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
Buying here follows the condominium path — procedural approval, standard financing, and use flexibility under the bylaws. The reasons to buy are specific: a genuinely historic, landmarked, deeded home on one of Manhattan's shortest and quietest streets, a half-block from the Hudson River, at a scale and price point that the West Village's newer luxury inventory does not offer. Buyers prioritizing period character, waterfront proximity, and a boutique building over amenities and square footage are the natural fit. Confirm the specific unit's condition, fireplace status, and any pending building work during due diligence.
What to know if you’re selling
The story sells itself: a nineteenth-century building on a landmarked micro-street a half-block from the river, with fireplaces and river views. Pricing should be apartment-specific — floor, exposure, view, and renovation level — rather than pegged to a building average, because the units differ so much. Positioning should reach the buyer who wants West Village history and location at a boutique scale, and who values the deeded, low-overhead ownership model.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 3 Weehawken Street, also look at these West Village boutique buildings:
- 275 West 10th Street — nearby Far West Village boutique building serving the same waterfront-proximate buyer
- 296 West 10th Street — small West Village building on a comparable quiet block
- 100 Bank Street — West Village prewar co-op of comparable boutique, character-forward scale
- 10 Christopher Street — nearby Christopher Street boutique building
- 45 Christopher Street — West Village prewar building serving an overlapping buyer pool
- 302 West 12th Street — West Village boutique building comparable in scale and character
The Roebling Team at 3 Weehawken Street
The Roebling Team at Compass works the West Village corridor as a core part of our practice, including the boutique historic-conversion inventory that buildings like this one represent. We publish this profile because a 20-unit landmarked building rewards building-specific intelligence — the district rules, the unit-by-unit variation, and the deeded-ownership context. If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 3 Weehawken Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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