- Year built
- 1940
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 20
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pets permitted under house rules
- Subletting
- Permitted on a limited basis subject to board approval — sublet terms confirm at offer stage
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
- $1,201
- Listing discount
- 2.9%
- Recorded sales
- 27
- On record
- 2004–2026
300 East 4th Street is one of the few elevator cooperatives at the eastern edge of the East Village, anchoring the corner of Avenue C in the heart of Alphabet City. Where most of the surrounding blocks are walk-up tenements and small rental holdings, this is a boutique, professionally run co-op of just 20 apartments — a scarce ownership format in a neighborhood defined by rentals. That scarcity is the building's central story: buyers who want to own, rather than rent, in deep Alphabet City have a short list, and 300 East 4th is on it.
The building reads as a substantial prewar masonry corner structure that was taken down to its bones and rebuilt as a residential co-op in 2011. The conversion delivered loft-scaled apartments — high ceilings, oversized windows, open layouts — inside a low-rise envelope, with an elevator and a landscaped common roof deck that captures open sky and downtown light. For a 20-unit building, that amenity package is generous; most boutique co-ops at this scale offer a walk-up and a laundry room and little else.
What buyers are really purchasing here is the East Village trade: proximity to Tompkins Square Park, the restaurant and bar density of Avenue C and the surrounding numbered streets, and a neighborhood that has held its cultural identity while steadily gaining residential value. The co-op format keeps carrying costs and the resident profile stable in a way the area's rental stock does not.
Architecture and unit composition
The 20 residences occupy a five-story corner footprint. The 2011 conversion produced a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts plus larger duplex and loft-configured homes, with several apartments carrying private outdoor space. Ceiling heights and window sizing are the building's signature — the masonry structure allowed for large openings and tall rooms that distinguish these apartments from the low-ceilinged tenement stock that surrounds them.
The corner siting matters for light and air: apartments draw exposures on two street walls, and upper floors gain open sky above the low-rise roofline of the surrounding blocks. The common roof deck completes the program with a shared outdoor amenity that is rare at this unit count.
Building operations
300 East 4th Street operates as a self-managed-scale cooperative with an elevator, shared laundry, bike storage, video intercom security, and a resident superintendent. There is no doorman — consistent with a 20-unit boutique building — and daily security runs on a video intercom system. Monthly maintenance is the all-in carrying figure for shareholders and covers building operations, staff, heat, water, and the underlying mortgage and real estate taxes.
As with any small co-op, the reserve position and the underlying mortgage terms are the numbers that matter most in diligence. A 20-unit building spreads major capital costs (roof, elevator, facade, mechanicals) across a small shareholder base, so buyers should review the financial statements, reserve study, and any planned assessments carefully. The board's financing, sublet, and pied-à-terre policies are the variable terms to confirm at offer stage.
Recent sales
300 East 4th Street prices on a $/room basis, the correct metric for co-ops. Recorded cooperative transfers show a consistent boutique-co-op band: closings in the low-$1M range for one- and two-bedroom homes, with larger and outdoor-space apartments pushing higher. Recent recorded activity includes a $1.3M closing in December 2025 and a $1.97M transfer in February 2026 at the top of the building's range, alongside earlier trades clustered around $980K–$1.295M for standard layouts. The pattern is steady absorption rather than volatility — the small unit count means few sales per year, and each closing carries weight in the building's comparable record.
Because turnover is low and the apartments are heterogeneous (layout, floor, outdoor space, and renovation level all vary), pricing here is apartment-specific. A clean, renovated home with private outdoor space and the elevator advantage sits at a different level than an interior layout, and the comparable set is small enough that recency and condition drive value heavily.
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | 5CD | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,640 sf | $1,970,000 | $1,201/sf | -1.3% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 5C/5D | 2 BR · 1,640 sf | $1,970,000 | $1,201/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 5A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 722 sf | $1,300,000 | $1,801/sf | +36.8% |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 2A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $895,000 | -10.1% | |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 3C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 940 sf | $980,000 | $1,043/sf | off-mkt |
| Mar 14, 2022 | 3B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,160,000 | -2.9% | |
| Jul 7, 2020 | 2D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,063 sf | $765,000 | $720/sf | -1.3% |
| May 27, 2020 | 1A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,252 sf | $1,200,000 | $958/sf | -20.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,201/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2022 | 4B | $1,295,000 |
| Aug 8, 2005 | 4B | $725,804 |
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 1-00386-0036) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a co-op, so plan for a board package and approval. Budget for the cooperative purchase process: financial disclosure, references, and a board interview. Approval timelines run longer than a condo.
Diligence the small-building financials. With 20 units, review the reserves, the underlying mortgage, recent and planned assessments, and the elevator/roof/facade maintenance history. Capital costs concentrate on a small shareholder base.
Confirm the variable board policies at offer stage. Pets are permitted; the financing percentage, flip tax (if any), sublet terms, and pied-à-terre treatment are board-set and should be confirmed before you commit.
Understand the location trade. Avenue C is deep East Village — vibrant, restaurant-dense, and several blocks from the nearest subway. Buyers who value the neighborhood's character accept the walk to the train.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with scarcity. Boutique elevator co-op ownership in Alphabet City is rare. The marketing story is the ownership format, the elevator and roof deck, the loft-scaled apartments, and the corner light.
Price to a thin, recent comp set. With few sales per year, the most recent in-building closings and condition-adjusted neighborhood co-ops drive pricing. Outdoor space and renovation level are the swing factors.
Prepare the buyer for the board. A clean, well-organized board package and a financially qualified buyer move co-op deals; set expectations on timeline early.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 300 East 4th Street, also evaluate:
- 172 East 4th Street — boutique co-op on the same East Village street
- 14 East 4th Street — NoHo-edge co-op nearby
- 1 Avenue B — boutique Alphabet City condominium one block west
- 143 Avenue B — small Alphabet City co-op peer
- 240 East 10th Street — boutique East Village ownership building
- 253 East 7th Street — small-building East Village peer
The Roebling Team at 300 East 4th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass works the full downtown ownership market, including the boutique co-op and condo stock of the East Village and Lower East Side. We publish this profile because boutique-building buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — the conversion history, the operational reality of a 20-unit co-op, and apartment-level pricing — not generic neighborhood commentary.
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