300 East 4th Street
300 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10009
BBL 1003860036 · BIN 1004618
- Year built
- 1888
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 20
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted with conditions
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- No doorman
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, 2026 to date
- $1,340
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 2.8%
- Recorded sales
- 29
- On record
- 2003–2026
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 300 East 4th Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
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 is the former Holy Cross mission school and clergy house, which City Planning dates to 1888: a five-story brick corner building with brownstone trim, pointed-arch entrances on East 4th Street and Avenue C, and a gabled roofline. It is now a residential co-op; cooperative apartment sales were already recorded by 2004, and the original conversion date has not been confirmed. 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 residential 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.
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditionsBoard approvalSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Permitted with conditionsCase by case, board discretionSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $800 per room a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.68 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- No doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, bike storage, laundry roomSource: 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
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Recent sales
300 East 4th Street can be compared using price per room and, where area is measured consistently, price per square foot; cooperative ownership does not prescribe one metric. Recorded cooperative transfers show a consistent boutique-co-op band, with one- and two-bedroom homes at its core and larger and outdoor-space apartments pricing higher. 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.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 730 sf | $1,080,000 | $1,479/sf | +8.5% |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 5CD | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,640 sf | $1,970,000 | $1,201/sf | -1.3% |
| 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 29, 2022 | 4B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,295,000 | +0.0% | |
| 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 to date) cleared a median $1,340/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.8% 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 1-00386-0036). 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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At the recent median sale of $1.19M (4 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $24,913 to close, or 2.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $11,900
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $13,013
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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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
More East Village buildings
- 256 East 4th Street — condominium
- The Flowerbox Building, 259 East 7th Street — 2006 condominium
- 298 East 2nd Street — condominium
- 307 East 8th Street — 1900 co-op
- 311 East 11th Street — 2008 condominium by Stephen B. Jacobs Group
- 313 East 10th Street — co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across East Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to East Village.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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