- Year built
- 1913
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 21
- Floors
- 12
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium framework; confirm at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Generally allowed in condominiums; not confirmed for this building
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2007–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,300
- floor-adjusted, 3 sales
- Listing discount
- 3.0%
- Recorded sales
- 62
- On record
- 2007–2026
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31 East 28th Street is a boutique full-service condominium in NoMad — the district north of Madison Square Park that has become one of Manhattan's most sought-after central neighborhoods over the past two decades. The building was constructed in 1913 as a commercial structure during the Beaux-Arts build-out of the blocks around Madison Square, and was converted to residential condominium use in 2006, with interiors by designer Alan Tanksley. Today it holds 21 apartments across 12 floors.
The building represents a specific and desirable proposition: a prewar Beaux-Arts shell, reworked at conversion into a boutique condominium with full-service touches, in a NoMad location that pairs central convenience with genuine neighborhood character. NoMad's transformation — anchored by hotels, restaurants, and a dense, walkable street life — has made addresses like this one increasingly central to downtown-leaning buyers who want to be near Madison Square Park, the Flatiron and NoMad dining scene, and the city's principal transit lines.
For buyers, 31 East 28th Street offers what the boutique converted condominium does best: prewar architectural character and contemporary, post-conversion systems and finishes, in the flexible condominium ownership structure, at a building scale small enough to feel personal rather than institutional.
Architecture and unit composition
The original 1913 building is a Beaux-Arts–era commercial structure — the period's masonry-and-ornament vocabulary applied to a Madison Square commercial block. The 2006 conversion reworked the building into a residential condominium with interiors by Alan Tanksley, introducing the contemporary systems, kitchens, and bathrooms that distinguish a high-quality conversion from a raw loft. The original architect of record is not firmly documented in public sources; buyers who care about attribution should confirm against building filings.
In residential use, the building delivers the converted-prewar combination buyers prize: the volume, window lines, and character of the original structure, paired with the finishes and infrastructure of a 2006 renovation. With 21 units across 12 floors, the building runs to roughly one to two homes per floor — boutique density supporting larger, lower-density apartments. Configurations include the larger two-bedroom and penthouse-tier homes characteristic of high-end NoMad conversions.
Apartment-level features — floor, exposure, light, ceiling height, square footage, and the specific finish package — vary unit by unit and are the primary drivers of value. Evaluate each home on its specific configuration.
Building operations
31 East 28th Street operates as a full-service boutique condominium, with doorman/concierge service reported as part of the building's program. Common charges support building services and staffing, with governance through the condominium's board of managers and by-laws.
Specific amenities, staffing levels, and policies on pets and alterations are set in the offering plan and the condominium's governing documents. Prospective buyers should confirm the current rules, including financing, pied-à-terre and investment-ownership terms in the declaration and bylaws, the building's financial profile, the common-charge and assessment history, and the status of building systems directly against current materials during due diligence; board specifics should be confirmed at offer stage.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of July 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
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $75 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Document Processing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
Rental or lease
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $75 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease Security Deposit | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount 1 Month Common Charge | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-out Deposit | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-in Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
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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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedSubmission of Pet Registration Form required. Please see rules and regulations in applications for further details.Source: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $1,024 per room a monthMedian of 6 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.56 per square foot a monthMedian of 8 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.17 per square foot a monthMedian of 9 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.40 per square foot a monthMedian of 9 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
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
- $9,884/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $39
- Modeled exposure split equally across 21 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
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 FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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
Sales at 31 East 28th Street are best read on a condominium basis — on price per square foot and on apartment-specific configuration. The building sits in the upper-mid tier of NoMad boutique condo pricing, reflecting the full-service profile, the quality of the 2006 conversion, and the strength of the NoMad location. Larger two-bedroom and penthouse-tier homes carry the building's higher prices; smaller units price below.
Value tracks the usual condo variables — floor, exposure, light, ceiling height, square footage, layout, and finish condition — with the converted-prewar premium attaching to homes that pair genuine character with strong post-conversion finishes. Because the building is small, in-building comparable sales are episodic; pricing any individual apartment requires reading both in-building history and the broader NoMad boutique condo market. Recent specific transactions should be confirmed against current public records at the time of any inquiry.
Recent closings 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 10, 2026 | 8E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,700,000 | $1,350/sf | -5.3% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 9E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,600,000 | $1,300/sf | -2.8% |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 3E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,998 sf | $2,495,000 | $1,249/sf | +0.0% |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 11 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,805 sf | $2,495,000 | $1,382/sf | +0.0% |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 11W | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,805 sf | $2,495,000 | $1,382/sf | — |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 4E | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,998 sf | $2,525,000 | $1,264/sf | -4.7% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,998 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,201/sf | -7.5% |
| May 6, 2025 | 10E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,998 sf | $2,350,000 | $1,176/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,300/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 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 3.0% 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 1-00858-7501; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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At the recent median sale of $2.5M (9 sales in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $102,969 to close, or 4.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $31,188
- Mortgage recording tax: $36,022
- Title insurance: $11,228
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $24,532
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 converted prewar condominium — underwrite both the shell and the conversion. Value tracks square footage, ceiling height, light, and the quality and age of the 2006 finishes and systems. Confirm as-built square footage and layout, and price per square foot against comparable NoMad condos.
Condominium purchase process. There is no co-op board admission; purchases run through the condominium's application and right-of-first-refusal process. Confirm financing, pied-à-terre and investment-use rules in the current declaration, bylaws and house rules. Our Co-op vs Condo guide covers the distinction.
Diligence the building's finances and systems age. Review the common-charge history, the reserve position, any assessments, and the status of building systems — even a 2006 conversion is now approaching two decades of service life on its post-conversion mechanicals.
NoMad is central and lively. The location pairs Madison Square Park proximity and excellent transit with a dense restaurant and hotel district. Visit at multiple times to confirm fit.
Closing timelines are condominium-standard. Plan for 45–60 days from contract through closing under typical financing and due diligence circumstances.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the full-service profile and the NoMad location. The building's structural selling points are the converted-prewar character, the full-service touches, and a genuine NoMad address. Apartment-specific marketing should foreground the home's exposure, light, square footage, and finish condition.
Price on apartment-level comparables. With a small in-building sample, anchor pricing to recent comparable NoMad condo sales in the building and across the district on a per-square-foot basis.
Board approvability is procedural. The condominium's review of prospective purchasers is procedural rather than substantive, which broadens the buyer pool relative to a comparable co-op.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 31 East 28th Street, also evaluate:
- 41 East 28th Street — a NoMad condominium on the same block
- 30 East 29th Street — a nearby NoMad condominium of comparable register
- 1182 Broadway — a NoMad converted-prewar condominium a block west
- 33 East 30th Street — a NoMad prewar cooperative for buyers weighing the ownership-structure trade-off
- 21 East 26th Street — a Madison Square condominium for buyers comparing the boutique register against larger-floorplate product
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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