313 East 6th Street (Rothko House)
313 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10003
BBL 1004480049 · BIN 1006302
- Year built
- 1853
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- In a historic district
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313 East 6th Street is a four-story red brick and brownstone townhouse from 1853, rebuilt after a fire as a two-residence condominium. Each home is a triplex. The penthouse unit asks $6,200,000 for 2,866 square feet, about $2,163 per square foot. The garden unit asks $5,800,000 for about 2,772 square feet, about $2,092 per square foot.
Mark Rothko and his first wife, Edith Sachar, lived in a small apartment here in the 1930s, per reporting in Robb Report. He painted "Thru the Window" in the building and inscribed "313 E 6th" on the back. The building sold in the 1970s for $45,000 to the documentary filmmaker Emile de Antonio, and the painter Alfred Leslie later used the garden level as a studio. The sponsor markets the building as Rothko House.
A 2022 fire destroyed the top floor. The building came to market in 2023 for the first time in roughly five decades and sold for about $3.7 million, per published reporting. The sponsor then rebuilt it with new systems, a structural steel roof, a reconstructed rear facade and a penthouse addition.
Architecture and residences
The house sits in the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, so exterior work requires Landmarks Preservation Commission approval. Listing records describe Italianate and Greek Revival elements. It was built as a single-family house, converted to three apartments above a garden level by 1902, and before the fire held an art studio on the ground floor with three floor-through apartments above. A 1948 certificate of occupancy recorded a social club in the basement.
Department of Buildings job M00940069 converted the building from a multiple dwelling to a two-family building and added the penthouse. Michael House Architect filed the job, with Silman on structure, Bilow Engineering on excavation support and underpinning, and D'Antonio Consulting Engineers on mechanical, plumbing and sprinkler work. An emergency filing in late 2023 replaced the fire-damaged roof framing and repaired brick at the third floor. The first permit on the main job issued in February 2025, and DOB lists a certificate of occupancy as issued in September 2026.
The penthouse residence occupies the top three floors: a living floor with a kitchen, dining area, built-in banquette and a flexible bar or study room; a bedroom floor with two en-suite bedrooms, a den and laundry; and the added top floor, a primary suite with ceilings over 10 feet, south-facing glass and a private terrace. Listing records give three bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room.
The garden residence occupies the lower three levels and is listed with two bedrooms and three and a half baths.
Both homes have four-zone heating and cooling. Listing records report that floor joists were replaced or re-shimmed throughout. There is no doorman, elevator or shared amenity space.
Offering and pricing
Per the offering plan filed with the New York State Attorney General (plan CD250210, Rothko House), the plan was submitted July 1, 2025 and accepted November 7, 2025, with Florida Man Development, LLC as sponsor; it had not been declared effective as of October 2026. The plan covers two residential units, and the total offering price is $12,000,000, unchanged since acceptance and equal to the two current asks combined. Amendment 1 was submitted October 7, 2026 and had not been reviewed; its contents are not yet posted. The record does not report units sold.
| Residence | Bedrooms | Approx. sq ft | Ask | Ask per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penthouse triplex | 3 plus den | 2,866 | $6,200,000 | ~$2,163 |
| Garden triplex | 2 | ~2,772 | $5,800,000 | ~$2,092 |
The penthouse was listed in February 2026 and the garden residence in April 2026. Listing records also show an earlier garden ask of $5,495,000, and it is unclear which figure came first. For the penthouse, listing records show common charges of $1,704 a month and real estate taxes of $2,115 a month.
ACRIS shows no condominium unit lots or sponsor closings as of October 2026.
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
Recent closings at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2023 | — | $3,650,000 |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00448-0049; 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
A two-unit condominium is a partnership. With two owners, every common decision, from roof repairs to facade work to insurance, needs both of them. Read the declaration and by-laws for deadlock provisions, how costs are allocated between the units, and who controls the board while the sponsor holds an unsold unit.
Landmark rules apply. Exterior changes, including windows, the stoop and rooftop additions, require Landmarks Preservation Commission approval. The new penthouse and terrace were built under approved plans. Further changes would need their own approval.
Confirm the certificate of occupancy. DOB lists the conversion job's certificate of occupancy as issued. Get a copy and check that it shows two dwelling units and matches the floors you are buying.
Common charges are not a full picture. At $1,704 a month for the penthouse, common charges cover a building with no staff. Budget separately for insurance, the reserve contribution and any special assessment the declaration allows. Check the real estate tax figure against the Department of Finance's apportionment once the condominium lots are created.
Closing costs. In a sponsor sale the buyer customarily pays the New York State transfer tax (0.65% at $3 million or more) and the New York City real property transfer tax (1.425%), plus the mansion tax. On a $6,200,000 purchase that is about $40,300 in state transfer tax and $88,350 in city transfer tax, about $128,650 in all, before any gross-up, and $139,500 in mansion tax at the 2.25% tier.
Deposit. Listing records show a 20% minimum down payment. Sponsor deposits are held in escrow until closing.
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- 118 East 1st Street — four-residence East Village condominium of townhouse-style duplexes, completed 2021
- 220 East 9th Street — 18-residence East Village condominium on a former garage site
- 75 First Avenue — boutique East Village condominium by HTO Architect
- 50 Avenue A — prewar condop with large private terraces
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- 311 East 11th Street — 2008 condominium by Stephen B. Jacobs Group
- 313 East 10th Street — co-op
- 315–321 East 12th Street — 1900 co-op
- 323 East 8th Street — 1910 co-op
- 331 East 8th Street — 2005 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across East Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to East Village.
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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