- Year built
- 1889
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 20
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Dogs not permitted per building policy; confirm current specifics at offer stage
- Subletting
- Permitted after an initial ownership period; specific terms set by the board — confirm at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $795K – $795K
- Listing discount
- -0.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 14
32 Downing Street is a boutique prewar cooperative on one of the West Village's shorter, quieter blocks, between Bleecker and Bedford. Public records place its construction in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century — sources cite both 1889 and 1910 — and the building was converted to a cooperative in 1986, at the height of the era that turned much of the neighborhood's prewar stock into owner-occupied housing. It sits within the Greenwich Village Historic District, which protects the low-rise, tree-lined character of the surrounding streets.
The building matters as an intimate, five-story, 20-unit co-op with an elevator — a convenience many comparable boutique buildings lack — in one of downtown's most sought-after residential pockets. Its residences carry prewar character, and the building runs on a lean, well-managed model with practical amenities like a laundry room, bike room, and private storage. For buyers who want cooperative ownership, historic character, and a genuinely quiet Village block, 32 Downing occupies a specific and durable niche.
Building operations
32 Downing runs as a boutique, well-managed cooperative — with an elevator, a laundry room, a bike room, and private storage, and a part-time live-in superintendent in place of a full-time doorman. The scale keeps carrying costs lean, appropriate to a 20-unit building. Note that the building's policy does not permit dogs; buyers should confirm the current pet and washer/dryer policies against house rules at offer stage.
As a cooperative, purchases go through a board package and interview, and the board sets the maximum financing it will permit — buyers should confirm the financing cap early. Pied-à-terre use, gifting, guarantor, and co-purchase arrangements are handled case by case, subject to board approval. Subletting is permitted after an initial ownership period, on terms the board sets. Buyers should review the co-op's financial statements and reserve position, and confirm the specific flip-tax, financing, and sublet terms against current building materials at offer stage.
Recent sales
As a cooperative, 32 Downing is read on a per-room basis. This is a boutique, thin-resale building — with 20 residences, closings are infrequent and each one carries weight in the comparable set. Underwriting is done unit by unit, because the prewar layouts differ meaningfully in size, exposure, and renovation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2018 | 4A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $810,000 | -1.8% | |
| Aug 17, 2017 | 5B | 1 BA | $600,000 | +9.1% | |
| Jun 13, 2016 | 5C | 1 BR · 550 sf | $775,000 | $1,409/sf | off-mkt |
| Mar 30, 2015 | 3D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $775,000 | +3.3% | |
| Jun 12, 2013 | 4D | 1 BR | $750,000 | +7.3% | |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 5A | 1 BR · 500 sf | $540,000 | $1,080/sf | -1.6% |
| Sep 12, 2008 | 3D | 1 BR | $565,000 | -5.0% | |
| Aug 7, 2008 | 5C | 1 BR · 550 sf | $630,000 | $1,145/sf | -3.1% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2016): a median $1,409/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount -0.8% over ask.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2D | $795,000 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | 5A | $785,000 |
| May 27, 2016 | 5D | $810,000 |
| 4D | $750,000 |
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 1-00527-0010) 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
Buying here follows the cooperative path: a board package, a board interview, and a board-set financing cap. Budget the diligence time to review the co-op's financials and reserve fund. The reasons to buy are specific — a prewar co-op with an elevator on one of the West Village's quietest blocks, inside the Greenwich Village Historic District, at the boutique scale and cooperative pricing that sit below the neighborhood's condominium and full-service tiers, with practical building amenities. Confirm the specific unit's condition, the pet and washer/dryer policies, and the building's sublet and pied-à-terre posture during due diligence.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is location and character — a boutique prewar co-op with an elevator on a quiet, tree-lined Village block within the historic district. Pricing should be apartment-specific: floor, exposure, layout, and renovation drive value, with per-room framing anchoring the read. Positioning should reach buyers who want a genuinely residential Village block and prewar character, who value the elevator and practical amenities, and who are comfortable with the cooperative structure and the building's house rules.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 32 Downing Street, also look at these West Village boutique buildings:
- 63 Downing Street — cooperative on the same Downing Street block
- 100 Bank Street — West Village prewar co-op of comparable boutique character
- 75 Bank Street — nearby West Village prewar cooperative
- 99 Bank Street — West Village prewar building serving an overlapping buyer
- 100 Barrow Street — nearby West Village boutique building
- 9 Barrow Street — West Village prewar building comparable in scale and character
The Roebling Team at 32 Downing Street
The Roebling Team at Compass works the West Village corridor as a core part of our practice, including the boutique prewar cooperative inventory that buildings like this represent. We publish this profile because a 20-unit co-op rewards building-specific intelligence — the board posture, the house rules, the unit-by-unit variation, and the cooperative transaction path. If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 32 Downing Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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