32 Washington Square West
32 Washington Square West, New York, NY 10011
BBL 1005520062 · BIN 1008894
- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Greenwich Village Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Maximum financing
- 50% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- 2% of the purchase price, paid by the seller
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
32 Washington Square West sales history: 27 recorded transfers
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median, 2023–2026
- $4.5M
- 3 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $2.6M – $4.8M
- Listing discount
- 8.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 27
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32 Washington Square West is a 1925 pre-war cooperative with one of the most coveted positions in Greenwich Village: it stands directly on Washington Square Park, facing the green, the arch, and the open sky that the park's low frame provides. There are only a handful of full-service apartment houses lining the park's west edge, and an address on that frontage is among the most enduring in the Village — quiet, established, and hard to replicate; how much park light and view an apartment has depends on floor, position and exposure.
Developed by the Washington Square Holding Corp. and designed by Deutsch & Schneider, the 15-story building was conceived as a substantial pre-war apartment house, and at just 31 units it remains intimate. The apartments are large by Village standards, the staffing is full-service in the old manner, and the combination of park frontage, generous layouts, and a small co-op defines the building.
For buyers, the appeal is singular: a full-service pre-war co-op directly on Washington Square Park, in the heart of Greenwich Village and minutes from NYU, the West Village, and the rest of downtown.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a 15-story masonry pre-war apartment house in the dignified, restrained idiom of its 1920s vintage — a solid facade scaled to address the park, with the proportions and detailing of the era. It sits within the Greenwich Village Historic District, where the streetscape and the park frame are protected, preserving the setting that gives the building its value.
Inside, the 31 residences are generously scaled, as befits a substantial pre-war building with few apartments per floor. Layouts run to the larger, gracious configurations the period favored, with the prime homes facing east over Washington Square Park — park views and light that vary with floor and position. Pre-war proportions, high ceilings, and the character of original detailing (where preserved) are the through-line; individual homes vary with each owner's renovation.
Building operations
32 Washington Square West runs as a traditional full-service cooperative. There is a 24-hour doorman and a 24-hour elevator operator — a level of attended service that has become rare — along with a live-in superintendent, a gym, and private storage. The small unit count keeps the building intimate and the common charges focused on a manageable shared plant.
As with established Village co-ops, purchases clear a board application and interview, and financing and sublet terms follow the building's bylaws and house rules; buyers should expect a full co-op board package and review.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 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.
- Terms
- 2% of purchase price
- Rate
- 2% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
Purchase
12 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $650 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Administrative Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $25 | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Financing FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 if financing | Refundable Not stated |
| Photocopy Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $75 | Refundable Not stated |
| Recognition Agreement Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $450 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Transfer Agent Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500, payable to Closing Attorney | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Administrative Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $25 | Refundable Not stated |
| NY State Transfer StampsPer share | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $0.05 per share | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer Agent Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $500, payable to Closing Attorney | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Transfer Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $750 | Refundable Not stated |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $425 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Ownership transfer
2 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $450 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $650 | 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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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 50% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Guarantors
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
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
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: 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
- Fitness room, storageSource: 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
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $25,120/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $65
- Modeled exposure split equally across 32 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 14E | 3 BR · 3 BA | $4,500,000 | -8.6% | |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 7E | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,475,000 | -7.3% | |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 8E | 3 BR · 3 BA | $4,800,000 | -8.6% | |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7W | 2 BR · 3 BA | $2,600,000 | -5.5% | |
| Mar 11, 2020 | 14E | 3 BR · 3 BA | $5,200,000 | -13.3% | |
| Dec 8, 2015 | 12 | 5 BR | $6,900,000 | -1.4% | |
| Jan 10, 2014 | 1E | 3 BR · 1,800 sf | $2,162,500 | $1,201/sf | -4.9% |
| May 31, 2013 | 12W | 5 BR · 3,200 sf | $7,450,000 | $2,328/sf | +6.6% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2014): a median $1,201/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 4.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2021 | 14E | $4,560,000 |
| Jul 9, 2003 | 14W | $1,400,000 |
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 1-00552-0062). 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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What to know if you’re buying
This is a co-op, so plan for a board package and interview, and weigh the building's financing and sublet rules against your own plans early. The defining variable is exposure: a direct park-facing home is a fundamentally different — and scarcer — asset than an interior or side-facing one, and pricing reflects that. Weight the full-service staffing, the small unit count, and the park frontage heavily; they are the durable sources of value here. For buyers who want a park view and pre-war scale in the Village, confirm the specific apartment's exposure; no view is protected without a recorded instrument.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the address and the exposure. Direct Washington Square Park frontage, full-service pre-war staffing, and generous layouts are the headline differentiators, and a park-facing home should be marketed to its singularity. Benchmark to the small set of full-service co-ops on the park's frontage and the broader prime Greenwich Village pre-war market, weighting view and apartment size. Buyers at this level value the permanence of the setting and the quiet of a small building — frame the story around both. We help sellers position the home, set the comparable set, and manage the board-approval timeline.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 32 Washington Square West, also evaluate nearby Greenwich Village and West Village pre-war inventory:
- 59 West 12th Street — pre-war Greenwich Village cooperative nearby
- 37 West 12th Street — Village pre-war cooperative
- 100 West 12th Street — Greenwich Village cooperative nearby
- 65 West 13th Street — Village pre-war building
- 3 West 13th Street — Village building nearby
More Greenwich Village buildings
- 31 East 12th Street — 1929 co-op
- 31 West 11th Street — 1910 condominium
- 31 West 12th Street (The Ardea) — 1895 co-op
- 33 Fifth Avenue — 1923 co-op
- 34 East 13th Street — 2016 condominium
- 34–36 East 10th Street — 1903 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich 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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