33 Bethune Street
33 Bethune Street, New York, NY 10014
BBL 1006357501 · BIN 1011949
- Year built
- 1886
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 24
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- In a historic district
- Pets
- Pets allowed (cats and dogs)
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium (owner leasing) — confirm current terms at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $4,275
- Listing discount
- 1.5%
- Recorded sales
- 19
- On record
- 2005–2026
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33 Bethune Street — known as Pickwick House — is an 1886 loft building in the far West Village, converted to condominiums in 1983 and now one of the most distinctive boutique condominium addresses on the riverfront edge of the neighborhood. The building sits on a quiet, low-rise stretch of Bethune Street between Washington and Greenwich, one block from Westbeth and within an easy walk of the Hudson River waterfront, the High Line, the Whitney Museum, and the Meatpacking District.
For the buyer who wants authentic loft character — beamed ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, oversized industrial windows — with the flexibility of a condominium rather than a co-op, Pickwick House is a rare downtown proposition: a true late-nineteenth-century factory conversion, in a landmark district, at boutique scale.
Building operations
The condominium is run at boutique scale: an elevator, laundry in the building (with washer/dryer on the floors), a video intercom, and a superintendent on site several days a week. There is no doorman — typical and appropriate for a 24-residence loft condominium, and a factor in keeping common charges contained.
As a condominium, ownership is by deed rather than shares: closings are faster than a co-op's, financing is flexible, and pied-à-terre, investment, and pet ownership are permitted under the condominium rules (the building is pet-friendly for cats and dogs). Owner leasing is permitted under the condominium; exact current sublet terms, any transfer fees, and financing specifics should be confirmed at offer stage.
Architecture and residences
Built in 1886 by owner-builder Gustavus Isaacs as a factory and commercial loft, the building is a six-story red-brick structure with the simple, robust architecture of its industrial era — ranks of multi-paned windows, a modest cornice with a center pediment, and a one-story painted masonry base with a stepped-up entrance. The 1983 condominium conversion created 24 residences (a couple of later combinations have modestly reduced the count).
Inside, the lofts carry the features that define the category: wood-burning fireplaces, beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, central air, and oversized windows with city, skyline, and water views. A number of residences have private roof terraces. Because the building is within the Greenwich Village Historic District, exterior changes are subject to landmark review — a protection that preserves both the streetscape and the building's industrial character.
The building's history
Pickwick House takes its name from the Pickwick Paper Company, one of the commercial tenants of the building's working life; the fine-art packing and crating firm Charles F. Biele & Sons was another long occupant, tied to the block's industrial past. In February 2014, the building drew national attention as the residence where the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead — a note in the building's public history that is sometimes raised, and that we address factually and discreetly with buyers when it comes up.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign 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 record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
Condominium pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis, and 33 Bethune trades as a boutique loft condominium — full-floor and large-format lofts, industrial character, and the flexibility of the condominium structure. With roughly two dozen residences, resale volume is thin: a small number of closings in an active year. Demand here is driven by the authentic loft product, the private terraces, the landmark riverfront-edge location, and the scarcity of true 1880s conversions in the West Village. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the square footage, the floor, the exposure and views, the presence of a fireplace or terrace, and the renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood average.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | PHB | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,345 sf | $5,750,000 | $4,275/sf | +0.0% |
| Sep 4, 2024 | PHB | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,345 sf | $3,600,000 | $2,677/sf | +3.0% |
| Dec 20, 2019 | MAISD | 4 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,856 sf | $2,200,000 | $1,185/sf | -17.0% |
| Dec 20, 2019 | UNIT | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,856 sf | $2,200,000 | $1,185/sf | -7.4% |
| Nov 16, 2018 | MAISC | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,110 sf | $2,999,999 | $1,422/sf | -11.8% |
| Aug 11, 2015 | 4C | 2 BR · 1,240 sf | $3,450,000 | $2,782/sf | +16.9% |
| Jul 22, 2014 | 2A | 863 sf | $4,300,000 | $4,983/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 16, 2014 | 2 | 3 BR · 1,730 sf | $4,300,000 | $2,486/sf | +1.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $4,275/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.5% 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 1-00635-7501). 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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What to know if you’re buying
This is a condominium, so the mechanics are buyer-friendly: a faster closing timeline than a co-op, flexible financing, and permitted pied-à-terre and investment use. The building is pet-friendly. Diligence should focus on the building's financials, reserve, and any planned capital work — appropriate for an 1880s structure in a landmark district, where exterior work carries added cost and timeline. Confirm the current sublet terms and any transfer or move-in fees during due diligence.
The reasons to buy are the product and the address: a genuine loft conversion with fireplaces, beams, and terraces, on a quiet landmark block one step from the Hudson River waterfront and the High Line — with the flexibility of a condominium.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is the loft character and the location. The 1886 architecture, the wood-burning fireplaces and beamed ceilings, the private terraces, and the far-West-Village landmark address are the differentiators — and they sell to a buyer who wants authentic downtown loft living with condominium flexibility. Pricing is an apartment-specific exercise: square footage, floor, views, fireplace and terrace, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the Pickwick House narrative, present the loft product to the right buyer pool, and benchmark against the correct comparable tier of West Village loft condominiums.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 33 Bethune Street, also look at these West Village boutique and loft buildings:
- 140 Charles Street — nearby West Village loft condominium
- 150 Charles Street — West Village riverfront condominium nearby
- 165 Charles Street — nearby far-West-Village condominium
- 100 Bank Street — boutique West Village building nearby
- 75 Bank Street — West Village pre-war building
- 173 Perry Street — nearby West Village condominium
More West Village buildings
- 32 Downing Street — 1889 co-op
- 32 Jones Street — 1899 co-op
- 32 Morton Street — 1919 co-op
- 41 Jane Street — 1888 co-op
- 41 Perry Street — 1898 co-op
- The Luminary, 41–43 Seventh Avenue South — 2008 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to West 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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