- Year built
- 1886
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 24
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Pets allowed (cats and dogs)
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium (owner leasing) — confirm current terms at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →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
The Roebling Team at Pickwick House
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the West Village and the broader downtown loft and condominium market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of boutique loft condominiums deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture and landmark context, the condominium structure, the staffing and amenity reality, and where pricing sits against the right comparable tier.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 33 Bethune Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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