33 Rector Street
33 Rector Street, at West Street · Financial District
BBL 1000177502 · BIN 1000792
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditions
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase price
- Doorman
- Part-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $1,043
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded sales
- 10
- On record
- 2006–2025
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Henry Otis Chapman designed this narrow office building for the Union Sulphur Company. Its later condominium conversion placed an entire apartment on each residential floor, with direct elevator entry and multiple exposures. At the western edge of the Financial District, the building's broad side windows and upper-floor outlook distinguish these lofts from apartments organized around an interior office-building corridor.
Architecture and unit composition
A rusticated limestone base supports a tan-brick shaft, with limestone returning at the top below a bracketed cornice. The classically divided façade preserves the appearance of a compact commercial tower. The lobby contains a tablet commemorating Herman Frasch, the Union Sulphur Company's founder and first president.
Typical homes span roughly 2,160 to 2,170 square feet. The full-floor plans permit two- and three-bedroom arrangements, separate dining areas and large living rooms. High ceilings and oversized windows carry the former office scale into the residential interiors. North, south and west exposures occur together within individual apartments, and some higher homes look toward the Hudson River and harbor.
Two keyed elevators open directly into the apartments. The absence of a conventional residential corridor makes the arrival sequence part of the loft: the entrance foyer, living area and bedroom circulation occupy one continuous floor plate. Owners have arranged the internal rooms differently, so bedroom count varies despite the repeated overall footprint.
Building operations
The building has part-time doorman and concierge service, an on-site superintendent, bicycle facilities and video intercom security. Central air conditioning and in-unit laundry are present in the residences. The entrance has steps before the elevator access, an important distinction from a level sidewalk-to-apartment route.
The property combines thirteen residential tax lots with two commercial lots. All residential owners hold one apartment each in the current DOF roll. The commercial component remains part of the condominium's wider allocation of common building costs.
Policy framework
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of August 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.
Purchase
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $650 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per adult applicant/occupant. International credit checks may cost more. Please contact the Property Management for information" in the name or price of the fee. | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeeIncludes one free credit check | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $20 per additional applicant after applicant one (1) and any adult occupant. International credit checks may cost more. Please contact the Property Management for information. | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $2,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $2,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
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
- 80% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 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.
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditionsApplication required for Board approval and waiverSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 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 August 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
Considering an apartment here? Send Corey the listing to confirm the pet and washer/dryer rules for that apartment.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Part-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Bike 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
- $36,777/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $69,174/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $236 – $443
- Modeled exposure split equally across 13 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; how a building allocates a shared cost depends on its governing documents.
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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) 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 — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs 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 data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | 10 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,162 sf | $2,255,000 | $1,043/sf | +12.8% |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 7 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,170 sf | $1,950,000 | $899/sf | -14.3% |
| Apr 8, 2020 | 9 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,170 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,106/sf | -4.0% |
| May 31, 2018 | 11 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,166 sf | $2,825,000 | $1,304/sf | -4.2% |
| Dec 27, 2016 | 4 | 2 BR · 2,170 sf | $2,750,000 | $1,267/sf | — |
| May 20, 2016 | 12 | 2 BR · 2,170 sf | $2,950,000 | $1,359/sf | -6.3% |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 4 | 2 BR · 2,170 sf | $2,350,000 | $1,083/sf | -1.5% |
| Jul 11, 2014 | 12 | 2 BR · 2,170 sf | $2,450,000 | $1,129/sf | -2.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,043/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.0% 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 1-00017-7502; 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; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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What to know if you’re buying
Two lifts serve a very small association. Maintaining two elevators benefits the full-floor access arrangement but concentrates their shared cost across relatively few residences and the commercial ownership. An apartment's common-interest allocation and the split of elevator expenses are more consequential here than the apartment count alone suggests.
Comparable buildings
- 114 Liberty Street — Another small prewar condominium conversion with a similar ownership scale.
- 50 Pine Street — A prewar condominium in a compact downtown tower.
- The Fulton Building — A larger conversion with a comparable vertical form.
- Fultonhaus — A small-inventory condominium in a former commercial building.
- Warren Lofts — A farther loft conversion that offers a useful comparison for large apartments and prewar commercial architecture.
More Financial District buildings
- 25 Broad Street (The Broad Exchange Building) — 1902 condominium
- 25 Park Row — 2020 condominium by COOKFOX Architects
- 26 Beaver Street (Beaver Tower) — 1909 co-op
- No. 33 Park Row — 2016 condominium
- The Potter Building, 36 Park Row — 1886 co-op
- 40 Broad Street (The Setai Wall Street) — condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Financial District — read The Roebling Team Guide to Financial District.
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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