36 Rivington Street
36 Rivington Street, New York, NY 10002
BBL 1004217502 · BIN 1075911
- Year built
- 1988
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 16
- Floors
- 8
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Per the condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Own an apartment here? See what it would sell for.
A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 36 Rivington Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
36 Rivington Street is a boutique 1988 elevator condominium on the Bowery edge of the Lower East Side, on Rivington between Bowery and Chrystie Street — one of the most transit-rich and high-energy corners downtown, steps from the J/Z at Bowery and the F at Second Avenue. It is a compact, no-frills ownership building: eight stories, an elevator, laundry in the building, and storage, without the amenity layer or doorman of a newer tower. Its appeal is location and price of entry rather than architecture or service.
The building trades as a hybrid — a condominium where individual apartments are genuinely owned and have closed at recorded prices, but where many units are held by investors and leased out, so rental activity is heavier than resale activity. Recorded closings are on file (several in the 2008–2010 window, with prices from the low-$300,000s to the high-$500,000s), confirming that this is a bona fide condominium with transferable ownership, not a pure rental building and not subsidized housing. Resale velocity is thin; buyers should expect a small comp set and a market that trades quietly.
This is a small building that competes on Bowery-edge location and entry price, and it rewards buyers who understand its hybrid, investor-heavy character going in.
Architecture and unit composition
36 Rivington Street is an eight-story masonry infill building completed in 1988. The residences run to compact studios, one-bedrooms, and small two-bedrooms across the A/B/C stacks, served by an elevator. This is late-1980s construction rather than a prewar conversion — functional and straightforward rather than architecturally distinctive.
At eight stories the building is boutique, with a unit count most sources place at 16, though some records cite up to 20 — a common discrepancy for a small building where sub-units and configurations have shifted over time. There is no doorman and the shared package is limited to laundry and storage.
Building operations
36 Rivington Street operates as a boutique condominium without a doorman: elevator, laundry in the building, and private storage. Because many units are owner-rented, the building functions in practice as a hybrid — a condominium with a substantial rental component. Common charges reflect a small building with a limited amenity set; buyers should model the full monthly carry and review reserves, the owner-occupancy ratio, and any capital history during due diligence, as the investor-heavy profile can affect financing and resale.
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 2015–20 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
As a condominium, 36 Rivington Street prices on a price-per-square-foot basis, with floor, exposure, layout, and condition driving unit-level value. Individual apartments have genuinely closed — recorded closings are on file, several in the 2008–2010 window at prices from the low-$300,000s to the high-$500,000s — but resale velocity is thin, and on-market activity in recent years has been weighted toward rentals given the building's investor-heavy ownership. Buyers should expect a small, building-specific comp set drawn from the immediate Bowery-edge blocks rather than from broader Lower East Side averages, and should factor the hybrid character into both pricing and financing expectations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2006 | 5C | 639 sf | $425,000 | $665/sf |
Market read. Most recent trades (2006) cleared a median $665/sf (recorded) across 1 sale.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00421-7502). 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.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
Keep up with 36 Rivington Street and its market
The Roebling Report, monthly: Manhattan sales data and analysis, including buildings like 36 Rivington Street. Unsubscribe anytime.
We’ll use your email for The Roebling Report and note your interest in this building. See our privacy policy.
What to know if you’re buying
Understand the hybrid character. This is a real condominium, but many units are owner-rented; confirm the owner-occupancy ratio, as it can affect financing and resale.
Entry price and location are the draw. The building competes on its Bowery-edge location and price of entry, not on amenities or architecture.
Boutique, no doorman. Elevator, laundry, and storage are the shared package for a compact building.
Condo flexibility is real. Pied-à-terre, subletting, foreign buyers, and LLC/trust ownership are permitted under the declaration; closings run on condo timelines.
Confirm the unit count and structure. Records vary between roughly 16 and 20 units; verify the building's current configuration and financials in diligence.
Variable board financial policy — confirm at offer stage. Financing percentages and any sublet terms specific to your situation should be confirmed in writing before you commit.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with location. The Bowery-edge address and transit access are the marketing story.
Pricing requires apartment-level comps. With a thin resale record, price from the building's own trades and the closest peers, adjusted for floor and condition.
Position for both pools. Given the investor-heavy character, the buyer may be an owner-occupant or an investor; market to both.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 36 Rivington Street, also evaluate these nearby Lower East Side and Bowery-edge buildings:
- 199 Bowery — nearby Bowery condominium
- 250 Bowery — nearby Bowery boutique condominium
- 183 Chrystie Street — nearby Chrystie Street building
- 215 Chrystie Street — Herzog & de Meuron downtown architectural condominium
- 100 Norfolk Street — nearby ODA-designed Lower East Side condominium
More Lower East Side buildings
- 14 Clinton Street — condominium
- 20 Clinton Street — 1930 condominium
- 25 Market Street (Honto 88) — 1989 condominium
- 38 Delancey Street — 2010 condominium
- 42 Allen Street — 2017 condominium
- 50 Henry Street (Bishop Paul Moore Tower) — 1990 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Lower East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Lower East Side.
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.
Considering a move at 36 Rivington Street?
Request a private building brief with the relevant comparable sales, current and off-market availability, and an apartment-specific view of value.