38 East 10th Street
38 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003
Greenwich Village
BBL 1005610014 · BIN 1009098
- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 100
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet-friendly (board approval applies)
- Subletting
- Permitted under board rules
Every recorded sale at this building, 1996–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $1.6M
- Recent range
- $343K – $3.1M
- Listing discount
- 4.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 107
38 East 10th Street is a substantial 1929 prewar cooperative on a wide, handsome stretch of East 10th Street between University Place and Broadway, just south of Union Square. Designed by Helmle, Corbett & Harrison — the firm associated with One Fifth Avenue and the Metropolitan Life North Building — it is a genuine prewar apartment house with the architectural pedigree, amenity package, and apartment quality that define the better full-service buildings in the area.
The location is one of downtown's most connected: Union Square's transit hub and greenmarket are a block north, the Fifth Avenue and Broadway corridors are at hand, and the restaurant-and-shopping fabric of the Village and the East Village radiate out from the block. This is the "South of Union Square" district that Village Preservation has campaigned to protect for its concentration of intact prewar and loft architecture; the area is not currently landmarked.
Architecture and unit composition
Built in 1929 to designs by Helmle, Corbett & Harrison, the building is a nine-story neo-Renaissance prewar apartment house occupying a broad frontage on East 10th Street. Apartments carry the hallmarks of prime prewar stock: well-proportioned rooms, casement windows, hardwood floors, and wood-burning fireplaces in many units. Layouts span from studios through larger classic configurations across the building's roughly 100-plus apartments.
The amenity set is unusually deep for a prewar building of this era: a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, a fitness room, a children's playroom, central laundry, bike room and storage where available, and — distinctively — both a landscaped roof garden and a planted rear garden at the lobby level.
Building operations
38 East 10th Street operates as a staffed prewar cooperative with a full-time doorman and a live-in superintendent. As a co-op, monthly maintenance covers building operations, staff, and the building's underlying mortgage and real-estate taxes. The building is pet-friendly, subject to board approval.
As with any cooperative purchase, the board conducts a financial and personal review and an interview, and approval is required. Specific board financial requirements — minimum down payment, post-closing liquidity, debt-to-income limits, any flip tax, and the exact terms of the sublet policy — are board-set and can change; confirm the current requirements at offer stage.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $2,270/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $2
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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 →Recent sales
38 East 10th Street trades as a cooperative, so pricing is most usefully discussed on a price-per-room basis — a co-op price reflects the buyer's equity above the building's underlying financing rather than the apartment's full unencumbered value. Pricing is driven by room count, floor, exposure, fireplace and prewar detail, and renovation level, with the deep amenity package and the south-of-Union-Square location supporting value relative to smaller, unstaffed buildings nearby. Recent activity ranges from compact studios in the mid-six figures to larger one- and two-bedroom apartments above $2M. Because layouts and conditions vary widely across the building, we price each unit to its own room-by-room comparables rather than to neighborhood averages.
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | 5J | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $2,175,000 | +14.5% | |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 8J | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,050 sf | $1,995,000 | $1,900/sf | +0.0% |
| May 7, 2025 | 1G | 1 BA | $342,500 | -23.9% | |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 8L | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,585,000 | $1,585/sf | -3.9% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 4G | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,900/sf | +19.1% |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 4L | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,585,000 | $1,585/sf | -3.9% |
| May 31, 2024 | 3L | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,500,000 | -3.2% | |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 6B | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,300 sf | $2,430,000 | $1,869/sf | -2.8% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,483/sf across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 2.8% 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 1-00561-0014) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. 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.
What to know if you’re buying
Real prewar with a deep amenity package. Helmle, Corbett & Harrison architecture, wood-burning fireplaces, a doorman, a gym, a playroom, and two gardens — an unusually complete offering for a 1929 building.
It's south of Union Square, not in the historic district. The block is not currently landmarked; that is a neighborhood-character note rather than a value concern.
Confirm board financials at offer stage. Down-payment minimum, post-closing liquidity, any flip tax, and sublet terms are board-set; verify the current requirements before you commit.
Pets are welcome with approval. The building is pet-friendly subject to the board.
Location is the headline. A block from Union Square, with everything downtown in walking distance.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the architecture and the amenities. The Helmle, Corbett & Harrison pedigree, the fireplaces, and the gym/playroom/garden package are strong differentiators against unstaffed co-ops nearby.
Prepare the buyer for the board. A clean, well-documented board package and a financially qualified buyer are the heart of a successful co-op sale. We manage the package and the board timeline end to end.
Price to room-by-room comps. With a large apartment count, the building generates real comparable data; we price to its own recent trades adjusted for room count, floor, fireplace, outlook, and condition.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 38 East 10th Street, also evaluate:
- 70 East 10th Street and 28 East 10th Street — full-service buildings on the same street
- 20 East 9th Street, 30 East 9th Street, and 35 East 9th Street — established co-ops one block south
- 24 Fifth Avenue and 33 Fifth Avenue — larger full-service Fifth Avenue co-ops nearby
- 10 East 12th Street — boutique Village loft condominium for a tenure contrast
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich Village.
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