- Year built
- 1831
- Type
- Condop
- Amenities
- Elevator; in-home laundry; outdoor space at penthouse level
- Ownership structure
- Cooperative; the city classifies the tax lot as a condominium (a condop structure)
- The Roebling Team's building profile
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Tribeca East Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Not permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase price
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About the building
39 White Street began as a house built for Thomas Barron in 1831–32. Its conversion for commercial use in 1860–61 raised the existing structure to insert a ground-floor storefront and added height above. The resulting exterior combines the earlier house with Italianate commercial alterations. Today the residential cooperative owns the four-apartment portion of a condominium, with the commercial space on a separate condominium lot.
The 25-foot-wide building contains elevator-served lofts with tall ceilings, exposed brick and surviving pressed-metal ceilings in some interiors. Architect Jon Handley's penthouse enlargement created a duplex with decks and skylights; that alteration was permitted in 2010 and signed off by DOB in 2015. The private outdoor areas are associated with the upper residence.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 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
2 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $20 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
Sublet
2 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $150 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Alteration
2 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Resident | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Deposit | Paid by Resident | When Upon approval | Amount $3,000 | Refundable 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 September 2026
- Guarantors
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Co-purchasing
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Parent buying for an employed child
- Permitted with conditionsSubject to board approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Parent buying for a student child
- Permitted with conditionsSubject to board approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Purchase or lease by a corporation
- Permitted with conditionsSubject to board approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 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.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditionsSubject to board approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Short-term rentals
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedSubject to board approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
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Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | 3 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,000 sf | $3,400,000 | $1,700/sf | -2.7% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 3 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,200,000 | -11.0% | |
| Apr 12, 2007 | 4 | 1,925 sf | $1,600,000 | $831/sf | +10.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,700/sf (recorded) across 1 sale.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00175-7502). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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What to know if you’re buying
A residential purchase here transfers cooperative shares and a proprietary lease. The condop structure also places the four-home residential corporation inside a broader condominium, so buyers should distinguish the residential board's approval powers from the condominium's allocation of building-wide expenses.
Comparable buildings
- 47 Walker Street — Another historic loft condop with distinct residential and commercial ownership.
- 9 White Street — A three-residence loft cooperative offering an even smaller shareholder group.
- 1 Worth Street — A loft cooperative in a warehouse designed by McKim, Mead & White.
More Tribeca buildings
- 38 Warren Street (The Keystone Building) — 1900 condominium
- 39 North Moore Street — 1908 condominium
- 39 Vestry Street — condominium
- 39–41 Worth Street — co-op
- 41 North Moore Street — 1903 condominium
- 41 Warren Street — 1851 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Tribeca — read The Roebling Team Guide to Tribeca.
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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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