40 West 13th Street
36–40 West 13th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues · Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
BBL 1005767504 · BIN 1009615
- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Elevator; full-floor residences
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,613
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded sales
- 13
- On record
- 2005–2026
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About the building
The Rambusch Building housed the Rambusch atelier from 1947 through February 1998. The design and fabrication firm produced lighting, stained glass, metalwork and decorative interiors, leaving the address with a distinctive workshop history. A carved Gothic entrance marks the narrow street frontage, while the building widens into an irregular interior footprint. The property was later converted into seven condominium residences, with David B. Cutler directing the redesign.
The apartments are predominantly full-floor lofts, with substantial living areas extending deep into the building. Typical floors approach 2,860 square feet, and the top-floor residence exceeds 3,200 square feet. Large windows, high ceilings and surviving structural elements support broad living and dining rooms, multiple bedroom areas and separate offices or libraries. The angled footprint produces floor plans that differ from the rectangular lofts common elsewhere in the neighborhood.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3 | 4 BR · 3 BA · 2,860 sf | $4,577,000 | $1,600/sf | +1.7% |
| Jul 31, 2026 | R3 | 2,816 sf | $4,577,000 | $1,625/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 2 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 2,859 sf | $4,300,000 | $1,504/sf | -4.4% |
| Sep 7, 2016 | — | 4 BR · 3,245 sf | $6,327,000 | $1,950/sf | -4.8% |
| Sep 6, 2016 | R2 | 2,885 sf | $6,327,000 | $2,193/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 3, 2015 | 6 | 3 BR · 2,860 sf | $4,800,000 | $1,678/sf | +1.1% |
| Jul 21, 2008 | C1 | 6,075 sf | $4,100,000 | $675/sf | off-mkt |
| May 10, 2006 | 2 | 3 BR · 2,860 sf | $3,245,000 | $1,135/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,613/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.
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 1-00576-7504) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
At the recent median sale of $4.58M (3 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $187,359 to close, or 4.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $68,655
- Mortgage recording tax: $66,080
- Title insurance: $20,597
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $32,027
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The irregular footprint affects room planning. These deep, full-floor apartments can contain interior offices and libraries well away from the exterior windows. A floor plan's number of enclosed rooms therefore needs to be distinguished from its lawful bedroom count, particularly when considering a new partition layout within the former workshop floors.
Comparable buildings
- 3 West 13th Street: A small prewar condominium on the same street with a similar residential inventory.
- The Katharine: Another boutique conversion for comparing substantial interiors and newer finishes.
- 12 East 13th Street: A taller conversion with a similarly limited condominium inventory.
- 37 East 12th Street: A small prewar condominium for comparing full-floor ownership layouts.
More Greenwich Village buildings
- 35 East 10th Street — 1900 co-op
- 35 Mercer Street — 1867 co-op
- 35 West 9th Street — 1926 co-op
- 37 East 12th Street — 1895 condominium
- 37 West 12th Street — 1962 co-op by Mayer & Whittlesey
- 37B Crosby Street — 1900 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich Village.
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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