- Year built
- 1923
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 26
- Floors
- 12
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Permitted
- Subletting
- Board approval required; confirm current terms at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Flip tax
- To be confirmed with the board at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,795
- Listing discount
- 5.4%
- Recorded sales
- 22
- On record
- 2003–2026
41 University Place is a boutique pre-war cooperative on one of Greenwich Village's most desirable residential spines — the tree-lined stretch of University Place between East 9th and East 10th Streets, a block from Washington Square and steps from the Village's best restaurants and independent retail. The 12-story building was completed in 1923 and has operated since as a full-service cooperative with a genuinely low unit count.
The appeal here is scarcity and scale. With just 26 residences across 12 floors, 41 University Place is a small, quiet building where apartments trade infrequently and floor plans tend toward generous pre-war proportions. Buyers get the combination that defines the best Village co-ops: full building services — doorman, live-in superintendent, roof deck — inside an intimate, well-run house rather than a large institutional one.
The location does a lot of the work. University Place threads the seam between Washington Square, Union Square, and the NoHo edge, giving residents the density and culture of downtown while keeping the leafy, low-key character of the Village blocks. It is a practical, sought-after address rather than a trophy tower, and it prices accordingly.
Architecture and unit composition
The 26 apartments distribute across 12 stories in a 1923 pre-war elevator envelope. The low unit-per-floor count produces the light and layout advantages that pre-war Village buyers prize — thick masonry walls, defined rooms, and quiet. The unit mix runs from one-bedrooms through larger family layouts, with renovation quality varying apartment to apartment and driving much of the pricing spread within the building.
The building presents to the street with the restrained pre-war dignity of its University Place neighbors, and the planted roof deck gives residents an open-air amenity above the treeline of the block.
Building operations
41 University Place is a full-service cooperative: full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, central laundry, private storage, and a roof deck. Pets are permitted, and the building allows pied-à-terre ownership on a case-by-case basis — a meaningful flexibility for a Village pre-war co-op. Subletting requires board approval.
As a cooperative, purchases require board approval and are subject to the building's financing limits and any flip tax; these figures should be confirmed directly with the board at offer stage. Buyers should review the current maintenance schedule, any assessments, the reserve position, and recent capital work — elevator, roof, and façade history in particular — during due diligence.
Recent sales
As a cooperative, 41 University Place is read on a price-per-room basis; many apartments trade without a published square footage, and per-room pricing is the more reliable comparison. Recent closings have run from the high six figures for one-bedrooms into the low seven figures for larger renovated layouts, with floor, exposure, and condition the dominant variables within the building.
The small unit count means comparable sales are infrequent — apartments here turn over slowly, which supports pricing but makes each trade a heterogeneous data point. Well-renovated, higher-floor apartments command the premium. Specific recent figures and the building's current financing and flip-tax terms should be confirmed at offer stage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 | 10 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,795,000 | $1,795/sf | off-mkt |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 7 | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $3,700,000 | -2.5% | |
| May 1, 2018 | 3 | 2 BR | $1,895,000 | -24.2% | |
| Oct 15, 2014 | 18 | 2 BR · 1,200 sf | $2,100,000 | $1,750/sf | -26.3% |
| May 29, 2013 | 10 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,250,000 | $1,250/sf | off-mkt |
| Feb 14, 2013 | 20 | 3 BR | $3,500,000 | -29.9% | |
| Dec 21, 2009 | 7 | 1 BR · 1,400 sf | $2,000,000 | $1,429/sf | -11.2% |
| Mar 24, 2009 | 4 | 1 BR · 800 sf | $890,000 | $1,113/sf | -10.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,795/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 5.4% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2021 | 7 | $3,100,000 |
| Nov 29, 2006 | 12 | $1,325,000 |
| Jul 7, 2006 | 9 | $2,895,000 |
| Jun 1, 2006 | 19 | $2,800,000 |
| Mar 29, 2005 | 3 | $1,200,000 |
| Feb 18, 2004 | 18 | $1,295,000 |
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 1-00561-0001) 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
Scarcity is the story. With only 26 units, apartments trade rarely. When a good line comes to market, decisiveness matters.
Understand the co-op economics. Confirm the building's current financing limit, any flip tax, and the maintenance schedule directly with the board, and model the full carry before you offer.
Condition drives price. Renovation quality is a primary variable within the building. Inspect kitchens, baths, and mechanicals and price against comparable condition.
Pied-à-terre flexibility is a genuine feature. For buyers who value part-time or flexible ownership, the building's case-by-case pied-à-terre policy is a differentiator among Village pre-war co-ops. Confirm current terms with the board.
Board approval applies. As a cooperative, purchases require board approval. Prepare a complete, well-documented board package.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the location and the pre-war proportions. The University Place address and the generous pre-war layouts are the headline against newer or smaller-scale inventory.
Presentation matters. Because condition drives the pricing spread, staging and preparation materially affect outcome.
Price per room against the right comps. Comparable analysis should weight floor, exposure, and condition — and account for the building's boutique scale in the buyer pool it attracts.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 41 University Place, also evaluate:
- 15 East 10th Street (The Mayfield) — pre-war cooperative one block away
- 44 East 12th Street (Parc Village) — full-service condominium at the Union Square edge
- Greenwich Village corridor — the broader neighborhood's cooperative tradition
The Roebling Team at 41 University Place
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Greenwich Village, Union Square, and broader downtown cooperative market. We publish this building profile because cooperative buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board policy, and apartment-level pricing reality — not generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 41 University Place, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring the full context this page provides plus the transactional specifics your situation requires — financial structuring, due diligence priorities, comparable analysis at the apartment level, and the pacing strategy that fits your timeline.
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