The Bakery Building
42 West 13th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues · Greenwich Village
BBL 1005760016 · BIN 1009613
- Year built
- 1960
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Elevator, live-in superintendent, shared laundry and bicycle storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Not permitted
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- Tiered or formula; see fees
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median, 2024–2025
- $877K
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $823K – $1.8M
- Listing discount
- 6.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 46
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The Bakery Building is a residential conversion of a former bakery on West 13th Street. Its apartments retain the tall ceilings and flexible interior arrangements associated with converted commercial space. The cooperative includes compact one-bedroom homes as well as larger apartments assembled from adjoining residences, giving this midblock address a wider range of plans than its size suggests.
The location puts the building on the short stretch between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, at the northern end of Greenwich Village. The residential entrance is on the side street, with the commercial avenues at either end of the block. An elevator and a resident superintendent support the building's converted interior, and common laundry provides an amenity useful to its smaller apartments.
The former use was already documented in published reporting in 2001, when an approximately 600-square-foot one-bedroom apartment was described with an 11-foot ceiling. Large combinations have also traded here over many years. Both types remain part of the cooperative's resale identity.
Architecture and unit composition
High ceilings are a recurring feature, and some apartments have exposed brick, wood-burning fireplaces or private terraces. Those features are distributed unevenly across the building. A terrace home, a compact interior apartment and a combination spanning several original residences have different floor plans and outdoor access.
The smaller apartments include homes around 500 to 650 square feet. Larger combinations include approximately 1,400-square-foot layouts, while other expanded homes have changed hands without a consistently stated interior area. The recorded combinations show that apartment boundaries have changed during the building's cooperative life.
The uppermost homes include terraces and other outdoor configurations. Lower-floor homes can also be materially larger than the recurring one-bedroom plans. Floor alone therefore does not identify the building's largest residences. A buyer looking for an unusually large home here should distinguish an existing approved combination from adjoining apartments being offered together for a future project.
Building operations
The shared services center on the elevator, superintendent, laundry and bicycle storage. The building's scale supports these basic services across a cooperative of about forty residences. Private outdoor areas are attached to particular homes; they are separate from the shared laundry and storage facilities.
The cooperative holds the property on a Class 2 tax lot. Real estate taxes flow through the corporation's expenses and shareholder maintenance, and the property has no building-wide tax abatement identified in DOF records. The zoning floor-area figure is below the stated residential allowance, but that difference alone establishes no right to enlarge an apartment or occupy roof space.
Policy framework
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre ownership: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Co-purchasing and gifting: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
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.
- Terms
- Equal to 10% of net profit (see calculation sheet)
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
Purchase
8 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeeRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement FeeConditionalConditions: If Financing | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $750 with a Broker ($800 without a Broker) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Fee for Estate Sale | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $800 with a Broker ($850 without a Broker) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| New York State Stamp TaxPer share | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $0.05 per share | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublet FeeRecurringRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount Equal to 10% of the monthly rent being charged monthly | Refundable Not stated |
| Applicant Information Verification Form | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $150 | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Processing FeeRequired | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refinance Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-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
- 75% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Guarantors
- 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 conditionsEvaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to Board review and approval. All financially responsible parties would have to be named on the stock and lease.Source: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Parent buying for a student child
- Permitted with conditionsEvaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to Board review and approval. All financially responsible parties would have to be named on the stock and lease.Source: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Purchase or lease by a corporation
- Not permittedSource: 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 Building Rules and Board review and approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- 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 review and approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $509 per room a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Bike storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $30,608/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $64
- Modeled exposure split equally across 40 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | 2F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $822,500 | -17.3% | |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 6E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $932,000 | -1.9% | |
| Oct 18, 2023 | 4FG | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,500,000 | -6.3% | |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 4BC | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,680,000 | $1,200/sf | -6.6% |
| Nov 17, 2022 | 4A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $750,000 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 2, 2022 | 2E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $915,000 | -1.1% | |
| Nov 9, 2021 | 2B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $675,000 | -3.4% | |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 5F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $715,000 | +5.9% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2023): a median $1,226/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 2.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | 5FG | $1,800,000 |
| Dec 9, 2009 | 1C | $895,000 |
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 1-00576-0016). 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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Comparable buildings
- 30 West 13th Street: A smaller prewar cooperative on the same block, useful for comparing older interiors and association scale.
- 155 West 15th Street: A similarly sized cooperative a few blocks north, with a more conventional apartment-building form.
- 49 West 12th Street: A larger postwar cooperative on the adjacent street for comparing purpose-built layouts.
- 18 West 14th Street: A low-rise postwar cooperative nearby with a larger apartment inventory.
- Butterfield House: A larger architectural cooperative nearby for buyers considering a purpose-built modernist alternative.
More Greenwich Village buildings
- 40 University Place — 1926 co-op by Sugarman & Berger
- 41 Fifth Avenue — 1923 co-op by Rosario Candela
- 41 University Place — 1923 co-op
- 43 East 10th Street — 1891
- 43 Fifth Avenue — 1905 co-op
- The Glass House, 43 West 13th Street — 1906 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich Village.
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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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