421 East 13th Street (East Village)
421–425 East 13th Street, New York, NY 10009
BBL 1004417503 · BIN 1087654
- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 84
- Floors
- 8
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Permitted under condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2007–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,686
- Listing discount
- 2.3%
- Recorded sales
- 219
- On record
- 2007–2026
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The A Building is one of the East Village's defining pieces of 2000s new-construction housing — an eight-story condominium completed in 2008 on 13th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A, designed by CetraRuddy and developed by The Ascend Group. It reads as a deliberate piece of contemporary architecture: a terracotta-clad façade, floor-to-ceiling glass, and projecting glass balconies that open off both living rooms and bedrooms. The building is actually two connected structures — a larger 13th Street section and a smaller companion around the block — joined by a glass-enclosed bridge over a landscaped rear court.
For a buyer, the appeal is straightforward. It is one of the few East Village buildings that pairs genuine new-construction amenities — a full-time doorman, a rooftop pool with cabanas, and a health club — with a downtown location that most doorman condominiums never reach. In a neighborhood dominated by walk-up tenements and small conversions, a modern, serviced, elevator condominium with a pool is a distinct product, and that distinction is the reason the building holds its standing.
Architecture and unit composition
CetraRuddy's design is the building's calling card. The terracotta façade gives it warmth and texture that the era's glass-box condominiums lacked, and the projecting glass balconies — a signature detail — extend the living space of many apartments outward toward light and air. Inside, the residences were built with roughly nine-and-a-half-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and open-plan kitchens with the finish level expected of a 2008 downtown condominium. The two-structure plan, linked by its glass bridge over the rear court, gives the building a quieter interior aspect than a typical mid-block site.
The unit mix runs from studios and one-bedrooms through larger two- and three-bedroom homes, with a three-bedroom penthouse of roughly 1,900 square feet of interior space and substantial private terrace at the top of the building. Balcony access, floor, and exposure drive most of the variation in light and outlook; upper-floor and rear-facing homes trade street activity for calm and court views.
Building operations
The A Building runs as a full-service condominium — a 24-hour doorman, a rooftop swimming pool with cabanas, a health club, and resident storage. The amenity package is unusual for the East Village and is central to how the building is understood in the market. As a condominium, purchases are not subject to the board approval process that governs a co-op; the declaration permits pied-à-terre use, investment ownership, and subletting, which broadens the buyer pool relative to nearby co-ops.
As with any building of this vintage, buyers should review current financial statements, the reserve position, and board minutes during due diligence, and confirm the status of the amenity systems — the pool and its mechanicals in particular carry ongoing maintenance obligations that belong in any carrying-cost analysis.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $30,014/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $26
- Modeled exposure split equally across 96 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →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.
How to read this, and where it comes from
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. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
The A Building sees regular turnover across its 84 residences, and pricing tracks the East Village condominium market rather than the neighborhood's co-op and walk-up stock. Floor, exposure, balcony access, and renovation status drive the spread, with the penthouse and high-floor balconied homes anchoring the top of the range. Because true doorman-and-pool condominiums are scarce downtown, the building's amenity package does real work in pricing — a buyer paying for this product is paying for something the surrounding blocks largely cannot offer. As a true condominium, values here are best read on a price-per-square-foot basis and benchmarked against the East Village and NoHo condo market.
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | 2B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 750 sf | $1,200,000 | $1,600/sf | -4.0% |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 4C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 994 sf | $1,590,000 | $1,600/sf | -5.9% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 525 sf | $895,000 | $1,705/sf | -3.2% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 4F | 523 sf | $895,000 | $1,711/sf | off-mkt |
| Jan 29, 2026 | PHG | 1 BR · 1,280 sf | $2,970,000 | $2,320/sf | off-mkt |
| Jan 29, 2026 | PHFG | 4 BR · 4 BA · 2,591 sf | $2,970,000 | $1,146/sf | -0.8% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 3B | 1 BA · 527 sf | $865,000 | $1,641/sf | -1.1% |
| Jan 16, 2025 | PHA | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,231 sf | $2,150,000 | $1,747/sf | -20.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,686/sf (floor-adjusted) across 4 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. 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.
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 1-00441-7503). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Closed rents at The A Building, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 | $4,200 |
| 1 bedroom | 12 | $5,100 |
| 2 bedroom | 2 | $8,675 |
17 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease September 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
At the recent median sale of $1.59M (8 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $67,247 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $15,900
- Mortgage recording tax: $22,956
- Title insurance: $7,155
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $21,237
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
This is a condominium, so the process is flexible. No board package or interview; the declaration permits pied-à-terre use, investment ownership, and subletting. Closings run on condo timelines, and foreign buyers are welcome.
The amenity set is the reason to be here. A rooftop pool with cabanas, a health club, and a 24-hour doorman are rare in the East Village. If those matter to you, this building is one of a short list downtown that delivers them.
Balcony, floor, and exposure drive value. The projecting glass balconies are a signature feature; homes with balcony access, strong light, and upper-floor or court-facing calm hold value best.
Model the full carry. Common charges plus property taxes plus utilities — and confirm the building's reserve position and the condition of the pool and amenity mechanicals, which carry real maintenance obligations.
Benchmark on price per square foot. As a true condo, comparable analysis belongs against East Village and NoHo condominium sales, adjusted for floor, exposure, and outdoor space.
What to know if you’re selling
The amenity package is the marketing core. A doorman condominium with a rooftop pool and cabanas in the East Village is an easy story to tell, and it separates the building from the neighborhood's walk-up and small-conversion stock.
Balconies and light are the on-site differentiators. High-floor and balconied homes with strong renovations should anchor positioning; the glass balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows are worth foregrounding.
Price against the downtown condo market. In-building comparables come first; the wider East Village and NoHo condominium market fills in the rest, with floor, exposure, and outdoor space setting the spread.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. No board process; a well-prepared listing moves on standard condominium timelines.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The A Building, also evaluate these downtown condominiums:
- 438 East 12th Street — East Village new-construction condominium
- 311 East 11th Street — a LEED Gold East Village condominium
- 531 East 12th Street — a boutique 26-unit 2009 East Village condominium
- 250 Bowery — NoHo/Bowery contemporary condominium
- 40 Bond Street — NoHo design-forward condominium
- 25 Bond Street — BKSK Architects's 2008 Manhattan condominium
More East Village buildings
- 383 East 10th Street (Del Este Village VI), 383–389 East 10th Street and 642–650 East 11th Street — 1999 condominium
- THREE99 on Eighth, 399 East 8th Street — 2014 condominium
- 407 East 12th Street (The Village Mews) — new-construction condominium
- 438 East 12th Street (Steiner East Village) — 2017 condominium
- 511 East 11th Street — 1999 condominium
- 518 East 11th Street — 1900 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across East Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to East 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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