421 Hudson Street (The Printing House)
421 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
BBL 1006017501 · BIN 1067116
- Year built
- 1908
- Type
- Condominium
- Floors
- 10
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Flip tax
- Tiered or formula; see fees
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
- Flip tax
- None found in the offering plan; purchasers contribute one month's common charges to the building's working-capital fund at closing (standard condominium practice, not a flip tax).
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Reported and subject to confirmation. Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the 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, 2026 to date
- $1,810
- 6 sales
- Listing discount
- 1.5%
- Recorded sales
- 211
- On record
- 2003–2026
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The Printing House at 421 Hudson Street is a 1908-11 Italian Renaissance-inspired industrial loft building with a complex two-conversion history — first condominium converted 1979, reverted to rental, then reconverted 2012-2014 with a 60-unit luxury reconfiguration anchored by a rooftop pool.
The bones are what carry the building: 1908-1911 Italian Renaissance-inspired industrial loft architecture, among the most distinguished prewar industrial fabric in the corridor. What that fabric has lived through is the rarer story — a two-conversion history (1979 first conversion, reverted to rental, then a 2012-2014 reconversion) of a kind almost never seen in NYC residential. Crowning the reconfigured building is a rooftop pool, an uncommon amenity at the West Village condominium scale.
Architecture and building operations
The 1908-1911 building was originally constructed as a printing factory. The first cooperative conversion in 1979 reverted to rental ownership; the 2012-2014 reconversion by 421 Hudson Street Associates produced a 60-unit luxury reconfiguration alongside the preserved lower-density residential inventory.
Operations: 24-hour doorman; concierge; fitness center; rooftop pool; private storage; bicycle storage.
Policy framework — verify via The Roebling Research Library
- Type: Condominium
- Pets: Permitted under condominium framework
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted
- Subletting: Permitted under condominium procedures
- Financing: Standard condominium LTV
- LLC/trust/foreign buyers: All permitted
- Right of first refusal: Procedural only
Specific policy framework should be verified against the Roebling Research Library's offering plan and house rules at engagement.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 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
- None found in the offering plan; purchasers contribute one month's common charges to the building's working-capital fund at closing (standard condominium practice, not a flip tax).
Source: The Roebling Research Desk's building record, 2026
Purchase
9 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Not stated |
| Background Report FeeConditional · Per applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant (additional $75 for criminal check if required by the Board) | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Working Capital Contribution | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount Equivalent to one month's common charges | Refundable Not stated |
| Lead Based Paint Disclosure Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $75 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Post Closing Document Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
8 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Based Paint Disclosure Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $75 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $550 | Refundable Not stated |
| Background Report FeeConditional · Per applicant | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant (additional $75 for criminal check if required by the Board) | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Not stated |
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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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedPermitted with Board approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $759 per room a monthMedian of 18 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.55 per square foot a monthMedian of 15 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.08 per square foot a monthMedian of 12 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.45 per square foot a monthMedian of 12 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, pool, bike storage, storageSource: 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.
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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed September 2026.
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | 420 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,751 sf | $3,100,000 | $1,770/sf | -8.7% |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 214 | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 995 sf | $1,840,000 | $1,849/sf | -2.9% |
| May 29, 2026 | 213 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf | $1,615,000 | $1,900/sf | -7.7% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 308 | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,600,000 | $1,600/sf | -10.9% |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 318 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,679 sf | $2,825,000 | $1,683/sf | -4.2% |
| Jan 6, 2026 | 524 | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 720 sf | $1,475,000 | $2,049/sf | -6.3% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 320 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,614 sf | $2,600,000 | $1,611/sf | -7.0% |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 216 | 1 BR · 2 BA · 955 sf | $1,875,000 | $1,963/sf | +4.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,810/sf (recorded) across 6 sales. Median listing discount 1.5% 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 1-00601-7501). 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 Printing House, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 8 | $8,425 |
| 2 bedroom | 4 | $11,750 |
13 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease June 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $2.4M (13 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $99,640 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $30,000
- Mortgage recording tax: $34,650
- Title insurance: $10,800
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $24,190
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 two-conversion history (1979 / 2012-2014) is structurally distinguishing.
The rooftop pool is uncommon at the West Village condominium scale.
The 60-unit 2014 luxury reconfiguration anchored the building's contemporary identity.
Roebling cross-references the offering plan through the Roebling Research Library during diligence — particularly important given the complex two-conversion history.
Comparable buildings
- 150 Charles Street — CookFox / Witkoff 2015; nearby West Village trophy peer
- 90 Morton Street — Brack Capital 2018; nearby West Village peer
- The Shephard (275 W 10th) — Beyer Blinder Belle / Gachot / Naftali 2017; nearby West Village peer
- 1 Morton Square — Kondylis 2004; nearby West Village peer
- 720 Greenwich Street (The Towers) — 1898 industrial conversion; nearby West Village peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
More West Village buildings
- 387 Bleecker Street — 1817 condominium
- 397 West 12th Street — 2007 condominium
- 400 West 12th Street (Superior Ink) — 2009 condominium by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
- 433 West Street (West Village) — 1899 co-op
- 442 Hudson Street (a/k/a 85–89 Barrow Street) — 1924 co-op
- 451 Hudson Street — 1828 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to West 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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