The Glass House
43 West 13th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues · Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
BBL 1005770066 · BIN 1009721
- Year built
- 1906
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Two keyed elevators, intercom entry and loft layouts
- Flip tax
- 2%, payable by the buyer — confirm with the managing agent
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,663
- Listing discount
- 3.2%
- Recorded sales
- 12
- On record
- 2003–2025
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The Glass House is a nine-story former warehouse containing large half- and full-floor lofts. Its 1906 structure gives the residences broad floor plates, substantial ceiling heights and large windows. Two keyed elevators provide access to the residential floors, with front and rear arrangements dividing some levels into separate homes.
The cooperative stands on West 13th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Its residential scale is unusually small relative to the amount of interior space: half-floor homes commonly exceed 2,000 square feet, while combined full floors reach approximately 5,000 square feet.
Architecture and unit composition
The former industrial structure retains columns and deep, open interiors. Ceilings reach roughly thirteen feet in documented homes. Large windows serve the perimeter, while individual renovations determine how the space behind them is divided into bedrooms, work areas and living rooms.
Half-floor residences appear in front and rear positions, with different exposures. Full-floor combinations extend across a much broader footprint. Interior circulation, window placement and the position of enclosed rooms consequently matter more than a bedroom count alone can convey.
Central air conditioning and in-unit laundry are present in documented residences. These features, along with kitchen locations and room divisions, reflect apartment-level alterations. A buyer comparing two homes here may be evaluating significantly different renovation generations within the same warehouse structure.
Building operations
The building operates as a cooperative with keyed elevator access and an intercom. The two elevators are a significant piece of shared infrastructure for a small number of homes. Commercial space also occupies part of the property, making the residential loft inventory one component of the building's use.
An elevator-modernization assessment was scheduled to run through early 2026. A purchase should confirm completion of this particular project and any final balance allocated to the shares being acquired.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2025 | 7R | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,200 sf | $4,325,000 | $1,966/sf | +1.8% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6R | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,245 sf | $3,050,000 | $1,359/sf | -3.2% |
| Sep 2, 2020 | 4 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 5,000 sf | $4,300,000 | $860/sf | -4.3% |
| Jul 8, 2020 | 7F | 3 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,460,000 | $1,230/sf | -29.7% |
| Mar 21, 2012 | 2 | 2 BR · 3 BA · 5,000 sf | $3,900,000 | $780/sf | -13.3% |
| Jan 27, 2010 | 7R | 3 BR · 2,200 sf | $2,500,000 | $1,136/sf | +0.0% |
| Sep 7, 2006 | 3F | 4 BR | $2,700,000 | -20.6% | |
| Aug 20, 2004 | 5F | 2 BR | $1,850,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,663/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 3.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2012 | 2R | $3,900,000 |
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 1-00577-0066) 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.
Buying here? Co-op closing costs typically run 2 to 3% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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Comparable buildings
- 30 West 15th Street: A nearby prewar cooperative with a taller building form and a limited residential inventory.
- The Ardea: A nearby prewar cooperative for comparing residential scale and vertical circulation.
- 29 West 15th Street: A smaller cooperative with few homes relative to its building height.
- 40 West 17th Street: A prewar cooperative farther north with a comparable small-building ownership structure.
- La Fabrique: A cooperative of similar residential scale and height for comparing converted downtown space.
More Greenwich Village buildings
- 43 East 10th Street — 1891
- 43 Fifth Avenue — 1905 co-op
- 43 Wooster Street — 1885 condominium
- 44 East 12th Street (Parc Village) — 1985 condominium
- 44 King Street — 1840 co-op
- 45 Crosby Street — 1895 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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