45 Christopher Street
45 Christopher Street, New York, NY 10014
BBL 1006107501 · BIN 1010699
- Year built
- 1931
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 113
- Floors
- 17
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Greenwich Village Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $4,737
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 1.6%
- Recorded sales
- 111
- On record
- 2004–2026
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45 Christopher Street is one of only four prewar doorman condominium buildings in Greenwich Village — a 1931 Boak & Paris commission for Leo Bing's five-building Village development. That prewar-doorman-condominium scarcity is the building's defining fact; only four such buildings exist in the neighborhood. Its place in the city's history runs deeper still through the Christopher Park / Stonewall Inn adjacency, where the building's ground-floor shop windows were smashed during the Stonewall riots. Topping it off is a recently renovated landscaped roof deck with 360-degree views, a rarity for a prewar Village building.
The maintenance includes electricity, heat, and hot water — unusual cost predictability.
Architecture and building operations
Boak & Paris "designed apartment buildings for Bing & Bing in Greenwich Village" (Landmark West). "Started on the cusp of the Great Depression, Bing developed five high-rise apartment towers" (Village Preservation). architectural coverage summary: "one of only four prewar doorman condominium buildings in Greenwich Village" — a defining scarcity. The two-story stone base anchors the facade with a distinctive water-tank enclosure that "is attractively enclosed."
The building blends Georgian Revival and Art Deco. Located directly across from Christopher Park; adjacent to the Stonewall Inn (windows of a ground-floor shop were smashed during the Stonewall riots).
Operations: 24-hour doorman; live-in resident manager; recently renovated landscaped roof deck with panoramic 360-degree city views (rare for prewar Village); bike storage; central laundry; private storage transferring with apartments. No garage; no fitness center.
Policy framework
- Type: Condominium
- Pets: Permitted
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted
- Subletting: Permitted under condominium procedures
- Financing: Min 20% down
- LLC/trust/foreign buyers: All permitted
- Right of first refusal: Procedural only
- Common charges: Include electricity, heat, and hot water
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of August 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.
Purchase
9 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $550 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $200 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Not stated |
| Administrative Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Not stated |
| Administrative Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $200 | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $200 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waiver of Right of First RefusalConditionalConditions: If closing is not consummated | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $5,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,500 | Refundable Not stated |
Rental or lease
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Lease FeeConditional · RecurringConditions: This is an annual fee for each year of leasing. If a two year lease is submitted then the fee would be $2000.00Required | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $1000 per year | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeeConditionalConditions: If rental deal is aborted | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $200 per applicant | 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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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $692 per room a monthMedian of 11 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.58 per square foot a monthMedian of 11 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.29 per square foot a monthMedian of 8 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.39 per square foot a monthMedian of 8 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
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, bike storage, 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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $31,817/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $108,525/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $24 – $81
- Modeled exposure split equally across 112 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed September 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 engineer 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 — 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.
Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Condo (121 units). Buyer app $550; credit $200/applicant; move-in/out $750; waiver of ROFR $5,000 (refundable); move-out deposit $1,500; annual lease fee $1,000/yr
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 | 12F | 770 sf | $3,600,000 | $4,675/sf | off-mkt |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 12 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,530 sf | $3,600,000 | $2,353/sf | -4.0% |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 5A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 938 sf | $1,750,000 | $1,866/sf | -1.4% |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,240 sf | $3,750,000 | $3,024/sf | +7.3% |
| Sep 24, 2024 | 5D | 1 BA · 600 sf | $1,175,000 | $1,958/sf | +2.2% |
| Sep 19, 2024 | 6G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 802 sf | $2,250,000 | $2,805/sf | +0.0% |
| Sep 19, 2024 | 1C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 974 sf | $3,100,000 | $3,183/sf | -3.1% |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 10A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 938 sf | $2,100,000 | $2,239/sf | -10.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $4,737/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. 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 1.6% 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 1-00610-7501). 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 45 Christopher Street, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 3 | $8,500 |
4 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2026. Based on few leases. 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 $3.6M (6 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $150,685 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $54,000
- Mortgage recording tax: $51,975
- Title insurance: $16,200
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $28,510
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Notable residents
- Theodor Adorno — philosopher (historical)
- Gastona Marie Rossilli — fashion-behavioral consultant
What to know if you’re buying
The four-prewar-doorman-condominiums-in-Greenwich-Village scarcity is structurally distinguishing.
The Christopher Park / Stonewall Inn adjacency is real cultural-history context.
The all-included common charges (electricity, heat, hot water) provide cost predictability.
The 1986-1987 condominium conversion produces maximum policy flexibility versus surrounding coops.
Comparable buildings
- 1 Fifth Avenue — Helmle & Corbett 1929; nearby Greenwich Village peer
- Devonshire House (28 East 10th) — Roth 1928 / 2011 condo; nearby Greenwich Village peer
- 15 Charles Street — 1964; nearby West Village peer
- 3 Sheridan Square — Feldman 1965; nearby West Village peer
- The Lafayette (30 East 9th Street) — Feldman 1955; nearby Greenwich 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.
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- 55 Morton Street — 1900 co-op
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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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