- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 21
- Floors
- 7
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet-friendly; confirm specifics at offer stage
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium bylaws
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2008–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,755
- Listing discount
- 0.9%
- Recorded sales
- 51
- On record
- 2008–2026
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475 Greenwich Street — The Zinc Building — is one of Manhattan's rare free-standing new-construction condominiums, a seven-story boutique building designed by GreenbergFarrow and completed in 2008 on a triangular site above the Holland Tunnel approach. Its signature is the facade: tall, slightly angled panels of metallic glass that gave the building its name and set it apart from the brick-and-cast-iron loft blocks around it. Wrapping a full block face on a quiet, cobblestoned stretch where Tribeca meets Hudson Square and SoHo, it reads as a piece of contemporary sculpture dropped into a landmarked neighborhood.
For buyers, the appeal is a modern, purpose-built loft in a low-density building. With only three to four residences per floor, most homes are full-floor or half-floor lofts with soaring ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glass, and light on multiple exposures. Ownership is by deed — no board interview, standard financing, and flexibility for pied-à-terre and investment buyers — inside a boutique condominium of just twenty-one residences.
Building operations
The Zinc Building runs a full amenity package for a boutique building: a full-time doorman, a fitness room, refrigerated delivery storage, secured bike storage, and large private individual storage units assigned to residents. A part-time superintendent supports the property. Buyers should confirm current doorman hours and the exact amenity roster at the offer stage, since services in a small building can evolve. The building is pet-friendly.
Ownership is by deed. There is no board-approval interview to clear, financing is available through standard condominium lenders, and the bylaws permit pied-à-terre use, investment ownership, and subletting. As with any condominium, confirm the specifics of any transfer fee, sublet policy, and pet rules against the current governing documents before you sign.
Architecture and residences
GreenbergFarrow designed the building around its unusual triangular parcel, wrapping it in eleven-foot metallic glass panels that catch the light and lend the facade its distinctive shimmer. The result is one of the few genuinely free-standing new developments in the area, exposed on multiple sides and open to light and air in a way most infill buildings are not.
Inside, the residences were built as modern lofts: apartments range from roughly 1,500 to 3,000 square feet, most occupying a full or half floor, with ten- to eleven-foot ceilings, expansive floor-to-ceiling windows, and Brazilian wenge hardwood floors. The low three-to-four-units-per-floor density means privacy and multiple exposures are the norm rather than the exception, and each home reads as a distinct property with its own outlook.
The Tribeca block
The Zinc Building occupies a triangular block at the western edge of Tribeca, where the neighborhood blends into Hudson Square and SoHo along a quiet, cobblestoned street above the Holland Tunnel. The block sits outside the formal historic-district designations that cover much of Tribeca's core, which is part of why a bold contemporary building like this could rise here — but it retains the low-rise, cobblestone atmosphere that draws buyers to the district. Residents are steps from Hudson River Park, Canal Street transit, and the restaurants and galleries that define the Tribeca–Hudson Square seam.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $9,214/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $38
- Modeled exposure split equally across 20 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 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 2015–20 to 2025–30. 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 record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
475 Greenwich Street is read on a per-square-foot basis, the standard measure for Tribeca lofts. Value here rewards the building's strengths: full- and half-floor layouts, high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glass, and multiple exposures from a free-standing structure. Because the building is boutique — twenty-one residences — resale is thin, and per-unit underwriting matters more than any building-wide average. Floor level, exposure, outdoor space, and renovation quality drive price, and a recent comparable trade of a similar layout is the truest guide.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | 2B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,909 sf | $3,350,000 | $1,755/sf | +1.7% |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 5B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,909 sf | $3,250,000 | $1,702/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | PHN | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,663 sf | $6,000,000 | $2,253/sf | +7.1% |
| Dec 5, 2024 | CB | 2,906 sf | $2,550,000 | $877/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 21, 2024 | 2A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,862 sf | $3,390,000 | $1,821/sf | -1.7% |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 4B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,909 sf | $3,185,000 | $1,668/sf | -20.4% |
| May 6, 2022 | CA | 2,447 sf | $1,750,000 | $715/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 7, 2021 | 4A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,862 sf | $3,695,000 | $1,984/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,755/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 0.9% 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 1-00594-7508). 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.
At the recent median sale of $3.35M (5 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $141,301 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $50,250
- Mortgage recording tax: $48,366
- Title insurance: $15,075
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $27,610
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 condominium path is straightforward — deeded ownership, standard financing, no board interview, and bylaws that welcome pied-à-terre and investment buyers. The reasons to buy here are about the product: a modern, free-standing loft with multiple exposures, high ceilings, and full- or half-floor privacy, in a distinctive building on a quiet cobblestoned block. Inventory is scarce, so be ready to move when the right layout appears, and underwrite the specific apartment — floor, exposures, outdoor access, and finish will drive value more than any headline figure.
What to know if you’re selling
The building's identity is a genuine asset — the metallic-glass facade, the free-standing triangular site, the full- and half-floor loft layouts. But the price is set apartment by apartment. Position your home against the most recent comparable trade of a similar footprint, and lead with what Tribeca loft buyers pay for: ceiling height, light, multiple exposures, outdoor space, and finish quality. In a thin-resale, boutique building, precise pricing and strong presentation meet a ready pool of buyers who want modern loft space in this stretch of Tribeca.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 475 Greenwich Street, also look at these Tribeca boutique buildings:
- 443 Greenwich Street — landmarked loft condominium a few blocks north
- 491 Greenwich Street — boutique Greenwich Street condominium nearby
- 505 Greenwich Street — contemporary Tribeca condominium on the same corridor
- 429 Greenwich Street — boutique Tribeca loft building nearby
- 28 Vestry Street — new-construction Tribeca condominium near the waterfront
- 70 Vestry Street — full-service Tribeca condominium a short walk away
More Tribeca buildings
- 463 Greenwich Street — 1884 co-op
- 465 Washington Street — 1900 condominium
- 466 Washington Street — 1883 co-op
- 471 Washington Street — 2009 condominium
- 474 Greenwich Street — 1900 co-op
- 530 Canal Street — 1900 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Tribeca — read The Roebling Team Guide to Tribeca.
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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