482 Hudson Street

482 Hudson Street was built in 1938 as a prewar late-1930s masonry apartment house in the Art Deco idiom — a six-story building plus mezzanine on an irregular West Village corner lot, with approximately 24,192 square feet of residential space across 36 units. The late-1930s Art Deco vintage places it at the tail end of the prewar apartment-house cycle, and the building carries the period detailing and corner massing characteristic of that moment in West Village construction.

The building sits within the Greenwich Village Historic District, so exterior alterations are subject to Landmarks Preservation Commission review, and the building's streetscape integrity is protected by that regulatory framework. The irregular corner lot produces a range of layouts and exposures across the 36-unit inventory, from smaller units at the entry end to larger and higher-floor configurations at the top of the range.

482 Hudson Street operates as a cooperative. The building runs without a doorman — a live-in superintendent manages day-to-day operations. Building infrastructure includes an elevator, a laundry room, storage, a bike room, and an intercom system. There is no roof deck and no gym. The amenity program is deliberately lean, consistent with the building's scale and its conservative operating profile.

Maintenance and assessment specifics should be confirmed at the apartment level with the managing agent; building-level common-cost figures are not published in aggregated form.

The cooperative board's policy framework, as documented in public records and building records, is restrictive: pied-à-terre use is not permitted, and dogs are not allowed. The sublet policy is not documented — consistent with the building's restrictive profile — and should be confirmed directly with the managing agent. The building is fee-owned; there is no ground lease, and it is not an HDFC. Buyers should confirm the current board policies, financing requirements, and any sublet provisions with the managing agent and offering plan during due diligence.

Recent sales

Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $1,150/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00585-0012) 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.

The restrictive profile is the defining feature — underwrite it first. No pied-à-terre, no dogs. These are hard constraints, not preferences. Buyers who need a pied-à-terre or who own a dog should not pursue this building. Primary-residence buyers without dogs will find the constraints immaterial — and the resulting building culture quiet and stable.

The address structure matters at every step. The cooperative's primary address is 2 Grove Street; 482 Hudson Street is the Hudson Street face of the same corner lot. Confirm you are transacting on the correct building — this is not 482 Greenwich Street, a different building entirely.

The amenity program is lean by design. No doorman, no roof deck, no gym. A live-in super handles operations. Buyers who require staffed-lobby service or building amenities should weigh this carefully; buyers who prioritize a quiet, low-overhead West Village cooperative will find the lean program an advantage in the cost structure.

Greenwich Village Historic District protection is real. The building sits within the district, so exterior alterations are subject to Landmarks review and the streetscape is protected. This preserves the corner-lot Art Deco character but constrains facade and window modifications.

No ground lease, not HDFC. The building is fee-owned and is not an income-restricted HDFC — no material red flags of that kind. Confirm the sublet policy (undocumented), financing requirements, maintenance ranges, and reserve fund status with the managing agent during due diligence.

Lead with the corner-lot Art Deco character and the location. A 1938 Art Deco cooperative on a prime West Village corner, within the Greenwich Village Historic District, steps from Hudson River Park, Little Island, and Christopher Street transit — this is the core marketing argument.

Target the primary-residence buyer. The no-pied-à-terre, no-dogs profile narrows the buyer pool. Marketing should be framed toward committed primary-residence buyers, for whom the restrictions are immaterial and the quiet building culture is a positive. Setting expectations early prevents late-stage attrition.

Price against the recent soft comps. The market has been flat-to-soft since the 2021–22 peak. The November 2021 $1,325,000 and September 2022 $1,275,000 prints are peak-cycle references, not current market. Anchor pricing to the 2024–25 closings and the specific unit's floor, size, and exposure.

Position the lean amenity program honestly. The absence of a doorman, roof deck, and gym should be framed as a deliberate low-overhead structure, not as a gap. The live-in super and the historic corner-lot character are the offsetting strengths.

If you're considering 482 Hudson Street, also evaluate:

• Nearby West Village pre-war co-ops — the low-rise prewar cooperative stock throughout the West Village; comparable vintage, historic-district context, and scale.
• Greenwich Village Historic District corner-lot buildings — the small set of prewar corner cooperatives with comparable streetscape and exposure.
• West Village Art Deco and late-1930s apartment houses — buildings of the same construction cycle and detailing across the neighborhood.