- Year built
- 1854
- Type
- Condominium
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Elevator; central air and in-home laundry in residences; terraces with some upper homes
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $654
- Listing discount
- 6.2%
- Recorded sales
- 19
- On record
- 2005–2026
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Dragon Estates joins two marble-fronted commercial buildings erected around 1854 during Tribeca's expansion as a dry-goods district. Both retain Italianate facades with arched window openings and bracketed cornices. Their conversion created ten residential condominiums above commercial space, with upper-floor additions and duplex layouts.
The two original addresses have separate histories. LPC attributes the eastern building to Samuel A. Warner. The western building was developed by merchant Edward C. Center on land owned by the Orphan Asylum Society. Dry-goods merchants, printers and hardware businesses occupied the property over its commercial life.
Architecture and unit composition
Each original facade has three window bays, giving the combined condominium a broad Warren Street frontage. Marble surrounds frame the segmental-arch windows. The street elevations preserve the scale and ornament of the mid-nineteenth-century commercial row.
Residential layouts include single-level lofts of approximately 1,500 to 1,650 square feet and larger upper duplexes. Skylights, double-height rooms and mezzanine areas appear in the top-floor inventory. Some upper homes also have terraces. North and south exposures bring light from the street and the rear of the property.
DOB permitted the conversion work in 2003, including changes to the rear wall, interior reconstruction and a sixth-floor addition. The Attorney General accepted the occupied-building condominium conversion in April 2004; it became effective that December, with apartment closings following in 2005.
Building operations
The condominium has an elevator and no staffed doorman. Residences include central heating and cooling and in-home laundry. The two commercial interests are separately assessed and remain distinct from the ten residential units.
Historic-district oversight applies to the marble facades and exterior alterations. Replacement windows are especially consequential within their arched openings and ornamented surrounds. The building has no active tax abatement.
Recent sales
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | 1W | 4,674 sf | $2,950,000 | $631/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 22, 2016 | 2E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,512 sf | $2,600,000 | $1,720/sf | -8.7% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1W | 4,674 sf | $3,850,000 | $824/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 6E | 1,028 sf | $1,950,000 | $1,897/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 56W | 2 BR · 2,218 sf | $2,627,500 | $1,185/sf | -6.2% |
| Jul 29, 2009 | 3E | 1,500 sf | $1,367,500 | $912/sf | +5.2% |
| Mar 18, 2008 | 5 | 2 BR · 2,218 sf | $2,650,000 | $1,195/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 2, 2005 | 5 | 2 BR · 2,218 sf | $2,674,181 | $1,206/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $654/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 6.2% 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.
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 1-00133-7506) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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What to know if you’re buying
Ground-floor space requires a use check. The condominium includes commercial units with substantial lower-level space, and some have been presented with residential-style interiors. The current certificate of occupancy and condominium declaration must support the intended use; a kitchen or sleeping area doesn't make the space legally residential.
Comparable buildings
- 41 Warren Street — another marble-fronted Italianate loft condominium on the same block.
- The Cary Building — nineteenth-century commercial architecture converted to condominium ownership, with a cast-iron facade.
- Warren Lofts — a later commercial building converted to a small residential condominium.
- The Trinity Stewart — historic loft architecture with a small condominium inventory.
- The Keystone Building — a larger loft condominium across the street, with a different commercial-era building envelope.
More Tribeca buildings
- 50 White Street — 1865 co-op
- 49 Chambers Street — 1912 condominium
- 49 Murray Street — 1858 condominium
- 50 Walker Street — 1857 condop
- 51 Walker Street — 2005 condominium by CetraRuddy Architects
- 52 Laight Street (The Laight House) — condominium
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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