- Year built
- 1952
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 70
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Pet-friendly — cats and dogs permitted (board approval applies)
- Subletting
- Permitted under board rules (historically up to two years)
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $755K
- Recent range
- $510K – $1.7M
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 61
49 West 12th Street is a full-service postwar cooperative on one of Greenwich Village's most desirable blocks — West 12th between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, within the Greenwich Village Historic District. It is the kind of building that defines a certain downtown search: a 24-hour doorman, a resident manager, a landscaped roof deck, and a well-run board, on a quiet, tree-lined, landmark-protected street steps from the heart of the Village. Its mix of studios and one-bedrooms makes it a practical entry point to a prime Village address.
The block sits at the center of the prime Village, a short walk from Union Square's transit and greenmarket, the Fifth Avenue corridor, the New School, and the restaurants and shops that make the neighborhood one of Manhattan's most enduring residential markets. The Greenwich Village Historic District designation protects the streetscape and underpins the long-term stability of values here.
Architecture and unit composition
Built in 1952 and converted to cooperative ownership in 1983, 49 West 12th Street is a ten-story postwar red-brick elevator building with a masonry base and a green canopied entrance. Its roughly 70 apartments are predominantly studios and one-bedrooms — efficient, well-lit layouts typical of the era's better Village buildings — making it one of the more accessible full-service co-ops on these blocks.
This is a service-first co-op: a full-time doorman, a resident manager, porters, a landscaped common roof deck, central laundry, and storage, without the gym-and-garage amenity stack of a larger building. The value is in the location, the staffing, and the protected block.
Building operations
49 West 12th Street operates as a staffed cooperative with a full-time doorman and a resident manager. As a co-op, monthly maintenance covers building operations, staff, and the building's underlying mortgage and real-estate taxes. The building is pet-friendly — both cats and dogs are permitted — subject to board approval, and it has historically allowed pieds-à-terre and subletting (up to two years) with board approval.
As with any cooperative purchase, the board conducts a financial and personal review and an interview, and approval is required. Specific board financial requirements — minimum down payment, post-closing liquidity, debt-to-income limits, any flip tax, and the exact terms of the sublet policy — are board-set and can change; confirm the current requirements at offer stage. Because the building sits within the Greenwich Village Historic District, exterior alterations are regulated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Recent sales
49 West 12th Street trades as a cooperative, so pricing is most usefully discussed on a price-per-room basis — a co-op price reflects the buyer's equity above the building's underlying financing rather than the apartment's full unencumbered value. Pricing is driven by room count, floor, exposure, and renovation level, with the full-service operation and the prime Fifth/Sixth Avenue location supporting value relative to smaller, unstaffed Village co-ops. Because the building skews toward studios and one-bedrooms, absolute prices are accessible by Village standards while the per-room and per-foot figures reflect the address. We price each unit to the building's own comparables rather than to neighborhood averages.
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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 | 1A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $510,000 | -14.9% | |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 10A | 1 BA | $690,000 | -4.0% | |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 7H | 1 BA | $595,000 | +8.2% | |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 3D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 800 sf | $815,000 | $1,019/sf | -1.2% |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 8G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 725 sf | $755,000 | $1,041/sf | -11.1% |
| Sep 6, 2022 | 10B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 800 sf | $1,195,000 | $1,494/sf | off-mkt |
| Feb 14, 2022 | 4AB | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,550,000 | -8.8% | |
| Jan 21, 2022 | 8DE | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,140,000 | +12.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2023) cleared a median $1,063/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 3.9% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3A | $650,000 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 9B | $800,000 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 10C | $1,682,500 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 8H | $750,000 |
| May 18, 2023 | 3F | $800,000 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | 2H | $685,000 |
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 1-00576-0066) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
Full service on a landmark block. A doorman, a resident manager, and a roof deck between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, within the Greenwich Village Historic District — a combination that holds value through cycles.
An accessible entry to a prime address. The studio-and-one-bedroom mix makes a full-service West 12th Street co-op attainable.
Confirm board financials at offer stage. Down-payment minimum, post-closing liquidity, any flip tax, and sublet terms are board-set; verify the current requirements before you commit.
Pets are welcome with approval. Both cats and dogs are permitted, subject to the board.
Historic-district context applies. Exterior changes are regulated; the protection is part of why the block — and the building's values — stay stable.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with location and service. The block, the historic-district protection, and the full-service operation are the strongest selling points against unstaffed co-ops nearby.
Prepare the buyer for the board. A clean, well-documented board package and a financially qualified buyer are the heart of a successful co-op sale. We manage the package and the board timeline end to end.
Price to the building's own comps. We price to 49 West 12th's recent trades adjusted for room count, floor, outlook, and condition.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 49 West 12th Street, also evaluate:
- 37 West 12th Street, 59 West 12th Street, and 149 West 12th Street — Village co-ops on the same street
- 100 West 12th Street, 101 West 12th Street, and 122 West 12th Street — full-service West 12th Street buildings
- 15 West 12th Street — full-service Village co-op on the same block
- 24 Fifth Avenue and 33 Fifth Avenue — larger full-service Fifth Avenue co-ops nearby
The Roebling Team at 49 West 12th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Greenwich Village and the full-service cooperative market. We publish this profile because co-op buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — the landmark context, the board's actual policies, and room-level pricing — not generic neighborhood commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 49 West 12th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring the full context this page provides plus the transactional specifics your situation requires — including board-package strategy and the pacing that fits your timeline.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich Village.
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