- Year built
- 1915
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 25
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet-friendly under the condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,829
- Listing discount
- 6.6%
- Recorded sales
- 44
- On record
- 2004–2025
491 Greenwich Street — The Greenwich Street Project — is one of downtown's notable pieces of early-2000s architecture: Winka Dubbeldam's pleated-glass condominium, completed around 2004, which wraps a folded, three-dimensional glass curtain wall around and beside a retained 1915 masonry loft building. For the buyer who wants architecturally serious, amenity-rich loft living on the SoHo/Hudson Square edge — not a conventional conversion — it is a distinctive and well-equipped building.
The location, Greenwich Street near Canal, sits at the meeting point of SoHo, Tribeca, and Hudson Square — a short walk from the SoHo retail core, the Hudson River waterfront and Hudson River Park, and the restaurants and galleries of the surrounding downtown neighborhoods. The block is not within a historic district, which is part of why the building's dramatic modern glass façade was possible.
Architecture and unit composition
The project integrated an existing 1915 brick loft building with a new steel-and-glass structure, completed around 2004 to designs by Winka Dubbeldam of Archi-Tectonics for developer Jonathan Carroll. The signature element is the pleated glass curtain wall — a folded, faceted façade with cantilevered balconies that has made the building a reference point for downtown contemporary architecture.
The result is 25 loft-scale condominium residences across fourteen floors, with floor-to-ceiling glass, open plans, and private outdoor space on many units. Layouts and finishes vary; the apartments combine loft volume with a glassy, contemporary aesthetic distinct from the masonry conversions elsewhere in SoHo.
Building operations
491 Greenwich Street operates as a full-service condominium with a 24-hour concierge/doorman and an unusually deep amenity package for a building of its size: a double-height fitness center with an indoor lap pool, two saunas, a Zen garden, a wine cellar, a screening/theater room, a guest suite, and private storage. As a condominium, monthly common charges cover building operations, staff, and amenities, with real-estate taxes billed separately to each unit. Pets are permitted under the building's rules.
Buyers should review the offering plan, current financials, board minutes, and any reserve study during due diligence — the amenity package and the building's mixed old/new construction make the financial and engineering picture worth close reading.
Recent sales
491 Greenwich Street trades as a condominium, so pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis — and because the apartments are loft-scale with strong amenities and architecture, the building commands premium per-foot pricing for the area. Pricing is driven by floor, exposure (the glass façade and balconies are a draw), light, layout, and renovation level. With only 25 units, sales are genuinely apartment-specific, and the most reliable pricing evidence is the building's own trade history adjusted for size, floor, outdoor space, and condition.
Recent closings 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 4, 2025 | 3C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,661 sf | $2,995,000 | $1,803/sf | -6.4% |
| Sep 18, 2024 | 4D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,850,000 | $1,542/sf | -7.5% |
| May 18, 2022 | 6B | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,661 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,445/sf | -3.8% |
| Dec 15, 2021 | PHA | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,560 sf | $9,500,000 | $2,669/sf | -5.0% |
| Oct 18, 2021 | 7A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,541 sf | $4,182,500 | $1,646/sf | -9.1% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 6A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,582 sf | $2,950,000 | $1,865/sf | -6.3% |
| Jun 1, 2021 | COMA | 1,987 sf | $3,500,000 | $1,761/sf | off-mkt |
| Mar 26, 2021 | 2A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,801 sf | $3,750,000 | $1,339/sf | -10.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,829/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 6.6% 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 1-00594-7504) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
You're buying architecture plus amenities. A landmark of downtown contemporary design with a pool, gym, sauna, wine cellar, and screening room — a rare combination in a boutique loft building.
Condo flexibility is real. 30–45 day closings; pied-à-terre, investor, and foreign-buyer use permitted; subletting allowed under the declaration.
Pets are welcome. The building is pet-friendly under its condominium rules.
Model the carrying cost. A deep amenity package in a 25-unit building means meaningful common charges; confirm current figures and read the financials during diligence.
Exposure and outdoor space drive value. The glass façade, balconies, and light are the differentiators here — evaluate them unit by unit.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the architecture and the amenities. Dubbeldam's pleated-glass façade and the pool/gym/sauna package are the headline selling points; market them prominently.
Price to the building's own comps. With 25 heterogeneous units, the persuasive evidence is 491 Greenwich's recent trades adjusted for floor, size, outdoor space, and condition.
The location story is downtown-central. SoHo, Tribeca, Hudson Square, and the waterfront all meet here — emphasize the access.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 491 Greenwich Street, also evaluate:
- 255 Hudson Street and 421 Hudson Street — loft condominiums on the SoHo/Hudson Square edge
- 40 Mercer Street — full-service SoHo loft condominium
- 311 West Broadway and 220 West Broadway — loft condominiums nearby
- 10 Sullivan Street — downtown condominium in the SoHo orbit
The Roebling Team at The Greenwich Street Project
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Greenwich Village and downtown and the SoHo loft market. We publish this profile because loft buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the amenity reality, and apartment-level pricing — not generic neighborhood commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 491 Greenwich 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.
The neighborhood
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