51 St. Marks Place
51 St. Marks Place, between First and Second avenues · East Village
BBL 1004500049 · BIN 1006397
- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Shared laundry and voice intercom
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $976
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded sales
- 9
- On record
- 2004–2026
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51 St. Marks Place is a small cooperative with a direct connection to the East Village's early-1980s gallery scene. Its storefront housed 51X, which opened in 1981 and presented exhibitions associated with graffiti, street art and the neighborhood's emerging galleries. The upper floors contain residential apartments.
The cooperative occupies a five-story walk-up between First and Second avenues. Its recurring apartment sizes are relatively generous for one-bedroom layouts, with approximately 825–900 square feet appearing in the resale history. High ceilings and street-facing living rooms are part of the building's interior character.
Architecture and unit composition
The apartments include one-bedroom homes and layouts with additional rooms created within the original interior area. Ceilings above ten feet and large windows give the principal rooms their vertical proportions. Exposed brick and wood floors remain in some interiors, while kitchens and bathrooms have been changed through successive renovations.
Many of the recorded homes have similar overall areas, but their room divisions differ. A larger one-bedroom layout may include separate dining or work space; an additional partition changes circulation and the distribution of natural light.
Building operations
The building has on-site management and maintenance, shared laundry and a voice intercom. The stairs provide access to the upper floors.
The former gallery occupied street-level space, while the cooperative apartments trade through share transfers. For residential owners, the practical building scale is ten apartments sharing the common structure and systems.
Policy framework
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent. In-unit laundry: Washer and dryer installations require building permission — confirm with the managing agent.
Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- NoSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | 10 | 2 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf | $830,000 | $976/sf | -2.4% |
| Aug 17, 2022 | 3 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $850,000 | -5.5% | |
| May 29, 2019 | 10 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf | $780,000 | $918/sf | +0.0% |
| May 24, 2016 | 2 | 2 BR · 900 sf | $989,000 | $1,099/sf | +0.0% |
| Jan 20, 2015 | 9 | 1 BR · 850 sf | $900,000 | $1,059/sf | +5.9% |
| Aug 4, 2008 | 11 | 1 BR · 825 sf | $655,000 | $794/sf | -4.4% |
| Jun 19, 2008 | 9 | 1 BR · 850 sf | $825,000 | $971/sf | +7.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $976/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.
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 1-00450-0049). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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Comparable buildings
- Onyx Court: A nearby prewar cooperative with a relatively small apartment inventory.
- 103 East 10th Street: A five-story cooperative with more residences sharing the building.
- 121 East 10th Street: Another prewar East Village cooperative in a larger apartment-house form.
- 83 First Avenue: A nearby prewar cooperative on the avenue for comparing street exposure and scale.
- Hearth House: A small prewar cooperative farther east with a different building form.
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The neighborhood
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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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