51 Walker Street
51 Walker Street, New York, NY 10013
BBL 1001937509 · BIN 1087528
- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 15
- Floors
- 9
- Pets
- Pets permitted under the condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,950
- Listing discount
- 3.9%
- Recorded sales
- 44
- On record
- 2006–2026
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51 Walker Street — Walker 51 — is a boutique full-floor condominium in Tribeca's historic arts district, designed by CetraRuddy and delivered in 2005. The nine-story building holds just 15 residences, most configured as full-floor homes reached by private keyed-elevator access, a plan that gives owners privacy, scale, and the essential character of a classic Tribeca loft in a modern, well-built package.
What buyers respond to here is the pairing of loft proportions with contemporary construction. The design blends prewar loft scale — high ceilings, wide plank floors, floor-to-ceiling glass — with the systems and finishes of a 2005 building, and the full-floor layouts deliver light on multiple exposures. The amenity package is well-judged for a boutique building: a virtual doorman with secure package handling, an on-site superintendent, a double-height fitness room, bike storage, and private storage, rather than the staffing overhead of a large tower.
The building is for buyers who want an authentic full-floor Tribeca loft with modern construction and a boutique, low-density building around it.
Architecture and unit composition
CetraRuddy's design gives 51 Walker the proportions of a classic Tribeca loft in a ground-up 2005 building. Most of the 15 residences are configured as full-floor homes reached through private keyed elevators — the plan that Tribeca loft buyers most value, delivering privacy and light on multiple exposures without the compromises of a subdivided floor.
Inside, the residences carry the specifications buyers look for in this market: high ceilings in the roughly ten-foot range, floor-to-ceiling windows, and wide plank hardwood floors. The full-floor layouts and the boutique scale of the building — 15 homes over nine floors — are the defining features. This is a low-density building where the full-floor plan, the loft proportions, and the quality of each residence drive value.
Building operations
Walker 51 operates as a boutique condominium with a sensibly scaled amenity package: a virtual doorman with secure package storage, an on-site superintendent, a double-height fitness room, bike storage, and individual storage units. That is a well-judged set of services for a 15-residence building — real amenities and staffing where they matter without the cost structure of a large full-service tower. Common charges reflect this efficient operation; buyers should model the full monthly carry and review reserves and any capital history during due diligence, as is prudent for a boutique condominium of this age.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $4,051/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $23
- Modeled exposure split equally across 15 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2010–15 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
As a condominium, 51 Walker Street prices on a price-per-square-foot basis, with floor, exposure, the full-floor plan, ceiling height, outdoor space, and condition supporting the building's premiums. Turnover is light for a boutique building of 15 residences; both resale and owner-rental activity occur, but it is an ownership condominium, not a rental building. Apartment-level context — the specific full-floor residence, its light, its layout, and its condition — drives pricing more than any building average, and the CetraRuddy design and full-floor format support pricing for residences that present well.
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,056 sf | $4,350,000 | $2,116/sf | -0.6% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 8B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,642 sf | $3,250,000 | $1,979/sf | -1.4% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | PH | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,100 sf | $5,225,000 | $2,488/sf | -4.9% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 4B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,642 sf | $3,300,000 | $2,010/sf | -4.3% |
| Oct 4, 2024 | 6A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,550 sf | $2,875,000 | $1,855/sf | -3.4% |
| May 19, 2023 | 7A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,550 sf | $2,937,500 | $1,895/sf | -7.8% |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 3B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,056 sf | $3,795,000 | $1,846/sf | -5.0% |
| Jul 19, 2022 | 8A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,550 sf | $3,165,000 | $2,042/sf | +7.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,950/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. 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.
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 1-00193-7509). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
At the recent median sale of $3.3M (5 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $139,424 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $49,500
- Mortgage recording tax: $47,644
- Title insurance: $14,850
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $27,430
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The full-floor plan is the asset. Private keyed-elevator access to full-floor loft homes is the differentiator; multiple exposures and privacy are real features.
This is a boutique, well-judged building. Virtual doorman, on-site super, a double-height gym, and storage for 15 residences — services where they count, without tower overhead.
Loft proportions in modern construction. High ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glass, and wide plank floors in a 2005 building — the loft feel without the maintenance surprises of a century-old structure.
The Tribeca arts-district block is part of the value. Walker Street in the historic district is a prime, characterful location; that supports price.
Condo flexibility is real. Pied-à-terre, subletting, foreign buyers, and LLC/trust ownership are permitted under the declaration; closings run on condo timelines.
Mansion tax thresholds apply. At this building's pricing, the $1M, $2M, and higher cliffs can be in play. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the full-floor loft. The private-elevator, full-floor plan and the CetraRuddy design are the story; marketing should foreground them.
Pricing requires apartment-level comps. With 15 residences, floor, exposure, ceiling height, and condition all move the number.
Present the loft light. Full-floor exposures and the ceiling volume photograph well; staging that reads the light and scale supports price.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 51 Walker Street, also evaluate these Tribeca condominiums:
- 155 Franklin Street — nearby Tribeca boutique loft condominium
- 52 Thomas Street — nearby Tribeca boutique condominium
- 157 Chambers Street — nearby Tribeca boutique condominium
- 108 Leonard Street — nearby Tribeca landmark condominium
- 100 Reade Street — nearby Tribeca condominium
- 90 Franklin Street — nearby Tribeca loft condominium
More Tribeca buildings
- 49 Murray Street — 1858 condominium
- 49–51 Warren Street — 1854 condominium
- 50 Walker Street — 1857 condop
- 52 Laight Street (The Laight House) — condominium
- 52 Lispenard Street — 1867 condominium
- 52 Thomas Street (52 Thomas Street) — 1928 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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