- Year built
- 1905
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 18
- Floors
- 5
Every recorded sale at this building, 2017–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,424
- Listing discount
- 1.6%
- Recorded sales
- 25
- On record
- 2017–2024
Inkwell is an 18-unit boutique condominium carved from the former P.S. 51, the Elias Howe School — a 1905 Beaux-Arts public school reportedly among the first in New York to serve students lunch. Developed by the Gotham Organization and converted in 2016, the building leans into its schoolhouse provenance as its identity, with interiors by AvroKO, the design firm behind SoHo's Public restaurant and the nearby Gotham West food hall.
The conversion preserved the schoolhouse's grand proportions — roughly 13-foot ceilings and tall original-scale windows — while threading in playful nostalgia: chalkboards beside apartment entries, cubbies, rolling library ladders, and caged ceiling fans in the amenity spaces. The result is a distinctive low-rise address in Clinton rather than a standard-issue conversion.
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2024 | 2A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,401 sf | $1,995,000 | $1,424/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 10, 2022 | 1A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,901 sf | $2,712,500 | $1,427/sf | -6.3% |
| Jul 27, 2022 | 3B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,306 sf | $1,940,000 | $1,485/sf | -2.8% |
| May 24, 2022 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,309 sf | $1,965,000 | $1,501/sf | -1.5% |
| Apr 20, 2022 | 3A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,401 sf | $2,085,000 | $1,488/sf | -5.0% |
| Apr 8, 2022 | PH5D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,211 sf | $2,210,000 | $1,825/sf | off-mkt |
| May 27, 2021 | 1B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,042 sf | $2,960,000 | $1,450/sf | -1.3% |
| Mar 1, 2018 | 4D | 2 BR · 1,211 sf | $1,850,000 | $1,528/sf | -2.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,424/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.6% 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 1-01073-7504) 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.
Comparable buildings
- 520 West 28th Street — Hadid 2017; nearby West Side starchitect condo peer
- 76 Eleventh Avenue — Bjarke Ingels; nearby West Side condo peer
- 100 Eleventh Avenue — Nouvel 2010; nearby West Side starchitect peer
- 245 Tenth Avenue — Della Valle Bernheimer 2010; nearby West Side condo peer
- 515 West 18th Street (Lantern House) — Heatherwick 2021; nearby West Side condo peer
The Roebling Team at Inkwell
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
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