- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Private elevator access, virtual doorman, bicycle room, storage and in-unit laundry
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Requires confirmation
Every recorded sale at this building, 2014–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $2,508
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 1.4%
- Recorded sales
- 10
- On record
- 2014–2026
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About the building
53 Greene Street was built in 1867 as a store and warehouse for William H. Gunther, with Louis Burger as architect. Its residential conversion retained the historic building fabric while adding a new stair and elevator core and a setback penthouse. City Planning approved residential use through a special permit associated with restoration of the landmark building. The commercial premises remain at street level.
Four floor-through homes of approximately 2,770 square feet are joined by a larger duplex penthouse. Apartments have east and west exposures, high ceilings and fireplaces, with elevator entry directly into each home. The penthouse distributes its rooms over two levels and opens to substantial private roof terraces, including a covered outdoor area. The building provides private storage and bicycle facilities.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Requires confirmationSources differ. Confirm with building management.
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Bike storage, storageSource: 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | 3 | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,771 sf | $6,950,000 | $2,508/sf | -2.8% |
| Dec 20, 2024 | 5 | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,771 sf | $6,200,000 | $2,237/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 4 | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,771 sf | $6,000,000 | $2,165/sf | +3.1% |
| Apr 25, 2019 | 3 | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,771 sf | $5,600,000 | $2,021/sf | +1.8% |
| Jun 23, 2017 | 3 | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,771 sf | $6,750,000 | $2,436/sf | +6.5% |
| Feb 8, 2016 | 2Sponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2,771 sf | $5,730,000 | $2,068/sf | — |
| Feb 8, 2016 | PHSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3,510 sf | $10,538,887 | $3,003/sf | -15.7% |
| Nov 4, 2014 | 3Sponsor Sale | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,771 sf | $6,000,000 | $2,165/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $2,508/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.4% 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 1-00475-7511; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
The residential conversion was approved with a continuing historic-building maintenance program secured by a restrictive declaration. That creates an ongoing façade obligation for this five-home condominium beyond the initial restoration work.
Comparable buildings
- 47 Greene Street — A small historic condominium on the same block.
- 47 Mercer Street — A similarly limited condominium inventory in a nineteenth-century building.
- 470 Broome Street — A small conversion of comparable historic vintage nearby.
- 43 Wooster Street — A larger prewar condominium for buyers seeking a broader association.
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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