- Year built
- 1864
- Type
- Condop
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Elevator; private outdoor space in selected homes
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About the building
542 Broadway began as a commercial building developed by Edward Robinson in 1864. Its marble frontage has paired windows, classical columns and three sculptural figures near the top of the façade. The property extends to Crosby Street, creating Broadway-facing and rear-facing lofts within the same structure. Commercial premises occupy the base, including basement and vault space, under separate condominium ownership.
The residential portion operates as a cooperative. Loft layouts include broad living spaces and apartments of roughly 1,300 to 1,550 square feet, as well as a larger penthouse configuration. Upper homes can include private terraces. The elevator, stairway and lobby have been upgraded, while individual renovations have introduced different bedroom arrangements, kitchens and mechanical systems inside the older commercial shell.
Recent sales
Ten residential transfers have been recorded since 2004, most recently in December 2024.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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What to know if you’re buying
The residential interest is cooperative ownership. A purchaser acquires shares and a proprietary lease within the residential cooperative, which in turn sits inside the condominium structure alongside the commercial interest. The cooperative's approval and occupancy rules govern the apartment transaction; the condop designation by itself establishes no particular subletting or financing policy.
Comparable buildings
- 242 Lafayette Street — A small prewar cooperative for buyers comparing loft ownership in the same part of SoHo.
- 106 Spring Street — Another low-rise prewar cooperative with a similarly small residential association.
- 93 Mercer Street — A nearby cooperative alternative within an older commercial streetscape.
- 101 Wooster Street — A small prewar cooperative with a comparable number of residences and a slightly taller building form.
More Tribeca buildings
- 482 Greenwich Street (The Arman) — 2011 condominium by Karl Fischer Architects
- 505 Greenwich Street — 2003 condominium
- 525 Broome Street — 1897 condominium
- 530 Canal Street — 1900 co-op
- 533 Canal Street — 1911 co-op
- 570 Broome Street — 2019 condominium
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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