55 Hudson Street

Kendall's design is a robust example of Romanesque Revival commercial architecture: arched windows on the upper floors, a terra-cotta cornice over an arcaded brick parapet, and bandcourses articulating the masonry — the muscular brick-and-stone vocabulary that defines Tribeca's warehouse stock and underlies its enduring appeal.

The 1983 conversion produced loft apartments out of the building's deep commercial plates — high ceilings, large windows on multiple exposures from the corner site, and the structural rhythm of the original building expressed in the interiors. Layouts vary by floor, as is typical of conversions of this vintage. The combination of corner light, loft volume, and authentic 19th-century envelope is precisely what draws buyers to this kind of building rather than to standardized new construction.

55 Hudson runs as a boutique loft cooperative with a live-in superintendent rather than a large doorman staff. The signature amenity is a 6,000-square-foot landscaped common roof deck with sweeping downtown views; the building also offers a bike room and both basement and individual floor storage. Building policy permits pets, and washer/dryers are allowed in apartments. The co-op maintains a comparatively flexible posture for an established building — co-purchasing, guarantors, gifting, subletting, and pied-à-terre ownership are accommodated subject to board approval — which broadens the buyer pool relative to stricter cooperatives. We confirm the building's current terms for each buyer before an offer.

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.

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $1,546/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 2.1% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00143-0004). 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.

The draw is authentic loft architecture in a small, well-run Tribeca co-op with an unusually flexible policy posture — pied-à-terre and subletting accommodated, pets and washer/dryers permitted, and a generous roof deck. Buyers should still expect a cooperative purchase with a board package, but the building's openness to varied ownership structures makes it more accessible than many co-ops of its caliber. Focus on the variables that drive value here: floor, corner versus interior light, ceiling height, and renovation condition, which spans original loft to fully modernized. We help buyers find the line and floor that delivers the loft they actually want.

Lead with the loft and the location. A Romanesque Revival corner building, a 6,000-square-foot roof deck, and a flexible board posture are durable selling points, and the building's accommodation of pied-à-terre and sublet purchasers widens the audience beyond what stricter co-ops can reach. Benchmark to Tribeca loft co-ops and conversions rather than to glass-tower condominiums, and position the specific apartment on its light, volume, and condition. Assess actual turnover and current competing listings; presentation alone does not establish a predictable buyer response or marketing period. We market 55 Hudson resales to that audience and against the right Tribeca comparison set.

If you're considering 55 Hudson Street, also evaluate these Tribeca loft buildings and conversions:

• 145 Hudson Street — Tribeca loft conversion nearby
• 100 Hudson Street — the 1910 Franklin-Hudson Building, one of Tribeca's earliest loft co-ops
• 108 Leonard Street — landmark Tribeca conversion
• 44 Laight Street — the Grabler Building, an 1896 Clinton & Russell warehouse converted into an 18-unit Tribeca North loft condominium
• 92 Laight Street — converted Tribeca loft building
• 28 Laight Street — the Cobblestone Lofts, Tribeca loft condominium