55 Liberty Street (Liberty Tower)
55 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10005
Financial District
BBL 1000640008 · BIN 1001084
- Year built
- 1909
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 87
- Floors
- 33
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $755
- Listing discount
- 2.3%
- Recorded sales
- 94
- On record
- 2003–2025
55 Liberty Street (Liberty Tower) is the first FiDi office-to-cooperative conversion — Henry Ives Cobb's 1909 Gothic Revival skyscraper converted by Joseph Pell Lombardi in 1979-80 to one of the very first residential cooperatives in the Financial District. Among FiDi's earliest residential pioneering buildings.
Its claim to primacy is the first-FiDi-office-to-coop-conversion pedigree, completed in 1979-80 ahead of the wave that would follow. The tower it converted carries a Henry Ives Cobb Gothic Revival architectural pedigree, the work of an architect whose broader portfolio runs to substantial late-19th- and early-20th-century commercial and residential commissions. Most striking are the terracotta gargoyles that ornament the facade and rank the building among the most architecturally distinctive Gothic Revival commercial structures in NYC.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $42,429/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $41
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 before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 21, 2025 | 16C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,350 sf | $800,000 | $593/sf | +0.0% |
| May 19, 2025 | 7AB | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,201 sf | $2,800,000 | $875/sf | -6.5% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 27D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $470,000 | -5.8% | |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 9B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,360 sf | $1,910,000 | $809/sf | -9.0% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | PH31A | 4 BR · 4 BA | $1,490,000 | -25.5% | |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 22A | 5 BR · 3 BA · 3,070 sf | $2,525,000 | $822/sf | -2.7% |
| Aug 21, 2024 | PH32 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,700 sf | $1,235,000 | $726/sf | -32.3% |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 24D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 725 sf | $450,000 | $621/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $755/sf across 3 sales. Median listing discount 2.3% 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 1-00064-0008) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re buying
The first-FiDi-coop-conversion pedigree is structurally distinguishing. 1979-80 — one of the earliest residential conversions in the Financial District.
The Henry Ives Cobb Gothic Revival architectural pedigree is real institutional context.
The NYC landmark + National Register dual designation provides the most stringent exterior protection.
The terracotta gargoyles ornamenting the facade are real architectural-history credentials.
The 87-unit boutique cooperative configuration supports operational intimacy.
Roebling cross-references the offering plan through the Roebling Research Library during diligence.
Comparable buildings
- 1 Wall Street Court (Cocoa Exchange) — Clinton & Russell 1904 / 2006 conversion; nearby FiDi landmark peer
- 3 Hanover Square (Cotton Exchange) — Donn Barber 1922-23 / 1985 coop conversion; nearby FiDi coop peer
- 25 Broad Street (The Broad Exchange) — Clinton & Russell 1902 / 2019 conversion; nearby Broad Street landmark peer
- Cipriani Club Residences (55 Wall) — McKim Mead & White 1907-10; nearby Wall Street landmark peer
- 1 Wall Street — Walker / Macklowe 2023; nearby FiDi trophy peer
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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