57 Greene Street
57 Greene Street, New York, NY 10012
SoHo
BBL 1004867503 · BIN 1007297
- Year built
- 1877
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 15
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Cats and dogs are permitted under the condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2012–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $2,140
- Listing discount
- 6.3%
- Recorded sales
- 32
- On record
- 2012–2026
57 Greene Street is one of the most architecturally pedigreed addresses on one of the world's most intact cast-iron streetscapes. Built in 1877 as a dry-goods and silk warehouse for E. Oelbermann & Co. — one of the great 19th-century silk-commission houses — it was designed by Edward H. Kendall in a red-brick neo-Grec and Queen Anne idiom. That masonry façade is itself notable: most of Greene Street is lined with cast-iron fronts, and Kendall's brick-and-stone building reads as a deliberate counterpoint within the SoHo–Cast Iron Historic District.
The building's commercial life tracked SoHo's transformation. Oelbermann occupied it until 1913; it later housed Ault & Wiborg, once the largest printing-ink maker in the world (and the patron of poster art by Toulouse-Lautrec, Louis Rhead, and Will Bradley), and then the General Display Case Co. from the 1920s into the 1970s. In 2016 it was converted into a boutique 15-unit condominium — the kind of small, design-conscious loft building that defines premium SoHo living.
Architecture and unit composition
Kendall's six-story warehouse provides the deep floor plates, tall ceilings, and large windows that make SoHo lofts distinctive. The 2016 conversion produced 15 full-floor and near-full-floor residences, ranging from roughly 1,900-square-foot two-bedrooms to a multi-floor penthouse approaching 3,600 square feet. Apartments combine the bones of a landmark loft — columns, volume, and light — with contemporary kitchens, baths, and in-unit laundry.
The building offers a landscaped common roof deck, a part-time (weekday) doorman, and resident storage; it does not have a fitness center, which is typical for a boutique loft conversion of this size.
Building operations
57 Greene operates as a small, staffed loft condominium with a part-time doorman and a live-in superintendent. With only 15 units carrying the building's amenity package and the maintenance demands of an 1877 landmark, common charges reflect both the staffing and the systems of a historic structure. As with any loft conversion, buyers should review the offering plan, current financials, board minutes, and any reserve study during due diligence, and confirm the condition of building systems and the roof.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $25,673/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $93
Recent sales
57 Greene trades as a condominium, so pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis. Sponsor sales ran from the 2016–2017 conversion, and the building has since produced a thin but meaningful resale record — illustrative recent activity has ranged from full-floor two-bedrooms in the mid-single-digit millions to the penthouse trading in the eight-figure range. With only 15 units, transactions are infrequent and highly apartment-specific: floor, ceiling height, exposure, and finish level drive most of the variation. We underwrite each unit against the building's own history and the prime-SoHo loft set rather than neighborhood averages.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | PHA | 4 BR · 4 BA · 3,597 sf | $10,500,000 | $2,919/sf | -3.7% |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 4DLOFT | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,407 sf | $5,150,000 | $2,140/sf | -5.5% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 2E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,450 sf | $3,150,000 | $2,172/sf | -9.4% |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 2D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,630 sf | $3,250,000 | $1,994/sf | -7.1% |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 2D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,630 sf | $2,450,000 | $1,503/sf | -2.0% |
| Dec 22, 2022 | 5C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,768 sf | $3,550,000 | $2,008/sf | +1.6% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,069 sf | $5,380,000 | $2,600/sf | +7.7% |
| Jun 21, 2021 | PH | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,569 sf | $6,350,000 | $2,472/sf | -2.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $2,140/sf across 3 sales. Median listing discount 6.3% 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 1-00486-7503) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a landmark loft in a boutique building. A six-story 1877 warehouse on Greene Street, fully converted, with full-floor living and a roof deck — but no gym, and a part-time rather than 24-hour doorman.
Loft selection is apartment-specific. Light, ceiling height, and layout vary by floor in a building this old. View units in person and at different times of day.
Underwrite a historic conversion properly. Review financials, reserves, roof and façade condition, and building systems during diligence.
Condo flexibility is real. 30–45 day closings; pied-à-terre, investor, and foreign-buyer use permitted; subletting allowed under the declaration. Plan for the typical 20% minimum down.
Mansion tax thresholds apply. At SoHo loft pricing, the $1M, $2M, and higher cliff thresholds routinely apply — run the numbers with the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the architecture and the address. Kendall's landmark warehouse, the intact Greene Street streetscape, and the full-floor loft format are the differentiators.
Price to the building's own comps. With 15 units, the persuasive evidence is 57 Greene's own trades adjusted for floor, exposure, and finish, supplemented by the prime-SoHo loft set.
Reach the design-conscious downtown buyer. Demand for landmark SoHo lofts is national and international; marketing should reach both audiences.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 57 Greene Street, also evaluate:
- 93 Greene Street — Henry Fernbach cast-iron loft condominium one block north on the same street
- 40 Mercer Street — established full-service SoHo luxury condominium
- 10 Sullivan Street — design-led new-development condo at the SoHo border
- 55 Sullivan Street and 57 Thompson Street — boutique SoHo condominiums for a smaller-building contrast
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich Village.
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