- Year built
- 2010
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
Reade57 brought ground-up condominium glass to a corner of Tribeca defined by cast-iron lofts and civic stone. Completed in 2010 to a design by SLCE Architects for The John Buck Company, the twenty-story tower stands at Reade Street and Broadway — at the edge of Tribeca where the neighborhood meets the City Hall and courthouse district — with a contemporary glass facade, strategic setbacks, and two stories of retail at its base on Broadway.
The building is a deliberate counterpoint to its loft-conversion neighbors. Where Tribeca's prized condominiums are largely converted warehouses with their idiosyncratic floor plates, Reade57 is purpose-built residential: efficient layouts, floor-to-ceiling glass, modern systems, and full-service staffing from day one. That combination — new-construction predictability inside Tribeca's downtown address — is the building's core appeal.
For buyers, the case is value-conscious Tribeca. The building delivers the neighborhood's location and amenity expectations in efficient, light-filled homes, with the financing and ownership flexibility that condominium structure provides, at price points that open Tribeca to a broader buyer than the trophy loft inventory.
Architecture and unit composition
SLCE's design is a clean contemporary tower: a cast-in-place reinforced-concrete structure behind a glass facade, articulated with strategic setbacks that give the upper floors light, air, and modest terraces on select lines, above two stories of Broadway retail. The result is a building that reads as new without straining for spectacle — a workhorse luxury condominium tuned to its corner.
The building holds 82 residences spanning one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts, with floor-to-ceiling glazing, open kitchens, and the consistent ceiling heights and modern mechanical systems of 2010 construction. The setbacks mean upper-floor homes capture open downtown light and views toward the Financial District and beyond, while the efficient floor plates keep the homes livable and well-proportioned.
Building operations
Reade57 is a full-service condominium: a 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, a fitness center, and a landscaped common garden — a meaningful patch of green amenity in a dense downtown setting. As a condominium, the building runs on common charges and real estate taxes, with the lighter governance and broad ownership latitude condominium structure provides, including the sublet flexibility that supports both owner-occupants and investors in a strong downtown rental market.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $38,868/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $40
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into 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
With 82 condominium units, resale turnover at Reade57 is steady — a regular handful of closings in a typical year. Pricing tracks the Tribeca condominium market at its more accessible end, with higher floors, better light, and setback-terrace lines at the top of the building's range. The BBL-linked sales record on this site reflects recorded transfers as they post; we benchmark any specific home against its floor, exposure, and outdoor space rather than building-wide averages.
What to know if you’re buying
As a condominium, Reade57 offers the flexibility a co-op cannot. Financing is flexible — there are no co-op financing caps. There is no co-op board admissions process — purchases clear through a condominium right-of-first-refusal rather than a board package and interview. Pied-à-terre, trust, LLC, and investment purchases are customary, and subletting is materially freer than at a co-op, which matters in a downtown market with strong rental demand.
The variable that drives value here is floor and exposure. The setbacks mean upper-floor homes get markedly better light and views, and select lines carry terraces; positioning within the tower matters as much as the unit type. We help buyers read the floor plans, weigh exposure against price, and benchmark the home against the Tribeca condominium inventory.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with new-construction certainty in Tribeca. Floor-to-ceiling glass, modern systems, and full-service staffing in a purpose-built tower are a distinct value proposition from the neighborhood's loft conversions, and a resale should frame that contrast.
Light and terraces drive pricing. Upper-floor homes and setback-terrace lines command the building's premium; a well-presented home should foreground its exposure and any outdoor space.
Closing mechanics are condominium-standard — a right-of-first-refusal rather than a board process — and the building's sublet flexibility broadens the buyer pool to include investors as well as owner-occupants.
Position to the value-conscious Tribeca buyer. The building's case is the neighborhood at a more accessible entry point; pricing and presentation should target the buyer who wants Tribeca with new-construction predictability.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 57 Reade Street, also evaluate the surrounding Tribeca and downtown inventory:
- 270 Broadway — full-service building nearby on Broadway
- 200 Chambers Street — contemporary Tribeca condominium
- 101 Warren Street — full-service Tribeca condominium
- 30 Park Place — luxury downtown condominium tower
The Roebling Team at Reade57
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Tribeca, the downtown condominium market, and the broader Manhattan luxury landscape. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a purpose-built Tribeca tower deserve building-specific intelligence — the setbacks, the exposures, the amenity program, and where pricing sits against the neighborhood's loft inventory.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at Reade57, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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