603 Washington Street
603 Washington Street, New York, NY 10014
West Village
BBL 1006020030 · BIN 1078097
- Year built
- 1880
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Cats and dogs permitted
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,717
- Listing discount
- 4.8%
- Recorded sales
- 21
- On record
- 2005–2026
603 Washington Street is a small, low-key loft cooperative on one of the far West Village's quietest stretches — a six-story masonry building from 1880, on Washington between Leroy and Clarkson, a block from the Hudson River waterfront. Like much of the far West Village, the building began its life in industry: a late-19th-century structure whose history runs through warehouse, factory, and printing uses before it became residential lofts. That industrial lineage is the source of its appeal today — the deep floor plates, ceiling height, and volume of a real loft building, in a pocket of the Village that feels a world away from the traffic of Seventh Avenue.
For a buyer, 603 Washington is the West Village loft done at a human scale: roughly thirty-odd homes, an elevator, a live-in super, and the quiet of a side street near the river, in a cooperative that trades rarely and holds its value. It is not a full-service building and it does not pretend to be — its case is location, loft character, and scarcity.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a plain, solid masonry loft structure from 1880 — the kind of former-industrial building that gives the far West Village its texture. It is not landmarked and carries no ornamented pre-war apartment-house detailing; its architecture is the honest brick-and-beam vocabulary of its industrial origins, and that is precisely what loft buyers seek.
Inside, the homes reflect the building's loft DNA. Layouts range widely — from compact studios up to substantial full-floor-style lofts. One home in the building runs to roughly 2,225 square feet as a two-bedroom, an indication of the scale the larger lofts reach; at the other end, efficient studios trade as well. Expect wide variation in size and layout rather than a uniform apartment stock, along with the ceiling height, light, and open volume that define a converted loft. Condition varies home to home, as it does in any small loft co-op.
Building operations
603 Washington Street runs as a self-service cooperative with a live-in superintendent — an elevator, a bike room, and resident storage, but no doorman or concierge and no resort amenities. That model keeps carrying costs sensible and fits the building's scale and character; it is a quiet, well-kept building rather than a staffed white-glove one. (Buyers should note that nearby Washington Street addresses are sometimes confused with this one but are separate, doorman buildings — 603 is its own, boutique, non-doorman co-op.) As a cooperative, purchases run through a board review and are subject to the building's financing and residency policies; a buyer should plan for a standard co-op board package and interview.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2026 | 4B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $4,395,000 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 5C | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,300 sf | $3,950,000 | $1,717/sf | +2.6% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | PHB | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,370 sf | $2,195,000 | $1,602/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 17, 2024 | 6B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,500 sf | $2,060,000 | $1,373/sf | -10.2% |
| May 7, 2024 | 2E | 1 BA | $1,300,000 | -7.1% | |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,150 sf | $2,725,000 | $1,267/sf | -19.3% |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 1A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,490,000 | $1,245/sf | -30.8% |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 2B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,225 sf | $3,800,000 | $1,708/sf | -5.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,717/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 4.8% 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 1-00602-0030) 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
This is a cooperative, so a purchase runs through a board package and interview, and the building maintains the financing and residency policies typical of a West Village co-op. Plan for a primary-residence orientation and a standard board process. What you get in return is genuine loft space — height, volume, and light — in a small, quiet building on one of the Village's best-kept blocks near the river.
The most important on-site distinctions are floor, light, and the specific loft you are buying: layouts and sizes vary widely here, from studios to 2,000-plus-square-foot lofts, so the individual home matters more than in a uniform apartment building. Inventory is scarce, so a buyer should be ready to move when the right home appears. Comparable analysis belongs against the far West Village's loft cooperatives.
What to know if you’re selling
Scarcity and location are the marketing core. A loft co-op that rarely trades, on a quiet far-West-Village block near the Hudson, is an easy story — the building's low turnover works in a seller's favor.
Benchmark against West Village lofts, not just the building. With so few in-building sales, recent comparables come from the broader West Village loft co-op set; ceiling height, light, exposure, and renovation status determine where a home lands.
Loft character and condition are the differentiators. Volume, light, and a strong renovation anchor positioning; foreground the qualities a uniform apartment building cannot offer.
Prepare the board package early. A clean, complete package and a well-qualified, primary-residence buyer move a co-op sale through the board efficiently — we manage that process end to end.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 603 Washington Street, also evaluate nearby West Village loft and boutique buildings:
- 421 Hudson Street — West Village loft building (The Printing House)
- 100 Barrow Street — boutique West Village building
- 534 Hudson Street — a 1998 boutique condominium
- 90 Morton Street — former-industrial West Village conversion
- 80 Clarkson Street — far West Village building near the river
The neighborhood
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