- Year built
- 1889
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator, storage and roof deck
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Tribeca West Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
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, 2025
- $1,666
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded sales
- 12
- On record
- 2003–2025
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About the building
The Spice Building began as a commercial loft building commissioned by Max Arms and designed by William Graul in 1889–90. Its early occupants included a candy manufacturer, followed by coffee and spice operations. The 50-foot-wide frontage is divided into two halves, with brick upper stories, granite trim and cast-iron supports at street level. Surviving Neo-Grec details include granite bands, prominent tie plates and sidewalk vaults.
The residential conversion retains broad loft interiors with large windows and room for separate bedroom areas. Homes of roughly 1,800 square feet illustrate the scale of the principal loft layouts. A keyed elevator serves the apartments, and storage and a roof deck add shared facilities to the small condominium. The paired halves of the original commercial building help explain the different floor-plan arrangements behind the continuous street frontage.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $550 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant and any occupant 18 or older residing in the unit. | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 (includes one free credit check) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $20 per additional applicant after 1 and any occupant 18 or older residing in the unit. | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-Out Deposit | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Roof deckSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Recent sales
Recent closings 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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2025 | 3W | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,800 sf | $2,998,000 | $1,666/sf | +0.0% |
| Apr 11, 2022 | STE2W | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,800 sf | $2,280,000 | $1,267/sf | +0.0% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 3W | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,800 sf | $2,650,000 | $1,472/sf | -1.9% |
| Mar 2, 2022 | 2W | 2 BR · 1,777 sf | $2,280,050 | $1,283/sf | — |
| Sep 17, 2020 | 4W | 4 BR · 2 BA · 1,840 sf | $2,525,000 | $1,372/sf | +1.0% |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 4W | 3 BR · 1,840 sf | $2,810,000 | $1,527/sf | -17.3% |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 4W | 3 BR · 1,840 sf | $3,150,000 | $1,712/sf | -3.1% |
| Jun 10, 2008 | 2 | 2 BR · 1,900 sf | $1,575,000 | $829/sf | -7.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,666/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.
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 1-00187-7502; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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What to know if you’re buying
Historic exterior work belongs to a small condominium. The cast-iron storefront supports, masonry and granite detailing form part of the designated exterior. Their repair and alteration can involve LPC approvals, while the elevator and roof remain shared building systems supported by a limited number of residential interests.
Comparable buildings
- 61 North Moore Street: A nearby small prewar condominium with a closely comparable ownership scale.
- The Mondo: A converted prewar condominium with a similarly limited loft inventory.
- 155 Franklin Street: A taller historic condominium for comparing converted floor plans.
- 39 North Moore Street: Another small prewar condominium on the same street.
More Tribeca buildings
- 60 North Moore Street — 1914 condominium
- 61 North Moore Street — 1897 condominium
- 62-64 Reade Street — 1915 condominium
- 65 Franklin Street — condominium by COOKFOX Architects
- 65 Leonard Street — 1866 condominium
- 65 Worth Street — condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Tribeca — read The Roebling Team Guide to Tribeca.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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