- Year built
- 1906
- Type
- Former store and commercial loft building converted to residential lofts
- Amenities
- Two passenger elevators, freight elevator, common roof deck and storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the NoHo Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase price
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,555
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 5.8%
- Recorded sales
- 19
- On record
- 2003–2026
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652 Broadway is a tall commercial loft building adapted to a small residential cooperative. Its twelve stories hold just 17 residences, including full-floor and divided-floor lofts. Frederick C. Browne designed the original structure, and Joseph Pell Lombardi's residential work retained its large loft floor plates. The building extends from Broadway to Jones Alley, giving front and rear homes distinctly different exposures.
Architecture and unit composition
The façade has a limestone base, a long recessed window bay and terra-cotta ornament at its upper levels. Wrought-iron grilles and classical columns give the Broadway elevation a detailed finish. LPC dates residential use above the ground floor to the 1970s.
The loft inventory includes large full floors and smaller front and rear portions. Full-floor homes have traded with approximately 3,500 square feet, while several divided-floor homes have been represented at roughly 1,500–1,600 square feet. Open living areas, columns and broad window walls reflect the original commercial structure; bedroom arrangements have changed with successive renovations.
Elevator access is keyed. Individual homes have incorporated central air conditioning and washers and dryers, while outdoor access includes the shared roof garden. The front lofts face Broadway, and the rear elevation faces the alley. Side elevations also have lot-line windows, which should be distinguished from the principal front and rear openings when evaluating a layout.
Building operations
The building maintains two passenger elevators and a separate freight elevator despite its small apartment count. That service arrangement is useful for a property with large lofts and substantial furniture moves. Entry systems include video access control, and the roof deck serves the cooperative as a whole.
The existing floor area exceeds the current residential allowance shown in zoning records. That makes the already-built loft volume a significant part of the property; unused development capacity should not be assumed from the number of apartments or from its commercial origins.
Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase priceSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not verified
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- 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
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $18,926/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $93
- Modeled exposure split equally across 17 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; how a building allocates a shared cost depends on its governing documents.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | 6F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,511 sf | $2,350,000 | $1,555/sf | +0.0% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 11F | 2 BR · 1 BA | $2,075,000 | -7.8% | |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 3 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 3,500 sf | $3,325,000 | $950/sf | -5.0% |
| Jul 30, 2019 | 3 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 3,500 sf | $3,275,000 | $936/sf | -3.5% |
| Sep 25, 2018 | 6F | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,400,000 | +2.2% | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | 9 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 3,560 sf | $3,850,000 | $1,081/sf | -26.7% |
| Oct 5, 2016 | 10R | 2 BR | $1,955,000 | -2.0% | |
| Aug 13, 2015 | 6R | 2 BR · 1,600 sf | $2,210,000 | $1,381/sf | -11.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,555/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 5.8% 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 1-00529-0005). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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What to know if you’re buying
Live/work approvals. DOB filings include a signed-off legalization of a divided floor as joint living/work quarters and a separate 2007 sign-off for conversion of former manufacturing or office space to that use. A buyer should establish the particular loft's authorized occupancy and any applicable live/work requirements with counsel. An open residential layout does not, by itself, settle the approved use.
Comparable buildings
- Bleecker Tower — A nearby loft cooperative with a small residential inventory and substantial commercial-era architecture.
- 682 Broadway — Another Broadway loft cooperative for comparing floor plates and elevator access.
- 684 Broadway — A similarly tall former commercial building with cooperative loft ownership.
- 27 Bleecker Street — A smaller loft cooperative on a side street, useful for comparing exposure and building scale.
- The Little Cary Building — An earlier commercial conversion for buyers considering historic Broadway loft architecture.
More NoHo buildings
- Astor Place Tower, 445 Lafayette Street — 2005 condop by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates
- 620 Broadway — 1858 co-op
- 644 Broadway (Bleecker Tower) — 1889 co-op
- 682 Broadway — 1903 co-op
- 684 Broadway — 1905 co-op
- 688 Broadway (1 Great Jones Alley) — 2016 condominium by BKSK Architects
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across NoHo — read The Roebling Team Guide to NoHo.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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