- Year built
- 1961
- Type
- Cooperative
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $2.2M
- Recent range
- $560K – $2.7M
- Listing discount
- 6.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 114
The Wedgwood House at 69 Fifth Avenue is a 1961 cooperative that sits at one of downtown's most useful intersections — the seam where Union Square, the Flatiron district, Greenwich Village, and Chelsea all meet, between 14th and 15th Streets. It is a classic example of the well-built post-war white-brick co-op, a category prized for what it actually delivers: generous room sizes, full-service staffing, and a deep amenity set, all in a building flexible enough to suit the way people live now.
Its defining advantage is the board policy. Where many cooperatives constrain owners with restrictive subletting, financing, and pied-à-terre rules, the Wedgwood House is notably liberal — permitting pieds-à-terre, co-purchasing, subletting, washer/dryers, and pets. For a co-op, that combination is unusual, and it widens the building's appeal considerably: to investors, to part-time New Yorkers, and to buyers who want the lower price point of cooperative ownership without the lifestyle restrictions that often accompany it.
The location does the rest. Few addresses in Manhattan put four distinct neighborhoods, multiple subway lines, and the Union Square greenmarket within a few minutes' walk.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a nineteen-story post-war tower in the white-brick tradition — unfussy on the exterior, with the priority placed where it counts in a building of this era: inside the apartments. The 153 residences run from studios to three-bedrooms and are known for being unusually generous in size for the period, a function of the larger floor plates that mid-century developers could still build at this scale. Central air conditioning runs throughout, and the layouts accommodate the flexibility the board policy permits, including in-unit washer/dryers.
Building operations
The Wedgwood House is a full-service cooperative: a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, and a maintenance crew on site. The amenity package is deep and practical — a common roof garden with panoramic views over downtown, a laundry room, private storage, a bike room, and an on-site garage accessible from within the building, a genuine convenience in a corridor where street parking is essentially nonexistent. The liberal board posture — pieds-à-terre, co-purchasing, subletting, pets, and washer/dryers all permitted — is the building's signature operating feature and a meaningful point of differentiation from the more restrictive cooperatives nearby.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $70,983/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $39
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2025 | 5D | 1 BR · 2 BA | $1,050,000 | -2.3% | |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 12E | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,385,000 | -6.1% | |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 15A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,225,000 | -1.6% | |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 6G | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,385 sf | $2,700,000 | $1,949/sf | -3.6% |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 2C | 1 BA | $650,000 | -7.0% | |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 4G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $1,325,000 | $1,472/sf | +1.9% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 16A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,110,888 | -7.4% | |
| Nov 9, 2022 | 5E | 1 BA · 700 sf | $660,000 | $943/sf | -1.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,844/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.4% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2024 | 6D | $2,195,000 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | 4C | $560,000 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | 10G | $2,800,000 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | 19E | $2,200,000 |
| Jul 1, 2020 | 4K | $807,500 |
| May 9, 2019 | 10A | $1,142,405 |
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 1-00842-7501) 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
The buying case is access and flexibility. This is a cooperative that lets you do the things many co-ops forbid — sublet, hold a pied-à-terre, co-purchase, keep a pet, install a washer/dryer — at a price point below the surrounding condominiums. That makes it one of the more practical entry points into prime downtown for buyers who would otherwise be pushed toward more expensive condominium stock. Layouts are generous for the era, so the value-per-square-foot comparison is favorable. Purchases still proceed through a co-op board package and interview, though the building's posture is among the more accommodating downtown. We help buyers read the building's financials, confirm the current sublet and financing terms, and identify the best-laid-out lines.
What to know if you’re selling
The liberal board policy is the marketing centerpiece — it is the single feature that most expands the buyer pool, drawing investors and part-time owners who screen many co-ops out from the start. Positioning should lead with that flexibility, then the on-site garage, the roof garden, and the generous room sizes, and anchor pricing to the downtown post-war cooperative set. The location's four-neighborhood reach and transit access are concrete selling points worth naming. We market each apartment against the most recent comparable closings in the building and the surrounding Union Square and Flatiron co-op stock.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering the Wedgwood House, also evaluate the surrounding downtown full-service cooperatives and condominiums:
- 15 Union Square West — landmark loft condominium at Union Square
- 2 Fifth Avenue — full-service Greenwich Village cooperative on lower Fifth
- 24 Fifth Avenue — pre-war cooperative on lower Fifth Avenue
- 33 Fifth Avenue — Greenwich Village cooperative nearby
- 45 Fifth Avenue — pre-war Fifth Avenue cooperative
The Roebling Team at The Wedgwood House
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the downtown cooperative and condominium market across Flatiron, Union Square, Greenwich Village, and the surrounding squares. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a flexible co-op like the Wedgwood House deserve building-specific intelligence — the board policy, the amenity set, and where the pricing sits against both co-op and condominium alternatives nearby.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale here, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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