- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Keyed elevators, video-security entry and full-time superintendent
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Ladies' Mile Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditions
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditions
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase price
Every recorded sale at this building, 2008–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,637
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 1.6%
- Recorded sales
- 28
- On record
- 2008–2026
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7 East 17th Street is a through-block commercial-loft building with another entrance at 10 East 18th Street. Moore & Landsiedel designed the eight-story structure for Thomas H. Bell in 1900–1902. Its brown brick, stone and terra-cotta ornament belong to the later commercial development of the Ladies' Mile district.
The building's two street frontages are different widths. The East 17th Street side extends approximately thirty-seven and a half feet, while the East 18th Street frontage is about twenty-four and a half feet. The resulting north and south loft arrangements occupy the same condominium but have different orientations and floor-plate proportions.
Architecture and unit composition
LPC describes the East 17th Street façade's rusticated stone pilasters, ornamental terra-cotta bands and arched window surrounds. Broad windows served the original commercial floors, which housed manufacturers and merchants. The residential conversion retained the large loft volumes and introduced individual apartment layouts behind the historic façades.
The condominium includes expansive homes commonly approaching 2,700–3,000 square feet, smaller loft configurations and a substantially larger combined floor. Ceiling heights commonly reach eleven to thirteen feet. Columns, exposed brick and oversized windows remain features of documented interiors, although later renovations have altered the room divisions.
The penthouse category includes private roof space. Other homes have large open living areas within the original commercial footprint. Keyed elevator access serves the residences, and north- and south-facing apartments form separate layout groups within the same building.
Building operations
The condominium has a full-time superintendent and video-security entry. Its lobby and protected exterior have undergone restoration. Fourteen residential tax lots sit alongside two commercial lots within the ownership structure.
Residential conversion required specific land-use approvals in the manufacturing district. A 2007 City Planning application addressed conversion of commercial areas to apartments; the DOB alteration job, filed by Peter Farinella, was permitted that September and signed off in November 2011. The base zoning's zero residential FAR entry consequently does not describe the building's established residential conversion on its own.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of August 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
12 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit ReportsPer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $200 per person - plus any additional occupants | Refundable Not stated |
| Waiver of Right of First Refusal | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Administrative Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $225 | Refundable Not stated |
| Expedited Closing FeeConditionalConditions: Less than 48 hr notice | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
| Postponement Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
| Working Capital ContributionRequired | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount Equal to Three (3) month's worth of maintenance | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Administrative Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $225 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waiver of Right of First Refusal | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit ReportsPer applicantRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $200 per person - plus any additional occupants | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable 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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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- Guarantors
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- Parent buying for an employed child
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- Parent buying for a student child
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
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.
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditionsUnit owners may sublet immediatelySource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditionsCase-by-case basisSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.22 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $29,608/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $80,744/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $176 – $481
- Modeled exposure split equally across 14 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | 7N | 2,016 sf | $2,450,000 | $1,215/sf | — |
| May 26, 2026 | 8S | 2,820 sf | $6,750,000 | $2,394/sf | — |
| May 26, 2026 | PHS | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,820 sf | $6,750,000 | $2,394/sf | -2.1% |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 4S | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,950 sf | $4,250,000 | $1,441/sf | +6.4% |
| Oct 22, 2021 | 2 | 5,681 sf | $5,500,000 | $968/sf | -8.3% |
| Jun 18, 2021 | 8S | 2,820 sf | $5,850,000 | $2,074/sf | — |
| Jun 15, 2021 | PHA | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,820 sf | $5,850,000 | $2,074/sf | -11.0% |
| Jul 20, 2015 | 3 | 1 BR · 2 BA · 2,670 sf | $3,525,000 | $1,320/sf | -4.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,637/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. 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 1.6% 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 1-00846-7502; 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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At the recent median sale of $4.6M (4 sales in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $188,223 to close, or 4.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $69,000
- Mortgage recording tax: $66,413
- Title insurance: $20,700
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $32,110
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- The Randolph: A nearby prewar condominium of matching residential scale.
- 7 East 20th Street: Another small condominium in a taller early-twentieth-century building.
- 15 West 17th Street: A smaller prewar condominium on the same street corridor.
- Altair 18: A larger loft condominium conversion for comparing building services and residential inventory.
- Altair 20: A similarly scaled prewar conversion farther north in Flatiron.
More Flatiron buildings
- 4 West 16th Street — co-op
- 4W21, 4 West 21st Street — 2005 condop
- Madison Green (5 East 22nd Street) — 1985 condominium by Philip Birnbaum & Associates
- 7 East 20th Street — 1907 condominium
- 7 West 14th Street — 1964 co-op
- The Victoria (7 East 14th Street) — 1964 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Flatiron — read The Roebling Team Guide to Flatiron.
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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