70 Little West Street (The Visionaire)
70 Little West Street, New York, NY 10004
BBL 1000167517 · BIN 1087842
- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 251
- Floors
- 33
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
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
- $1,369
- floor-adjusted, 11 sales
- Listing discount
- 5.1%
- Recorded sales
- 229
- On record
- 2008–2026
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70 Little West Street (The Visionaire) is NYC's first LEED Platinum-certified condominium — Pelli Clarke Pelli's 2008 design for the Albanese Organization extending the developer's Battery Park City sustainable residential portfolio launched with The Solaire (2003).
Its institutional standing comes from that first-LEED-Platinum-condo-in-NYC pedigree, a sustainability benchmark no earlier condominium in the city had reached. The architecture announces the same ambition through a curved facade with red terra cotta horizontal bands that set it apart from 2008-era NYC residential, and the program extends to a skylit indoor pool uncommon at the Battery Park City condominium scale.
Architecture and building operations
Pelli's 2008 design produced a 33-story residential tower with a curved facade pierced by red terra cotta horizontal bands — structurally distinguishing the building from peer rectangular Battery Park City inventory. The 251-unit configuration distributes across the building's floors.
The Visionaire extends the Albanese Organization's sustainable BPC residential portfolio launched with The Solaire (2003) — together establishing Albanese as the developer with the most LEED-certified residential body of work in early-2000s NYC.
Operations: 24-hour doorman; concierge; fitness center; spa; skylit indoor pool; landscaped roof terrace; private storage.
Policy framework — verify via The Roebling Research Library
The Roebling Research Library carries the 70 Little West Street folder with offering plan, house rules, and financials.
- Type: Condominium
- Pets: Permitted under condominium framework
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted
- Subletting: Permitted under condominium procedures
- Financing: Standard condominium LTV
- LLC/trust/foreign buyers: All permitted
- Right of first refusal: Procedural only
Specific policy framework should be verified against the Roebling Research Library's offering plan and house rules at engagement.
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
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-refundable Application Processing FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 (Additional $250 if there is no broker) | Refundable Not stated |
| Non-refundable Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Non-refundable Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Non-refundable Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Legal Fees in connection with review of documents related to the purchase by a Trust, or any other entity purchase | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount To be determined | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Administrative Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
Rental or lease
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-refundable Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $150 per tenant | Refundable Not stated |
| Non-refundable Move In Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Non-refundable Move Out Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Non-refundable Processing FeeConditional | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $950 (Additional $250 if there is no broker) | Refundable Not stated |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $550 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | 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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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $1,056 per room a monthMedian of 19 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $3.32 per square foot a monthMedian of 21 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.77 per square foot a monthMedian of 14 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.61 per square foot a monthMedian of 14 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, 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. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, pool, spa, roof deck, storageSource: 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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $89,606/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $463,550/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $30 – $158
- Modeled exposure split equally across 245 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 September 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 engineer 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 — 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. City data last refreshed September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | 22A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 819 sf | $1,030,000 | $1,258/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 8E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,357 sf | $2,100,000 | $1,548/sf | -10.6% |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 11M | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,681 sf | $2,615,000 | $1,556/sf | -2.2% |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 20C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,491 sf | $2,835,000 | $1,901/sf | -3.9% |
| May 28, 2026 | 9L | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,359 sf | $1,715,000 | $1,262/sf | off-mkt |
| May 18, 2026 | 32E | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,681 sf | $2,520,000 | $1,499/sf | -11.6% |
| May 7, 2026 | 21A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 819 sf | $1,038,000 | $1,267/sf | -2.5% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 20B | 4 BR · 3 BA · 2,130 sf | $3,462,500 | $1,626/sf | -5.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,369/sf (floor-adjusted) across 11 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 5.1% 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 1-00016-7517). 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.
Closed rents at The Visionaire, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 | $4,250 |
| 1 bedroom | 5 | $5,300 |
| 2 bedroom | 17 | $10,500 |
| 3 bedroom | 10 | $14,247 |
35 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $2.1M (19 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $89,129 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $26,250
- Mortgage recording tax: $30,319
- Title insurance: $9,450
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $23,110
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The curved facade with red terra cotta horizontal bands is structurally distinguishing.
The skylit indoor pool is uncommon at the BPC condominium scale.
The Albanese Organization's broader BPC sustainable residential portfolio context (Solaire 2003, Visionaire 2008, Riverhouse 2007) anchors institutional sponsor credibility.
Roebling cross-references the offering plan through the Roebling Research Library during diligence.
Comparable buildings
- 20 River Terrace (The Solaire) — Pelli Clarke Pelli 2003; same-architect BPC peer
- 2 River Terrace (Riverhouse) — Polshek 2007; nearby BPC peer
- 225 Rector Place — 1986 / 2008 conversion; nearby BPC peer
- Liberty Court (200 Rector Place) — 1987; nearby BPC peer
- Liberty Terrace (380 Rector Place) — Franzen 1986; nearby BPC peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
More Battery Park City buildings
- 20 River Terrace (The Solaire) — 2003 condominium
- The Regatta (21 South End Avenue) — 1988 condominium by Gruzen Samton Steinglass
- Millennium Tower Residences, 30 Little West Street — 2006 condominium by Handel Architects
- 99 Battery Place (Liberty View) — 1988 condominium by Costas Kondylis & Partners
- 200 North End Avenue — condominium
- 200 Rector Place (Liberty Court) — 1987 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Battery Park City — read The Roebling Team Guide to Battery Park City.
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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