70 Little West Street (The Visionaire)
70 Little West Street, New York, NY 10004
- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 251
- Floors
- 33
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
- $1,370
- Listing discount
- 5.1%
- Recorded sales
- 227
- On record
- 2008–2026
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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $89,606/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $463,550/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $30 – $158
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 closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | off-mkt |
| 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% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 20A | 4 BR · 3 BA · 1,311 sf | $3,462,500 | $2,641/sf | off-mkt |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 16A | 4 BR · 3 BA · 2,130 sf | $3,400,000 | $1,596/sf | -2.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,370/sf across 9 sales. 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) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
The first-LEED-Platinum-condo-in-NYC institutional credential is structurally distinguishing.
The Pelli Clarke Pelli architectural pedigree is real institutional context.
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
The Roebling Team at The Visionaire
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
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.
The neighborhood
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