71 Ludlow Street
71 Ludlow Street, between Broome and Grand streets · Lower East Side
Lower East Side
BBL 1004087501 · BIN 1079689
- Year built
- 1900
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Elevator, common roof deck, part-time doorman, superintendent, package room, bicycle storage and basement storage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2008–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,303
- Listing discount
- 5.0%
- Recorded sales
- 23
- On record
- 2008–2025
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Ludlow Lofts brings large condominium floor plans to a seven-story building on Ludlow Street. Its conversion produced expansive single-level homes and duplexes, with private outdoor space attached to selected apartments. The building's scale supports thirteen residences and a separate commercial unit.
The apartments include two- and three-bedroom layouts with broad living areas. A shared roof deck provides outdoor space for the building, while the upper duplexes add their own terraces or roof areas. Elevator service, storage and weekday staffing distinguish its operating arrangement from a simple walk-up conversion.
Architecture and unit composition
Single-level lofts commonly have large open living and dining rooms, with bedrooms grouped behind or alongside them. Sizes represented in the building run from roughly 1,575 to more than 2,200 square feet for these homes. Some plans include a separate office or additional interior room; the legal bedroom configuration and window placement matter when interpreting those spaces.
The duplexes distribute living space over two levels. Upper homes can extend to private roof areas, and the largest penthouse configurations are substantially larger than the typical single-level apartment. Ceiling heights and the placement of internal stairs contribute to differences between the plans.
In-unit laundry and central air conditioning are features of the residences. Some multi-level homes supplement central ducted systems with separate equipment serving additional rooms or levels. Renovations have changed kitchens, bathrooms and partitions over time, so the conversion's original floor plan is only a starting point for a current home.
Building operations
A part-time doorman and superintendent provide on-site coverage. The package room, bicycle storage and basement storage support the apartments without taking space from their living areas. The common roof deck is separate from outdoor areas allocated to individual residences.
Residential and commercial ownership occupy separate condominium tax lots. The single commercial lot is in Tax Class 4; the apartments are in Class 2. No owner holds more than one residential unit in the current tax roll.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2025 | 4B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,253 sf | $2,850,000 | $1,265/sf | -4.8% |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 2B | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,756 sf | $1,915,000 | $1,091/sf | -1.8% |
| Dec 20, 2021 | 3A | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,646 sf | $1,990,000 | $1,209/sf | -5.2% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 6A | 3 BR · 2,150 sf | $3,730,000 | $1,735/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 22, 2019 | 2C | 1,575 sf | $1,925,000 | $1,222/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 19, 2018 | 4A | 3 BR · 1,646 sf | $2,485,000 | $1,510/sf | -6.8% |
| Aug 6, 2014 | 2A | 1,646 sf | $1,247,356 | $758/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 20, 2013 | 6C | 3,477 sf | $3,232,943 | $930/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,303/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 5.0% 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 1-00408-7501) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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Comparable buildings
- 75 Allen Street — A prewar condominium conversion with walk-up access and smaller tenement-derived layouts.
- HOME0001 — A recent conversion of an older building, with contemporary interiors and a similarly limited apartment inventory.
- 133 Essex Street — A small condominium built in the 2000s, offering a purpose-built alternative to converted loft space.
- The Library — A condominium conversion and enlargement of a McKim, Mead & White library, with an unusually distinct original building form.
- The Garfield Building — A thirteen-residence loft condominium with masonry piers, arched upper windows and a commercial-to-residential conversion history.
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- 66 Clinton Street (Sixty Six Clinton) — 2021 condominium
- 75 Allen Street — 1900 condominium
- 78 Ridge Street (The River Ridge) — 1930 condominium
- The Royal Elizabeth, 80 Elizabeth Street — 1929 condominium
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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