71 Washington Place
71 Washington Place, between Washington Square West and Sixth Avenue · Greenwich Village
BBL 1005520064 · BIN 1008896
- Year built
- 1848
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Elevator; private outdoor space and in-home laundry in selected residences
- Financing
- Confirm the current maximum financing percentage with the managing agent.
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Greenwich Village Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Listing discount
- 1.7%
- Recorded transfers
- 8
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71 Washington Place began as an 1848 house and acquired its distinctive lower façade during a studio conversion in 1916–17. Architect Robert Cowie removed the stoop and introduced a projecting bay with diamond-paned windows. The resulting building combines older townhouse proportions with later apartments, an elevator and private outdoor spaces at different levels.
Its cooperative history spans more than one offering. An initial ten-unit plan was accepted in 1982; a later non-eviction conversion plan became effective in July 1986. The ownership entity is 71 Washington Place Owners, Inc.
Architecture and unit composition
Cowie's alteration concentrated much of its visual change at the bottom of the building. The two-story bay, arched niches and stucco finish distinguish the street elevation, while a smaller balcony appears higher on the façade. The work also added accommodation above the earlier roofline.
Inside, the ten residences vary considerably in size. Small apartments and a compact penthouse studio coexist with combined homes and a substantial duplex of approximately 2,420 square feet. The duplex form introduces internal stairs and separate living levels within the old house.
Outdoor space is similarly varied. The upper studio has a private roof deck reached by an internal stair; other homes have access to outdoor areas at lower roof levels. Those spaces belong to particular apartment arrangements and should not be treated as a shared roof amenity for all residents.
Building operations
An elevator serves this small cooperative, whose exterior remains subject to Greenwich Village preservation controls. The bay windows, decorative niches and projecting balcony are part of an altered historic façade, creating more varied maintenance work than a flat brick elevation.
A separate assessment is scheduled through 2032 — confirm its current duration and allocation with the managing agent. That scheduled charge is separate from regular maintenance and is relevant to the cost of ownership over the next several years.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedPermitted subject to approval — confirm with the managing agent.Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | — | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,850,000 | -5.0% | |
| Sep 18, 2024 | PH | 1 BA | $965,150 | -16.1% | |
| May 24, 2019 | PH | 1 BR · 1 BA | $950,000 | -3.0% | |
| Mar 6, 2014 | PH | $550,000 | -8.3% | ||
| May 17, 2013 | 3AB | 1 BR | $920,000 | +1.1% | |
| May 24, 2011 | 4A | 1 BR | $530,000 | -3.5% | |
| Nov 12, 2009 | 4A | 1 BR | $435,000 | -12.1% | |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 1A | 3 BR · 2,100 sf | $1,485,000 | $707/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2004): a median $707/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 4.2% 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.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00552-0064). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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Comparable buildings
- 53 West 11th Street — A small prewar cooperative for comparing ownership scale.
- 520 LaGuardia Place — A prewar cooperative with a limited inventory and a different apartment-building form.
- 32 Washington Square West — A much taller cooperative close to the park, useful for comparing building services.
- 79 Perry Street — A similarly small historic cooperative within the Village.
- 32 Downing Street — An older cooperative with a larger number of homes sharing operations.
More Greenwich Village buildings
- 69 West 9th Street — 1958 co-op
- 70 East 10th Street (Stewart House) — 1960 co-op
- 70 West 3rd Street — condominium
- 74 Fifth Avenue — 1910 co-op
- 77 Bleecker Street (Bleecker Court) — 1930 co-op
- 80 East 10th Street — 2017 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich Village.
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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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