78 South 3rd Street
78 South 3rd Street, between Wythe Avenue and Berry Street — Williamsburg
BBL 3024297501 · BIN 3424137
- Year built
- 1899
- Type
- Condominium
- Floors
- 4
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Virtual doorman; in-unit laundry; individual air conditioning
Every recorded sale at this building, 2011–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,836
- Listing discount
- 6.2%
- Recorded sales
- 7
- On record
- 2011–2026
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About the building
78 South 3rd Street is a three-residence condominium created through a substantial enlargement of an older three-family house. Willy Zambrano's DOB filing called for horizontal and vertical additions to the existing frame structure, adding living space behind and above the original building. The work was permitted in July 2013 and signed off in July 2015. The resulting residences retain a small-building ownership structure on the Southside of Williamsburg.
The homes include a garden duplex, a middle floor-through residence and a larger upper home with outdoor space. A landscaped rear garden incorporates a deck and paved patio, while roof and terrace areas serve the upper accommodation. The building uses contemporary residential systems, including a virtual doorman, individual air conditioning and laundry within the homes. Its Class 1C treatment places it within the tax category for residential condominiums of one to three units, a meaningful distinction from the Class 2 condominiums common in the surrounding market.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | 1 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,852 sf | $3,400,000 | $1,836/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 3 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,692 sf | $2,950,000 | $1,743/sf | -9.2% |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 1 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,852 sf | $2,700,000 | $1,458/sf | -3.4% |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 2 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,146 sf | $1,565,000 | $1,366/sf | -1.9% |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 2Sponsor Sale | 2 BR · 1,144 sf | $1,360,000 | $1,189/sf | -6.2% |
| Nov 8, 2016 | 1Sponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,852 sf | $2,520,168 | $1,361/sf | -6.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,836/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 6.2% 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.
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 3-02429-7501) 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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What to know if you’re buying
Three owners share the building's major decisions. A roof replacement, insurance renewal or exterior repair must be funded by a very small association, and one owner's vote can materially affect its direction. Some lenders apply stricter project review to three-unit condominiums; establishing that the project qualifies early is particularly useful here, even when the purchaser meets the lender's personal requirements.
Comparable buildings
- 180 South 4th Street — an older Southside condominium conversion with a larger apartment count and a commercial component.
- 172 North 10th Street — an industrial-building conversion enlarged vertically in 2014–15, with fourteen residences and deeded parking.
- 242 South 1st Street — a manufacturing-building conversion with lofts, mezzanine accommodation and separately deeded roof terraces.
More Williamsburg buildings
- 738 Grand Street — condominium
- 74 Heyward Street — condominium
- 764 Metropolitan Avenue — 2017 condominium
- 796 Wythe Avenue — 2005 condominium
- 80 Lorimer Street — 2014 by Karl Fischer Architects
- 80 Metropolitan Avenue — 2008 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Williamsburg.
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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