79 Perry Street

The building rises five stories in brick on a roughly 22-foot-wide lot, a late-19th-century flats building (1895 per city records; some brokerage records carry 1910) holding eleven apartments. The offering plan's share schedule shows the original organization: paired front and rear five-room apartments on the upper floors — the front lines facing Perry Street's tree canopy, the rear lines overlooking townhouse gardens — with smaller three-room units at the base. Pre-war bones run through the stock: high ceilings and period proportions per listing records, with renovation quality varying unit to unit as is typical of small co-ops. Check actual dimensions and circulation in the apartment, and assess rear-facing noise at different times rather than inferring quiet from garden exposure.

This is self-service co-op ownership in its purest form: no doorman, no super on site, a central laundry and bicycle storage in the cellar, and a board of neighbors making decisions for eleven units. Compare current maintenance and assessments with staffed alternatives; the service trade is logistical: packages, repairs, and renovations all run through a small shareholder community. The offering plan, by-laws, and house rules are on file in The Roebling Research Library; the house rules document the building's original operating framework (laundry scheduling, carpet coverage requirements, written consent for animals) and should be checked against current board practice during diligence.

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.

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2015): a median $1,847/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 2.4% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00622-0066). 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.

The block is the purchase. Bleecker-to-West 4th on Perry is low-rise and subject to historic-district regulation; neither designation nor the address guarantees future demand or value. Walk it at different hours before offering; the No. 66 foot traffic is real, though it concentrates across the street and dissipates by evening.

Underwrite the walk-up honestly. Five floors, no elevator, no staff. Upper-floor units carry the best light and quiet and the most stairs; resale liquidity follows the same math. Price your own tolerance before falling for the top floor.

The sublet prohibition cuts both ways. Brokerage records indicate subletting is not permitted. That removes investor exit optionality — but it also limits rental occupancy, which lenders and future buyers can weigh favorably in a small co-op.

Small co-op diligence is specific. With eleven apartments, the financials turn on a handful of decisions: reserve levels, any underlying mortgage, and how assessments have been handled. Have your attorney review the corporation's recent financials carefully — there is no large shareholder base to absorb surprises. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering.

Verify the policy stack at offer stage. The 20 percent minimum down convention, pet consent mechanics, pied-à-terre posture, and any flip tax are thinly documented publicly. We verify against the offering plan and house rules on file, and against the managing agent's current requirements, during diligence.

Check current competition. Eleven units do not establish the number of competing listings in the building or on the block. Market against the Village's walk-up co-op stock broadly, then let the address do the work.

Lead with the carry. State current maintenance and assessments plainly, then compare total costs and service differences with the full-service alternatives buyers are considering.

Condition decides the premium. In a building where trades are scarce, buyers anchor on renovation quality. A renovation does not guarantee a quick sale; compare condition and price using current alternatives, and assess an estate-condition unit against the renovation math — run the Renovation Cost Calculator against your asking strategy.

If you're considering 79 Perry Street, also evaluate:

• 77 Perry Street — the immediate neighbor; like-for-like boutique walk-up co-op
• 88 Charles Street — walk-up co-op stock one block south
• 270 West 11th Street — boutique pre-war co-op on a comparable tree-lined block
• 350 Bleecker Street — nearby co-op with elevator service; the convenience step-up
• 45 Christopher Street — pre-war elevator co-op near Sheridan Square at accessible price points
• 75 Bank Street — pre-war elevator co-op on a prime Bank Street block
• 299 West 12th Street and 302 West 12th Street — Emery Roth's and Boak & Paris's 1929–31 condominiums, respectively; the full-service pre-war alternative
• 173 Perry Street — Richard Meier's glass condo at the river end of Perry; the modern contrast at a different price tier