79 Worth Street
79 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013
BBL 1001737503 · BIN 1001874
- Year built
- 1859
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 29
- Pets
- Permitted under condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Generally allowed in condominiums; not confirmed for this building
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Tribeca East Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2009–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,709
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 3.3%
- Recorded sales
- 30
- On record
- 2009–2026
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 79 Worth would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
79 Worth Street is a boutique Tribeca loft-conversion condominium in the most architecturally protected part of the neighborhood — the historic core near Worth and Church Streets, where the 19th-century commercial loft fabric survives largely intact. For buyers who want authentic Tribeca loft living at a human scale rather than a new-construction tower experience, 79 Worth is the structural target: a small, prewar building of 29 residences with the deep floor plates, generous window lines, and architectural character that the cast-iron era produced and to compare with the plans and finishes of newer alternatives.
Architectural significance. The Worth Street building dates to 1859–60 and the linked Leonard Street buildings to 1860–65 (LPC), built as stores and lofts in the masonry-and-cast-iron tradition that defines Tribeca's historic streets. That building stock is the reason Tribeca reads the way it does — block after block of late-19th-century warehouse and manufacturing architecture, much of it now protected, with the column-grid interiors and tall windows that the residential conversion market has spent four decades reinterpreting. 79 Worth's conversion preserved the bones of that architecture while adapting the interior for contemporary condominium living.
Scale and location. At 29 units, 79 Worth is a genuinely boutique building — the kind of small, low-density condominium that Tribeca buyers consistently prize and that the corridor's larger new-construction conversions cannot replicate. The Worth-and-Church location places it in the southeastern reach of Tribeca, at the seam where the neighborhood meets the Financial District — walkable to downtown's transit, dining, and Hudson River Park amenities, while sitting on one of the quieter, lower-trafficked stretches of the historic core.
The loft-conversion category. 79 Worth belongs to the lineage of authentic Tribeca loft conversions — the genre that includes peers such as 145 Hudson Street, 155 Franklin Street, and 195 Hudson Street. Buyers drawn to this category are choosing character, ceiling height, and floor-plate generosity over the amenity-stacked programs of new towers. 79 Worth delivers that proposition in a small-building format.
Architecture and unit composition
The 29 residences occupy a prewar loft building whose original commercial floor plates — deep, column-supported, and generously windowed — are the conversion's foundational asset. Tribeca loft apartments of this vintage typically feature high ceilings, large window openings, and open floor plans that the original manufacturing use required, with apartment-level renovation states that vary unit to unit. Buyers should expect heterogeneity in finish and configuration across the building; that variability is characteristic of the genre and a reason apartment-level comparable analysis matters more here than building-wide averages.
Pricing in authentic Tribeca loft conversions is read on a price-per-square-foot basis when reliable interior measurements are available, alongside total price and carrying costs; test any premium for location, scale or character against matched sales. Because the building's apartments differ meaningfully in size, light, and condition, per-square-foot figures span a range rather than clustering at a single point; the strongest pricing attaches to the best-light, best-condition, best-configured units.
The conversion preserved the building's prewar architectural envelope while introducing the systems, kitchens, and bathrooms that contemporary condominium buyers expect. Specific original-detail preservation (exposed brick, cast-iron columns, structural timber where present) varies by residence and should be confirmed unit by unit.
Building operations
79 Worth operates as a boutique Tribeca condominium. The small unit count produces a low-density, low-traffic building character — a feature for buyers who prefer the intimacy of a small building to the staffed-amenity program of a larger one. Boutique loft buildings of this scale vary in their service models, from a part-time superintendent arrangement to attended-lobby staffing.
As a condominium, there is no co-op board admission; pied-à-terre use, subletting, pets and foreign-buyer ownership are governed by the declaration, bylaws and house rules, which should be confirmed before contract. Common charges and real estate taxes in a small prewar conversion are a function of the building's modest shared infrastructure; buyers should model the full monthly carry (common charges plus property taxes plus utilities plus insurance) at the apartment level.
As with any prewar loft conversion, due diligence should include review of the building's engineering condition, façade and roof status, reserve study, and recent financial statements — the prewar conversion category carries an older-building maintenance profile that buyers should underwrite carefully.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $30,253/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $114,002/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $87 – $328
- Modeled exposure split equally across 29 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Management & transfer contacts
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed; secondary residence allowed
Recent sales
79 Worth's sales should be assessed using verified area, condition, light and configuration. The 29-unit count does not establish trading frequency or a wide price spread; review dated sales and investigate outliers before using any building average — comparable analysis at 79 Worth has to be done unit by unit, with adjustments for renovation state, exposure, and floor.
Loft character and the historic-core location are features to describe, while demand, liquidity and the usable comparable sample require current market evidence rather than inference from building size.
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | 5H | 1,419 sf | $2,425,000 | $1,709/sf | — |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 4R | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,909 sf | $2,900,000 | $1,519/sf | -3.3% |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 2E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,380 sf | $2,260,000 | $1,638/sf | — |
| Jul 28, 2022 | 3C | 1,856 sf | $3,200,000 | $1,724/sf | — |
| Jun 16, 2017 | 5E | 1,266 sf | $1,525,000 | $1,205/sf | — |
| Sep 6, 2016 | 3R | 2 BR · 1,909 sf | $2,750,000 | $1,441/sf | -11.3% |
| Jul 23, 2013 | 5D | 1,394 sf | $1,350,000 | $968/sf | — |
| Jul 22, 2013 | 5F | 1,976 sf | $3,200,000 | $1,619/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,709/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 3.3% 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 1-00173-7503; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is an authentic loft, not a new tower. Buyers choosing 79 Worth are choosing prewar character, ceiling height, and floor-plate generosity over amenity stacking. Confirm the building's service model and amenity set against your expectations.
Apartment-level diligence is decisive. Renovation state, light, and configuration vary unit to unit. The per-square-foot range across the building is wide; the apartment you buy — not the building average — determines your basis. Review the specific unit's condition and systems carefully.
Underwrite the prewar building. A conversion of 1859–65 loft buildings carries an older-building maintenance profile. Review engineering reports, façade and roof condition, the reserve study, and recent financials during due diligence.
Condo flexibility is real. Foreign buyers welcome; pied-à-terre and investment use permitted under the declaration; subletting allowed.
Run the carry. Model common charges plus property taxes plus utilities plus insurance at the apartment level before committing.
What to know if you’re selling
Pricing is unit-specific. Building averages can mislead in a 29-unit building. Price to your apartment's condition, light, and configuration, supported by the most relevant per-square-foot comparables — adjusted, not raw.
Measure liquidity from activity. Review dated closings, current inventory and marketing periods; building size and loft character alone do not establish demand or sale timing.
Present the loft character. The building's prewar architecture and historic-core location are the marketing story. Strong photography and staging that read the floor-plate generosity and light are material to achieving the top of the range.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 79 Worth, also evaluate:
- 145 Hudson Street — Tribeca loft-conversion condominium with authentic prewar floor plates
- 155 Franklin Street — boutique Tribeca loft-conversion condominium
- 195 Hudson Street — Tribeca loft condominium with substantial floor-plate scale
- 108 Leonard Street — landmark conversion condominium in the Tribeca core
- 443 Greenwich Street — industrial-to-residential Tribeca conversion (larger scale)
- 25 Park Row — Lower Manhattan condominium near City Hall and the Financial District
More Tribeca buildings
- 76 Laight Street — 1899
- 77 Warren Street — 1905 condominium
- 79 Laight Street — 1853 condominium
- 80 Warren Street — 1915 co-op
- 80 West Broadway — condominium by COOKFOX Architects
- 81 White Street — 1861 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Tribeca — read The Roebling Team Guide to Tribeca.
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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