- Year built
- 1875
- Type
- Condominium
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Elevator; virtual doorman; locked package closet; in-unit laundry
Every recorded sale at this building, 2007–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,147
- Listing discount
- 9.4%
- Recorded sales
- 9
- On record
- 2007–2025
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About the building
8 Thomas Street was built in 1875–76 as a store for soap manufacturer David S. Brown. Jarvis Morgan Slade designed its Venetian Gothic elevation with red brick, alternating light and dark stone arches, slender columns and a cast-iron storefront. A small arcade and projecting cornice sit beneath a gable pierced by a circular window. The upper floors were already occupied as living lofts when LPC designated the building in 1978. Jeffrey Cole's residential alteration received its DOB signoff in September 2009.
The four residences include full-floor loft accommodation and a penthouse duplex with a roof terrace. Large arched windows are a defining part of the interiors, while the top home occupies the building's distinctive roof form. The condominium registration separates four residential units from one storage unit. Modern common services include an elevator, remote entry service and a secured package closet, alongside laundry within the apartments.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | 2 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,170 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,106/sf | -9.4% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | PH | 4 BR · 3 BA · 3,198 sf | $3,800,000 | $1,188/sf | -20.0% |
| Oct 17, 2018 | 1 | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 2,900 sf | $2,500,000 | $862/sf | -15.1% |
| Feb 11, 2014 | PH | 4 BR · 3,197 sf | $4,699,500 | $1,470/sf | -13.0% |
| Jun 25, 2012 | 1 | 1 BR · 2,902 sf | $2,700,000 | $930/sf | off-mkt |
| Oct 20, 2010 | 1 | 1 BR · 2,902 sf | $1,614,600 | $556/sf | -3.6% |
| Feb 25, 2008 | 2 | 3 BR · 2,170 sf | $2,581,264 | $1,190/sf | -0.5% |
| Feb 25, 2008 | 2 | 3 BR · 2,170 sf | $2,581,263 | $1,190/sf | -3.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,147/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 9.4% 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 1-00151-7501) 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
The ornamental façade is a shared obligation of four residences. Its stone arcades, cast-iron storefront and patterned brickwork require repairs compatible with the individual landmark designation. Work on those specific elements can involve specialist contractors and LPC approval, with costs allocated through a very small association. The separately registered storage unit also makes the exact storage interest conveyed with an apartment worth establishing.
Comparable buildings
- 66 Reade Street — an Italianate store-and-loft conversion with a marble front and a later rooftop addition.
- 92 Chambers Street — four residences in a converted commercial building, with retail retained below.
- 87 Leonard Street — a larger loft conversion with seven residences and substantial nineteenth-century architectural detail.
More Tribeca buildings
- One York Street — 2008 condominium
- 5 Harrison Street — 2000 condominium
- 7 Harrison Street — 1894 condominium
- 8 Warren Street — condominium
- 8–10 White Street — co-op
- 9 Murray Street — 1900 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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