84 Third Avenue
84 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10003
BBL 1005567502 · BIN 1088780
- Year built
- 2012
- Type
- Rental
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
84 Third Avenue is a piece of the East Village's twenty-first-century rebuild, dropped onto a corner that long-time downtowners remember as the site of Nevada Smith's, the soccer bar that stood here for decades. Karl Fischer designed the nine-story building, whose source chronology distinguishes the 2012 construction record from 2014 final sign-offs, among the wave of new residential buildings that reshaped the Third Avenue and Cooper Square spine — the stretch where the East Village meets NoHo and the campus of Cooper Union.
The building’s residential offering is rental housing marketed as The Nathaniel at 138 East 12th Street. Its roughly 85 residences place renters near Union Square, St. Mark’s Place, the NoHo retail blocks and downtown transit. Confirm the specific apartment’s lease terms and total monthly costs with the operator; a condominium tax wrapper does not establish individual apartments for purchase.
The mix runs from studios through three-bedrooms, with current availability and permitted occupancy to confirm in the operator’s rental offering and lease.
Architecture and unit composition
Karl Fischer's design is straightforward contemporary: a nine-story mid-rise in glass and masonry, scaled to the avenue and set among the older walk-ups and newer infill of the East Village. The building reads as clean and current rather than ornamented, with large windows pulling light into the homes — the priority for a building on a busy downtown avenue.
The roughly 85 residences run from studios through three-bedrooms (20 floor plans, per the building's operator), with finishes keyed to early-2010s new-construction standards: hardwood floors, open kitchens with stone counters and stainless appliances, and modern baths. A share of the homes carry private outdoor space, and the building includes a common outdoor area ; confirm access and any related lease conditions. Compare the apartment’s actual layout and measurements with the space needed for the intended rental use.
Building operations
The building runs with concierge service, a fitness room, common outdoor space, and bicycle and private storage. The residential operator markets apartments for rent. Confirm washer/dryer provision, pet rules, fees, occupancy and any subletting terms in the lease and current written policies rather than assuming condominium owner permissions.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: recent listing records
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, bike storage, storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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
- $72,041/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $173,821/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $71 – $170
- Modeled exposure split equally across 85 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; in a rental building the penalty is the owner's obligation, so this is a measure of scale only.
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 →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
421-a Tax Abatement
- Last year of benefit
- FY2025
- Fully taxed from
- FY2026 (2025–26)
- Program
- 421-a (10-year)
The 421-a benefit has run its term, so taxes on these units have stepped up toward the full assessed amount. Get the current tax bill for the specific apartment and compare its tax component with any older listing: an earlier carrying-cost figure may reflect the benefit, or different common charges and assessments. Treat a comparable sale made while the abatement was still running as priced under different taxes.
Source: NYC Dept. of Finance property-tax exemption records (421-a), refreshed 2026-09-06 · The Roebling Research Library. Confirm the exact step-up schedule on the building’s DOF tax bill. Years shown are NYC tax years, which start July 1 — FY2026 runs July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The benefit last appears on the 2025 assessment roll, which is what dates the end of the term.
The 421-a Expiration Wave — our study of when these benefits expire citywide, and what the resale record shows about pricing as they do.
Recent sales
The building has roughly 85 residences ranging from studios through three-bedrooms. Compare current asking and executed rents by layout, floor, condition and outdoor space; this profile does not establish individual condominium sales.
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What to know if you’re buying
Check the residential offering before considering a purchase. The operator markets The Nathaniel’s apartments for rent. Obtain the lease, rent and fee schedule, application instructions and current availability for the specific studio through three-bedroom layout; do not assume individual condominium purchase rights.
Prioritize light and outdoor space. On a busy avenue, exposure and floor matter; the higher homes and those with private outdoor space are the ones to chase, and outdoor space is genuinely scarce in this part of the East Village. Review the lease, included services, fees and maintenance responsibilities, and weigh the corridor's energy — convenient, lively, and walkable — against your tolerance for a busy downtown avenue.
What to know if you’re selling
Present the residential offering accurately. The operator markets rental apartments near Union Square, Cooper Square and the NoHo retail blocks, with concierge service and private outdoor space on select homes. Verify any claimed sale interest and its legal scope before advertising an individual residence for purchase.
Compare the apartment with current East Village and NoHo rentals, accounting for floor, layout, outdoor space, service and lease terms. The neighborhood’s rental activity does not establish an individual condominium resale market or assure transaction speed and price.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 84 Third Avenue, these nearby ownership alternatives offer a different tenure:
- 111 Third Avenue — full-service tower on the same corridor
- 205 Third Avenue — Gramercy-edge cooperative to the north
- 170 Second Avenue — pre-war East Village cooperative nearby
More Greenwich Village buildings
- 74 Fifth Avenue — 1910 co-op
- 77 Bleecker Street (Bleecker Court) — 1930 co-op
- 80 East 10th Street — 2017 condominium
- 88 Washington Place — 1966 condominium
- 93 MacDougal Street — 1907
- 108 Third Avenue — 2006 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Greenwich Village — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenwich Village.
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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