- Year built
- 1870
- Type
- Cooperative
- Floors
- 5
- Amenities
- Keyed elevator; video intercom; common roof deck
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Tribeca West Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2022
- $652
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 3.2%
- Recorded sales
- 17
- On record
- 2005–2026
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86 Thomas Street joins two distinct commercial-era buildings in one cooperative. Its taller, western component was built in 1901 for grocers Wood & Selick and designed by Ralph S. Townsend. The adjoining five-story structure dates to 1870 and has a cast-iron front by Youngs & Outcault. Both stand on Thomas Street between Hudson Street and West Broadway, within the Tribeca West Historic District.
Architecture and unit composition
The seven-story building is Neo-Renaissance in character, with a two-story base framed by brick piers banded in stone. Cast-iron framing, a loading platform and an old wrought-iron lamp bracket preserve details of its warehouse use. Upper floors have grouped windows, stone sill courses and brick corbelling below the roofline. The earlier building's Second Empire iron façade gives the association a second, materially different exterior to maintain.
Inside, lofts retain exposed brick, columns and barrel-vaulted ceilings. Typical large floor-through layouts run around 2,000 square feet, with open living areas and bedroom arrangements introduced into the commercial floor plates. Some homes have windows on three sides. Keyed elevator access serves the western building, and laundry has been installed within residences.
Building operations
The cooperative corporation encompasses both buildings, with twelve residences across the combined tax lot. Its two entrances should be understood as parts of the same ownership structure when assessing shared expenses and exterior work. The common roof deck supplements outdoor space available within individual homes.
DOB permitted an alteration in 2012 to convert an artist studio to a loft dwelling, changing the proposed residential count at the western building from six to seven. That history makes the current certificate of occupancy and the permitted layout relevant to any purchase involving former studio space.
Policy framework
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent. Pied-à-terre: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent. Financing: Confirm the current financing limit with the managing agent. In-unit washer/dryer: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Building staffing and amenities
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Roof deckSource: 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.
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2022 | 1 | 1 BR · 2 BA · 4,600 sf | $3,000,000 | $652/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 9, 2021 | 2 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,800 sf | $3,500,000 | $1,250/sf | -2.8% |
| Mar 26, 2021 | 4 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,800,000 | $1,400/sf | -3.3% |
| Aug 3, 2018 | 2 | 2 BR | $2,850,000 | -4.8% | |
| Nov 4, 2014 | 4 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,800,000 | $1,400/sf | +1.8% |
| Aug 5, 2013 | G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,421,000 | -36.1% | |
| Apr 25, 2013 | 2 | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,650,000 | $1,325/sf | -3.6% |
| Oct 11, 2005 | 5 | 2,300 sf | $1,480,000 | $643/sf | -1.3% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $652/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 3.2% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
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 1-00144-0023). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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Comparable buildings
- 10 Jay Street — Renaissance Revival lofts with residential cooperative ownership within a condop structure.
- 1 Hudson Street — a commercial loft building converted to a small elevator cooperative.
- 1 Worth Street — a nineteenth-century Tribeca cooperative of similar residential scale.
- 10 Leonard Street — a loft cooperative with Romanesque Revival commercial architecture.
- Main Duane — a mid-nineteenth-century loft cooperative near Duane Park.
More Tribeca buildings
- 81 White Street — 1861 condominium
- 83 Walker Street — 2014 condominium by Morris Adjmi Architects
- 84 Hudson Street — 1882 co-op
- 85 West Broadway — 2007 condominium
- 85 Worth Street — 1859 condominium
- 87 Chambers Street — 2015 condominium by Hill West Architects
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Tribeca — read The Roebling Team Guide to Tribeca.
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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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