90 North 5th Street
90 North 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
BBL 3023427501 · BIN 3395929
- Year built
- 2010
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 23
- Floors
- 5
- Amenities
- Per listing records — a fitness room, a garden courtyard, a roof deck and a garage with deeded parking. Confirm current access with the managing agent
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2009–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $1,043
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 2.3%
- Recorded sales
- 40
- On record
- 2009–2025
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 90 North 5th Street 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.
90 North 5th Street is a mid-block Northside condominium from the late-2000s building wave, two blocks from the East River and a short walk from Bedford Avenue. It was filed in early 2006, months after the rezoning opened the Northside to residential construction, and was finished in 2010, after the market had turned. The sponsor sold its 23 apartments over two and a half years, from January 2010 to June 2012.
Two facts matter most for a buyer now. The 15-year 421-a benefit is finished, so apartments here have carried the full tax bill since July 2025. And the building has on-site parking, but only 11 spaces for 23 apartments. All 11 spaces were sold with apartments at the first sale. Whether a space can now be bought or leased separately depends on the declaration and by-laws, so confirm the rules before counting on one.
The façade is the building's visual signature. Architectural records describe a grid of setbacks and projecting balconies in shades of gray.
Architecture and unit composition
Twenty-three residences sit on five stories. The first floor holds three apartments (1A–1C), floors two through four five apartments each (A–E lines), and the fifth floor five larger units (5A–5E). Per the Department of Finance roll, the E line is the smallest at about 630 square feet, the A and B lines about 900 to 920, and the fifth-floor units about 1,070 to 1,170. Listing records describe garden duplexes on the lower floor and penthouses on more than one level at the top. Confirm any layout against the floor plans filed with the declaration.
Parking. The 11 parking spaces, P1 through P11, are each separately deeded. At the first sale every one was conveyed together with an apartment, per ACRIS. A buyer who wants parking should confirm the space is in the contract as its own lot.
Building operations
The 421-a has expired. The Department of Finance exemption roll records code 5113, "421-a, 15 years, no cap," on all 34 lots, with a benefit start of 2011. On the standard 15-year schedule the benefit runs at full value for 11 years and then steps down 20 percent a year over the last four. The roll bears that out: 60 percent of full benefit in 2022/23, 40 percent in 2023/24, 20 percent in 2024/25, and nothing from the 2025/26 roll. The roll has shown no 421-a since July 2025. A tax comparison or carrying-cost figure from before then may reflect the benefit; compare it with the current bill for the specific apartment.
Sponsor position. All 23 apartments and all 11 parking spaces sold between January 2010 and June 2012. No sponsor-held residences remain, per ACRIS and the Department of Finance roll. Apartments are held by separate owners of record.
Staffing and management. Not documented in the records we reviewed. Confirm with the managing agent.
Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, roof deck, garden, garageSource: 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
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
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 →Recent sales
90 North 5th trades as late-2000s Northside new construction, priced in dollars per square foot. The fifth-floor units, the garden duplexes and any apartment sold with a parking space set the top of the range. The E-line apartments are the building's entry point. The 23-apartment count does not establish resale frequency; review the dates and nature of recorded transactions.
Now that the benefit has ended, the building competes on a level footing with the other fully taxed Northside condominiums of its era, including NV across the street at 101 North 5th, whose 421-a also ended in 2025. Compare actual common charges and current tax bills with newer buildings, including any live benefits and their remaining schedules; exemption status alone does not establish the total carrying-cost difference.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 13, 2025 | 1B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,151 sf | $1,200,000 | $1,043/sf | -5.9% |
| Nov 6, 2020 | 4C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 706 sf | $870,000 | $1,232/sf | -5.4% |
| Jul 10, 2020 | PH5C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,140 sf | $1,350,000 | $1,184/sf | +12.5% |
| Oct 29, 2019 | 5C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,141 sf | $1,550,000 | $1,358/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 28, 2019 | 1C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 676 sf | $820,000 | $1,213/sf | -8.9% |
| Oct 4, 2019 | 4D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 821 sf | $1,085,000 | $1,322/sf | +1.9% |
| Oct 3, 2019 | 2D | 1 BR · 2 BA · 821 sf | $987,500 | $1,203/sf | -3.2% |
| Nov 29, 2018 | 4B | 2 BR · 918 sf | $1,135,000 | $1,236/sf | +3.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,043/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 2.3% 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 3-02342-7501; 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.
Closed rents at 90 North 5th Street, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 2 | $5,375 |
| 2 bedroom | 3 | $7,600 |
5 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease January 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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What to know if you’re buying
Use the current tax bill. Anything from before July 2025 reflects an abatement that no longer exists.
Check the deed for parking. Each space is its own lot. If a listing includes one, confirm it is conveyed in the contract.
Get the building documents. No offering plan or financial statements were found in The Roebling Research Library. A buyer's attorney should review the declaration, bylaws, current budget, reserves and any planned assessment.
Confirm leasing and pet rules in writing. They are not documented in the records we reviewed.
What to know if you’re selling
Price the parking separately. A deeded space on the Northside has its own value. Showing it makes the apartment price easier to defend.
Present the carrying cost plainly. Buyers will compare against abated buildings. Show common charges and the current full tax bill up front.
Know the unit's layout history. Duplexes and penthouses on more than one level draw questions about legal floor area and outdoor space. Have the floor plan ready.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 90 North 5th Street, also evaluate:
- NV (101 North 5th Street) — the 40-residence condominium across the street, with deeded parking and a 421-a that also ended in 2025
- 150 North 5th Street (The Rialto) — a 31-residence loft conversion farther east on the same street
- 161 North 4th Street — a 37-residence condominium with deeded parking and an expired 421-a, between Bedford and Driggs
- 70 Berry Street — a 38-residence Northside condominium with deeded parking and an expired 421-a
- 125 North 10th Street — an 86-unit Northside condominium with garage parking and a roof terrace
- 80 Metropolitan Avenue — a larger 2008 condominium closer to the waterfront
- 2 Bayard Street (The Lotus) — a 19-apartment condominium of similar era at McCarren Park, also fully taxed
More Williamsburg buildings
- 88 Withers Street (Element 88) — 2018 condominium
- 89 South 4th Street — 1994 condominium
- 89 Union Avenue — 2023 condominium
- 96 North 1st Street — 1950 condominium
- 98 Havemeyer Street (Williamsburgh Mews) — 2002 condominium
- Aliya (772 Metropolitan Avenue) — 2025 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Williamsburg.
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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