- Year built
- 1894
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Hand-operated elevator and basement storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District Extension
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $1,208
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded sales
- 15
- On record
- 2004–2026
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About the building
97 Crosby Street was built as a warehouse by Edward Judson, who served as architect, owner and builder. Deep-set arched windows, brick corner quoins, stone bands and a bracketed cornice distinguish its seven-story facade. Its commercial history included wax-figure production, paper goods and metalwork before gallery and residential uses followed. The cooperative corporation was formed in October 1987, and the building received an Artist-in-Residence certificate of occupancy for live/work use.
The building contains full-floor lofts, including street-level space with a separate entrance. Upper-floor layouts have open living areas, high ceilings and windows on more than one exposure. A hand-operated elevator serves the building. Apartments have been divided and renovated differently over time, with one- and two-bedroom arrangements among the upper lofts and more open configurations at the base.
Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- 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
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | 1 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,500,000 | -6.3% | |
| May 30, 2025 | 2 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,450,000 | $1,208/sf | -14.7% |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 7 | 2 BR · 1 BA | $2,050,000 | +2.8% | |
| Sep 6, 2010 | 5 | 2 BR · 1,400 sf | $970,000 | $693/sf | — |
| Jun 22, 2010 | PHST | 2 BR · 1,350 sf | $899,000 | $666/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 22, 2010 | 5 | 2 BR · 1,400 sf | $995,000 | $711/sf | +0.0% |
| Nov 26, 2009 | 6 | 1 BR · 1,500 sf | $1,395,000 | $930/sf | — |
| Apr 25, 2005 | PHST | 2 BR · 1,350 sf | $899,000 | $666/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,208/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2009 | PH | $995,000 |
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 1-00496-0010). 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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What to know if you’re buying
The building's Artist-in-Residence occupancy history is a substantive diligence point. A purchaser should establish the current legal occupancy of the particular loft and any required residential-conversion or certification steps before relying on a proposed home or work use. Cooperative permission and DOB occupancy authorization address different requirements.
Comparable buildings
- 242 Lafayette Street — A small prewar cooperative close to Crosby Street.
- 37B Crosby Street — Another small loft cooperative on the same street.
- 45 Crosby Street — A larger prewar loft cooperative in the immediate SoHo market.
- 101 Wooster Street — A similarly scaled cooperative in a late-nineteenth-century building.
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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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