Authentic SoHo Loft. Dramatic Architectural Details. Penthouse Renovation Opportunity.
Introducing Apartment 5, a 25-foot-wide, full-floor SoHo loft, sprawling in scale and bathed in natural light. Currently configured as a 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom home, this co-op offers flexibility with zoning that permits live/work use - all set within the heart of SoHo's iconic Cast Iron Historic District.
Bring your architect and transform this historic property into a modern penthouse dream based on your personal lifestyle needs and design tastes. Graced with soaring 16-foot ceilings, key-locked elevator access, and eastern and western exposures, this unique floor-through residence offers tantalizing potential.
Residents are greeted by an open, multi-level living room, dining room, and kitchen with a walk-in coat closet and a trio of oversized west-facing windows. A raised sitting area perfect for use as a reading nook, piano stage, and more flows down to the living room, which then leads to a sunken dining room and kitchen. The kitchen has ample storage and full-size appliances-including a gas-burning stove-and adjoins a laundry closet with a side-by-side washer and dryer.
Custom built-ins and 19th-century details run throughout, including exposed redbrick walls, hardwood floors, and a one-of-a-kind wooden elevator wheel and frame dating back to 1872. Adding to the post-industrial aesthetic are exposed HVAC ducts and pipes.
Both bedrooms are on the opposite side of the home and face away from the street for maximum privacy and quietness. The primary bedroom can easily accommodate a king-size bed, while the skylit second bedroom is ideal as a guest room or nursery. Both share access to a large full bathroom with a deep tub.
Custom floating stairs lead up to a skylit mezzanine level with a reach-in closet and windowed powder room, making it an ideal space for a home office, gym, library, or den.
510 Broadway is a lovely boutique co-op with a Greco-Roman facade and a sought-after SoHo address. Residents enjoy close proximity to some of the most exciting dining, nightlife, and shopping destinations in the city, with myriad restaurants, bars, cafes, ateliers, brand-name stores, and designer labels all within a few blocks.
Nolita, Noho, Greenwich Village, Tribeca, Chinatown, and the Lower East Side are nearby, and accessible subway lines include the 6, C, E, B, D, F, M, R, W, J, and Z. Pets are welcome.
Quick Profile
Famous for its art galleries, designer boutiques, cobblestone streets and cast-iron architecture, SoHo has always been full of buzz - wowing both tourists and locals alike. It’s rich with history (more so than most neighborhoods). So, whether you’re a computer nerd, serial shopper or foodie, you’re guaranteed to find something exciting to do in this storied neighborhood.
SoHo is bounded by Houston Street to the north, Canal Street in the south, 6th Avenue to the west and Crosby Street on the east.
The neighborhood has gone through many ups and downs over its long history. Enough to make a voluminous history book. When the Dutch discovered Lower Manhattan, they came across indigenous people living on the island. Technically, the American Indians were the first Manhattanites and then the Dutch moved in making them the second original Manhattanites.
After the Civil War ended, the west side of Lower Manhattan flourished because the shipping routes changed. Textiles and the need for all types of products increased. Warehouses and large lofts were built and replaced farmland to accommodate the commerce. Many of those buildings are still standing and give SoHo its unique character and charm.
The bustling commerce eventually stopped and in the mid 1800’s, well-to-do families began moving into SoHo. They built exquisite buildings, many of which are characterized by their cast-iron facades. Soon after it became residential, theatres, music halls and eateries followed. The wealthy eventually left and the once prosperous district began another decline.
The 1960’s marks SoHo’s most definitive period. City planners lost their bid to build a major highway that would level a portion of the neighborhood and many historic buildings. After their failed attempt to revitalize SoHo, artists quickly moved into the empty lofts and warehouses. Some legally, and other move-ins, not so legal. The city turned a blind eye. Artists of all mediums working from their new creative spaces created a ripple in the art scene. It was such a ripple that the well-to-do uptown crowd started buying their art and hanging out with them. The uptown folks eventually moved into the neighborhood and began buying up the lofts and warehouses. As soon as the word spread, up went the property values and the rest is history.