285 Lafayette Street 2D
$3,095,000
MLS# RLS20117920 · NoLIta
Originally listed at $3,295,000. Price last reduced on October 26, 2026.
Listed September 29, 2026 · 37 days on the market
2 Beds 1 Baths 1,500 Sq.Ft.
About This Property
285 Lafayette Street, 2D — Nolita / SoHo · 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,500 SF · Condo
A 1,500 sf SoHo loft in the Hawley & Hoops building, priced roughly $300 per square foot below the building's last closed sale. Your renovation, your home.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AI-GENERATED RENDERINGS showing what this residence can look like after a cosmetic renovation. The apartment is offered in its original, unrenovated condition. Current-condition photographs are available on request.
Residence 2D is the rare downtown loft that has never been touched. Cast-iron columns, exposed beams, original hardwood floors, and south light across Lafayette Street — 1,500 square feet of true pre-war industrial volume in one of the most tightly held loft conversions in SoHo.
Livable today. No structural work required. What it needs is kitchen, bath and finishes — and every one of those choices is yours.
The opportunity is the price. Renovated homes at 285 Lafayette trade well above this level; the last closed sale was $2,472 per square foot. 2D is priced for its condition, not its address. Instead of paying a premium for someone else's renovation, buy the bones, do the work your way, and hold the building's value on the other side. It is also the only residence in the building under 2,000 square feet — the entry point to an address that rarely trades.
Bring your contractor to the showing. Buyers will be introduced to Manhattan renovation firms with experience in this building and comparable SoHo and Nolita conversions, so the work can be scoped and priced before contract. Ask for the price history; there is a clear story behind it.
The building. 285 Lafayette is the 1912 Hawley & Hoops chocolate factory, converted in 1999 by Allied Partners with architecture by Costas Kondylis. Twenty-four-hour doorman and concierge, white-onyx lobby, planted roof garden, resident storage, pets allowed, pied-à-terre permitted, and entrances on both Lafayette and Mulberry. Ralph Lauren and a New York Public Library branch at the base. Past residents include David Bowie and Iman, Ian Schrager, and the Murdoch and Nederlander families.
Steps from Prince Street, the Puck Building and Balthazar. Broadway–Lafayette (B/D/F/M/6), Prince Street (N/R) and Spring Street stations within a short walk.
Offered at $3,295,000.
Agent's Note
From Curtis Bain. Details about the apartment are drawn from the listing information provided through RLS by Keller Williams NYC.
The 1,500 square feet at 285 Lafayette Street 2D are offered in their original, unrenovated condition, which means a loft with cast-iron columns, exposed beams and original hardwood floors that you can build around. The gain is that the apartment is livable now and needs no structural work, so the layout and finishes are yours to choose. The cost is that the kitchen, bath and finishes all need work, so you'd be taking on a renovation budget and timeline before you move in.
Light comes in from the south across Lafayette Street, and the listing notes both park and garden views. Nearby buildings can block the sun, so it's worth seeing the windows at more than one time of day before you decide how the rooms should work.
The unit has a washer and dryer, which is a practical convenience in a Manhattan apartment. The building has a doorman and concierge, an elevator, resident storage and a planted roof garden, and pets are allowed.
Broadway-Lafayette is about 2 minutes on foot, with Prince Street about 3 minutes and Spring Street about 4 minutes. Sara D. Roosevelt Park is about 7 minutes away, and Mulberry Market is about 2 minutes for groceries. Torrisi, La Cabra and Estela are each about a minute's walk.
Quick answers+
Does the apartment have in-unit laundry?
Yes. The apartment has a washer and dryer in the unit.
Does the building have a doorman?
Yes. The building has a doorman and concierge.
Does the property have an elevator?
Yes. The building has an elevator.
Curtis Bain
Brown Harris Stevens
Property Features
Policies
- Pets allowed
Home features
- Washer/dryer in unit
- Park view
- Garden view
Building amenities
Services and facilities
- Elevator
Estimate
Monthly Cost & Closing Costs
The rate is a placeholder, not a quote. Enter the one your lender gives you.
$18,071 / month
- Principal and interest$15,650
- Common charges$1,340
- Property taxes$1,081
Due at closing
- Down payment (20%)$619,000
- NYS “mansion tax” (1.5%)$46,425
- Mortgage recording tax (1.925%)$47,663
Not included: attorney, title insurance, lender and appraisal fees, board application and move-in fees, flip tax and prepaid items. Estimates only, based on the published New York State rates. Your attorney and lender will confirm the real figures.
Location & Nearby
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285 Lafayette Street 2D
Subway
- 6BDFMBroadway-Lafayette StAbout 2 min walk · Accessible
- RWPrince StAbout 3 min walk
- 6Spring StAbout 4 min walk
- JZBoweryAbout 8 min walk
Parks
- Sara D. Roosevelt ParkAbout 7 min walk
- Washington Square ParkAbout 10 min walk
Public schools · Elementary schools
- P.S. 130 Hernando de SotoAbout 11 min walk
- The Star Academy - P.S.63About 13 min walk
- Neighborhood SchoolAbout 13 min walk
Middle schools
- Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School · CharterAbout 15 min walk
- M.S. 131About 15 min walk
High schools
- Cascades High SchoolAbout 8 min walk
- Forsyth Satellite AcademyAbout 8 min walk
Colleges & universities
- Hebrew Union CollegeAbout 8 min walk
- IE New York CollegeAbout 8 min walk
- The Cooper UnionAbout 9 min walk
- New York UniversityAbout 9 min walk
Museums
- Museum of Comic and Cartoon ArtAbout 2 min walk
- New MuseumAbout 5 min walk
- New Museum of Contemporary ArtAbout 5 min walk
- Center for Italian Modern ArtAbout 7 min walk
Walking times are estimates. Schools shown are the nearest public and charter schools and are not zone assignments; a nearby school is not necessarily the one an address is zoned for. Confirm zoning with the NYC Department of Education. Sources: MTA, NYC Parks and NYC Department of City Planning open data.
The Neighborhood
About Nolita
A chic downtown pocket with European sensibility, boutique shopping, and highly coveted residences.
Walkability
10/10
Public transit
9/10
Schools
6/10
Dining
10/10
Groceries & parks
7/10
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Property Photos
Listing Courtesy of Keller Williams NYC
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