Rising behind a preserved cast-iron façade in the heart of Tribeca, this full-building commercial asset at 105 Reade Street delivers scale, architectural gravitas, and zoning flexibility rarely available in Lower Manhattan. The structure spans approximately eighteen thousand seven hundred forty square feet above grade, complemented by a substantial lower level, creating a vertically organized layout that supports a wide range of high-value uses including creative headquarters, gallery and exhibition space, institutional occupancy, private club, or mixed-use ownership.

Entry at street level introduces a dramatic ground floor with exceptional ceiling height, allowing the space to function as a public-facing environment suited for retail, gallery, showroom, or reception-oriented programming. Cast-iron columns run through the depth of the floor, framing a broad open span that benefits from abundant frontage and a strong visual connection to the street. The proportions allow this level to operate as a singular open volume or to be selectively divided into perimeter rooms for private offices, consultation rooms, or enclosed meeting areas while preserving central circulation and sightlines.

Above, the upper floors stack efficiently with wide, rectangular floor plates that lend themselves to flexible planning. Each level supports a combination of open workspace and enclosed perimeter rooms that can be adapted for executive offices, conference suites, editing rooms, studios, or exam and treatment rooms depending on use. Large industrial-style windows line multiple exposures, delivering consistent natural light and long interior vistas that reinforce the building’s loft character. Ceiling heights vary by floor, with upper levels offering generous clearance that enhances volume and allows for architectural lighting, display walls, or creative buildouts.

The lower level expands functionality further, providing space appropriate for back-of-house operations, storage, production, or supplemental program areas while maintaining ceiling heights uncommon for a building of this era. Mechanical placement and vertical circulation are efficiently arranged, allowing each floor to function independently or as part of a unified headquarters environment.

With flexible zoning, historic character, and a scale that supports both single-user and mixed-use strategies, this Tribeca building represents a rare opportunity to secure a legacy asset capable of evolving with ownership needs while maintaining enduring architectural and commercial value.

Notes: Juxtaposed by its impressive cast iron facade with its historic character intact, 105-107 Reade Street’s interior is just as impressive. With 18,740 square feet above grade, 9,040 square feet below, and over 3,000 square feet in air rights, the building has the ability to be converted to the most spectacular downtown condos, private residences, social clubs, or gallery houses. The opportunities are boundless with a C6-3A zoning, Mixed Use, and L8 Loft designation. The roof has open sky views of downtown with Woolworth and World Trade Center to the south, Hudson River to the west, and the northern city skyline. The retail floor is a dramatic 18 feet in ceiling height, with the floors above ranging from 12 to almost 16 feet. Cast iron columns line the center of all the floors with intact old-world wood joists, rafters, and beams. Large arched windows let in an abundance of light where dramatic open interior spaces can be created. With the ability to add to the roof, pending landmarks approval, even more height could be added to what could be an unparalleled downtown Penthouse. The basement with 10-foot ceilings and the sub-basement with 8-foot ceilings, with two light and air shafts, provide additional design and mechanical placement freedoms not seen in many other buildings. Various architectural plans for the building from renowned Architects like Carlos Zapata, Fogarty & Finger, and Valerie Pasqiou are ready for your perusal. The building has, in the past, received landmark approval (now expired) for a modern two-story addition. This gem allows you to create what will undoubtedly be a building of significance and beauty.

The building is situated in the middle of the block on a stretch of Reade Street with similar historic Loft and Cast Iron buildings next to Bogardus Plaza and a block from Washington Square Park. The block has recently undergone several residential conversions and is surrounded by stalwart Tribeca restaurants such as The Odeon, Marc Forgione, Serafina, Fonda, Sushi of Gari, Buddha-Bar, and many more. Phenomenal shopping, the quickly expanding Tribeca Art district, riverfront amenities, and proximity to transportation make this an ideal location for any use you choose.

Please note that all pictures and floorplans are virtual/suggested. This building is subject to landmark approval, and the owner or Brown Harris Stevens makes no warranties regarding approval and build-out. Consult with your expeditor and architect regarding viability.

Rarely does a building of this exceptional provenance come to market in New York City. Built in 1860 and designed by James T. Gilbert, this beautiful Italianate cast iron measuring over 50 feet wide is ready to be restored to its former magnificence and beyond. Originally used as a warehouse for Tribeca’s chocolatiers, the site has an interesting history as a charitable house for women and children built by New York’s first freed slave, Pierre Toussaint.