Few properties still capture the original character of SoHo quite like this one.
Set within an intimate boutique cooperative at 81 Wooster Street, this approximately over 5,000-square-foot residence is an authentic artist loft in the truest sense - expansive, raw, light-filled, and rich with original architectural detail. Held by the same ownership for more than four decades, the property offers an increasingly rare opportunity to create a significant private home within one of downtown Manhattan's most iconic historic districts.
The loft occupies the fifth floor and is accessed directly by private keyed elevator. Inside, the scale is immediately impressive: broad open spaces, original pressed-tin ceilings, maple flooring, industrial details, and the proportions associated with SoHo's original working lofts.
Natural light enters through 6 oversized windows. Six overlook cobblestoned Wooster Street, while additional 3 window exposures open north and toward West Broadway, giving the residence long neighborhood views and a sense of openness uncommon in many downtown lofts.
Currently configured as a largely open artist space, the property offers exceptional flexibility for a complete transformation. A future owner could create a substantial three-bedroom residence with generous entertaining areas, multiple bathrooms, a large kitchen, office space, dressing rooms, and additional flexible rooms while still preserving the dramatic scale that makes the loft so distinctive.
The building itself has the intimate feeling of classic SoHo, with a limited number of residences and a wide, gracious common staircase that reinforces the architectural character of the property.
Positioned between Spring and Broome Streets, the residence sits in the heart of SoHo, surrounded by cast-iron architecture, galleries, restaurants, boutiques, and many of downtown Manhattan's most recognizable destinations.
What makes this offering particularly special is its authenticity. This is not a newly created loft or a conventional apartment with industrial finishes added later. It is a genuine SoHo artist loft - substantial in scale, original in character, and ready to be completely reimagined for its next generation of ownership.