Own a piece of Lower Manhattan.
A premier FiDi cooperative directly across from the South Street Seaport and steps from a major transit hub.
- Landscaped grounds
- Playground
- Basketball & pickleball courts
- Community room
- On-site supermarket
- Sought-after schools nearby
- Utilities included
Transit at the door
Within 3 blocks
Within 4 blocks
Within 5 blocks
- Residential units
- 1,650
- Buildings
- 9
- Tallest tower
- 27
- Established
- 1971
- Subway lines nearby
- 10+
- Utilities
- Included
Residential units
Buildings · 4 towers + 5 low-rise
Stories at the top
Established · Lower Manhattan
Subway lines on foot
Utilities in maintenance
Why Southbridge
A rare combination of ownership, stability, and location.
Equity, not rent
Southbridge is a privately owned cooperative. Every resident is a shareholder, not a tenant. Apartments build equity over time instead of going to a landlord.
Utilities included
Heat, electricity, gas, and water are bundled into a single monthly maintenance fee, historically among the lowest in Lower Manhattan.
A community that stays
Decades of owner-occupancy requirements and waitlist-driven entry shaped a tight, multi-generational community. Many shareholders have called Southbridge home for twenty years or more.
The Buildings
Four towers, five low-rises. One of Lower Manhattan's best-kept addresses.
Four 27-story towers and five low-rise buildings boast residences in the most convenient location south of the Brooklyn Bridge, with heat, electricity, gas, and water all included in one monthly maintenance fee.
Amenities
Built for residents, day in and day out.
Heat, electricity, gas, and water are all included in your monthly maintenance, and the community is supported by on-site management and round-the-clock security.
Services & Security
- Onsite Building Management
- 24/7 Security Monitoring
- Emergency Generators
Comfort & Convenience
- Utilities Included in Maintenance
- Two Onsite Parking Garages
- On-site Washers and Dryers
- On-premises Storage Lockers
- Community Spaces
Community & Recreation
- Child-friendly Toddlers' Room
- Private Playground
- Two Private Pickleball Courts
- Private Basketball Court
- Private Ping Pong Tables
- Community & Senior Center
The Residences
Studios to three-bedrooms, framed by the East River and the city skyline.
An open concept allows for natural light to extend throughout studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, where residents have views of the East River or the city's iconic skyline.
The Grounds
A private playground and sports court, on the grounds.
Tucked into the landscaped grounds are a padded children's playground with jungle gyms and a shaded gathering area, and a sports court for basketball, pickleball, and ping pong. All reserved for residents, all a short walk from your front door.
Schools & Family
Some of downtown's most sought-after schools, a short walk from home.
Southbridge sits in Community School District 2, one of New York City's most desirable — with its zoned public elementary, the Peck Slip School, a block away. From pre-K through high school, families have excellent public and independent options without leaving the neighborhood.
Public · District 2
- The Peck Slip School (PS 343) Zoned public · PreK–Grade 5 · a block away
- Spruce Street School (PS 397) Public · PreK–Grade 8 · a short walk
Independent
- Léman Manhattan Preparatory School Independent · IB · Nursery–Grade 12
- Pine Street School Independent · IB · Nursery–Grade 8
For older students, a cluster of small public high schools sits about five minutes away at 411 Pearl Street, Pace University is across the street, and Stuyvesant High School — New York's most selective public high school — is a short walk up the West Side.
How Buying Works
From first viewing to keys in hand: typically 60–90 days.
Co-op purchases involve a few more steps than a condo, but the path is well-trodden. Here's what to expect.
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Find a broker
Pick a real estate broker familiar with Lower Manhattan co-ops. They'll show you available Southbridge units and represent your offer.
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Make an offer
Offers are submitted to the selling shareholder, often negotiated through brokers. Acceptance is a handshake, not a contract. That comes next.
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Sign the contract
Your attorney reviews the offering plan and shareholder documents, then you sign a contract and deposit 10% in escrow.
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Submit the board package
A detailed financial and personal-reference package goes to the co-op board: tax returns, employment letter, asset statements, recommendations. Your broker helps assemble it.
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Board interview
A brief in-person meeting with members of the co-op board. It's a conversation about you and your plans for the apartment, not an interrogation.
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Approval & close
Once approved, you close on the shares, get the keys, and become a Southbridge shareholder. Your name goes on the proprietary lease for the apartment.
Need a broker recommendation or want to walk through the timeline for your situation? Get in touch and we'll point you in the right direction.
Resident Voices
Words from shareholders who already call Southbridge home.
We figured we'd be here a few years. The kids ended up growing up in the courtyard, and we never found a reason to leave.
After years of renting uptown, owning here still surprises me — one predictable monthly bill, and it's our place, not a landlord's.
You're a block from the Seaport and the trains, but the courtyard is genuinely quiet. I didn't think you could get both down here.
The Neighborhood
Across from the historic South Street Seaport, at the center of where the city began.
South Street Seaport
Cobblestones, tall ships, and a market hall. Three blocks east.
The South Street Seaport is the gateway to Lower Manhattan's maritime history: restored 19th-century buildings on cobblestone streets, the Fulton Market food hall, and a working museum pier where the 1885 Wavertree and the lightship Ambrose are still moored.
It's also one of downtown's most active stretches. Pier 17 reaches out over the East River with year-round bars, restaurants with skyline views, and one of the city's best-loved rooftop concert series in summer. The cobblestone block of Fulton Street fills with outdoor seating from spring through fall, anchored by the Garden Bar (the city's largest open-air bar); the iPic Fulton dine-in cinema sits along the same stretch. This summer, the historic Tin Building reopens as the U.S. flagship of the Balloon Museum, an immersive contemporary art experience.
A two-block radius takes in some of downtown's most-recommended restaurants, specialty bakeries, and independent shops. Brooklyn Bridge Park is a walk across the river; Battery Park and the Hudson River Greenway are on foot from the front door.
Location
Steps from the Fulton Street Transit Center.
90 Beekman Street sits at the corner of Beekman and Gold, three blocks from the Fulton Street Transit Center and a short walk to the East River ferry terminal.
Fulton Center, three blocks from Southbridge
Commercial Tenants
Shops, restaurants, and services. Steps from your front door.
Residents can appreciate the convenience and variety of shops, restaurants and businesses on the Southbridge premises.
History
A downtown landmark since 1971.
Southbridge opened in 1971 as an ownership cooperative designed to keep downtown apartments within reach of working New Yorkers: bought, not rented, with cost controls and owner-occupancy requirements built into the structure from day one. For more than four decades, that contract shaped a stable, multi-generational shareholder community. In 2014, the shareholders voted to take the building fully private, preserving the all-inclusive maintenance that defined it, on their own terms.
The complex itself was something larger: nine buildings and 1,650 apartments spanning several blocks, conceived as an urban village in a Lower Manhattan that emptied out the moment Wall Street closed. The Fulton Fish Market was the immediate neighbor, with truck traffic at midnight and gritty waterfront commerce at the doorstep. Below Canal Street, almost no one lived here.
The neighborhood didn't transform overnight. The Fulton Fish Market had been winding down for decades before its operations finally consolidated at Hunts Point in 2005, and the South Street Seaport was redeveloped over the 80s and 90s: industrial piers reimagined first as a festival marketplace, later as parks and esplanades. Downtown crossed over, gradually and then completely, into a thriving 24/7 residential neighborhood.
Today Southbridge sits between the Hudson and East Rivers, steps from Wall Street, in a dynamic, thoroughly residential downtown. Vibrant parks and waterfront esplanades line both rivers, some of the city's strongest public elementary schools are within walking distance, and the prestigious Stuyvesant High School (New York's most selective public) is a short walk up the West Side.
And the connectivity is incredible: nine subway lines within three blocks at the Fulton Center, the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges and the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel a short hop from the front door, plus NYC Ferry and water taxi slips with summer service straight to the Rockaways for a beach day.
A cornerstone of a transformed Lower Manhattan.
Images courtesy of Yun Liu
Frequently Asked
Common questions from prospective buyers.
Buying into a New York co-op works a little differently than buying a condo. Here are the questions we hear most often.
How does buying at Southbridge actually work?
Apartments at Southbridge are owned and sold by individual shareholders, not by the building. Listings are typically marketed through Manhattan real estate brokers. After you make an accepted offer, you'll submit a board package (financials, references, employment letters) and meet with the co-op board for an interview. Once the board approves you, you close on the shares for the apartment.
What's included in the monthly maintenance fee?
Maintenance covers your share of the building's operating costs: heat, electricity, gas, and water for your apartment, plus building staff, repairs, reserves, and real estate taxes. There is no separate utility bill in most months; it's all bundled. Maintenance is historically among the lowest in Lower Manhattan.
Is board approval really required?
Yes. All NYC cooperatives require board approval, and Southbridge is no exception. The board reviews your financials and meets you in person before approving the purchase. Brokers familiar with the building can help you prepare a strong board package.
Can I rent my apartment out as an investment?
Southbridge is a primary-residence cooperative. Subletting is permitted under specific conditions and time limits set by the board (currently 2 of every 5 years); the apartment is not intended as a year-round rental investment.
Are pets allowed?
Yes, Southbridge is a pet-friendly community.
How do I find out which apartments are currently for sale?
Active listings change month to month and are most easily found through real estate brokers active in Lower Manhattan. If you have a broker, ask them to pull current Southbridge listings; if you don't, email the management office and they can point you to brokers familiar with the building. Southbridge units also appear frequently on StreetEasy and CityRealty. You can also join our interest list and we'll notify you when new units become available.
Is this a new development or a sponsor sale?
Neither. The buildings opened in 1971 as a middle-income ownership cooperative; in 2014 shareholders voted to take the community fully private. Today's sales are resales between current and prospective shareholders, at market prices.
Still have questions? Email us and we'll respond directly, or join the interest list to hear about availability.
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