Hudson · Active · Condominium
Apt 2, 140 Prospect Lantern Street
$689,000
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,350 sq ft · Second floor, floor-through · Built 1870 · Common charges $385/mo
A whole floor above the street
Most of the brick buildings around Warren Street were built the same way: a shop on the ground floor, the shopkeeper's family upstairs, and a tenant or two on the top floor. 140 Prospect Lantern Street was put up in 1870 for a dry-goods merchant, and that arrangement still holds. There is a shop at street level (currently a framer, quiet and closed by six), and two residential condominiums above. Apartment 2 is the entire second floor, front to back.
You come up a broad shared stair with a walnut handrail to your own front door. The living room runs across the front of the building, with three arched windows nearly nine feet tall looking down on the street, an exposed brick wall, and the original pressed-tin ceiling, painted a soft white. Behind it, the kitchen and dining area sit in the middle of the floor, lit by a skylight that was added in the 2019 conversion: walnut cabinetry, marble counters, a gas range and a long dining table's worth of space. The two bedrooms are at the back, overlooking a quiet garden courtyard, each with its own bath; the primary has a walk-in closet that was once the back stair.
The conversion was done carefully in 2019 by a local builder known for this kind of work. The building has a new rubber roof, a sprinkler system, sound insulation between floors, separate gas and electric meters and a high-efficiency furnace and central air for each unit. The original pine floors were kept and refinished. Ceilings are 12 feet throughout.
About the condominium
The building is a three-unit condominium: the commercial unit and the two apartments. Common charges for Apt 2 are $385 a month and cover building insurance, the shared stair and hall, exterior maintenance, the sprinkler monitoring, and contributions to a reserve fund that currently holds a little over $40,000. The association meets twice a year, usually over coffee. There is no right of first refusal, and owners may rent their units for 12 months or longer. Pets are welcome.
There's no off-street parking, which is true for most homes this close to Warren Street. Overnight parking on the street is allowed with city rules in winter, and there's a municipal lot two blocks away with monthly permits.
Room by room
- Entry
- Private door from the shared stair; coat closet.
- Living room
- 24 × 16, three arched front windows, pressed-tin ceiling, exposed brick.
- Kitchen / dining
- Center of the floor, skylight, walnut cabinets, marble counters, gas range, seating for eight.
- Laundry
- Full-size washer and dryer in a closet off the hall.
- Primary bedroom
- 14 × 13, courtyard view, walk-in closet, bath with a walk-in shower.
- Second bedroom
- 12 × 11, courtyard view, bath with tub across the hall.
- Storage
- Private storage room in the basement.
Facts
- MLS #
- 251866
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Condominium, floor-through, in an 1870 mixed-use building
- Year built
- 1870; converted 2019
- Interior
- 1,350 sq ft
- Floor
- 2 of 3 (walk-up)
- Taxes
- $9,860 (2025)
- Common charges
- $385 per month
- School district
- The city's K–12 district
- Heating / cooling
- Gas forced-air furnace and central air (2019)
- Water / sewer
- City
- Parking
- On-street; municipal lot permits available
- Pets
- Allowed
- Lead paint
- Pre-1978 building; disclosure provided
Estimated monthly cost: about $4,750 with 20% down at 6.1%, including taxes, common charges and an HO-6 insurance policy.
The neighborhood
Hudson's Warren Street runs about a mile from the river up through the city, and nearly every block of it is lined with 18th- and 19th-century brick: antiques dealers, galleries, design shops, bakeries and restaurants, many with apartments above, like this one. From 140 Prospect Lantern Street, Warren Street is a one-minute walk. Promenade Hill, the little park overlooking the river and the lighthouse, is about eight minutes, and the Amtrak station at the bottom of the hill is about the same; trains reach Penn Station in roughly two hours. The painter's hilltop house and landscape, now a state historic site, is ten minutes south by car. Weekends are lively from spring to New Year's; winter weekdays are quiet in a nice way.
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Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Common charges and taxes subject to change.