Exclusive | Rare NYC compound connected by a famed skybridge asks $30M : This is a very unique opportunity

The Footbridge Mansion, a piece of Tribeca history on one of the city’s most-photographed streets, is back on the market for $29.99 million — a relative bargain, considering it asked $50 million a decade ago.The 8,300-square-foot listing at 9 Jay St.comes with one bedroom and four baths — across two buildings connected by the famed Staple Street skybridge.

The assemblage last traded for $24 million in 2022, Gimme Shelter previously reported.The 118-year-old bridge, which picturesquely hovers above cobblestoned streets, connects a landmarked four-story red mansion with a private 1,200-square-foot rooftop terrace to a loft across the street.The landmarked property also features a private three-car garage — and more than 4,000 square feet of air rights. The skybridge was originally used to transport patients to a hospital clinic at 67 Hudson St., as both buildings were once part of New York Hospital. Back then, the townhouse was the ambulance center and the bridge was built to transfer patients between wards, according to a former listing.“There’s nothing else like it in downtown Manhattan,” said Compass broker Clayton Orrigo, who shares the listing with Stephen Ferrara.It’s also “a level of architectural flexibility that’s almost impossible to find,” Orrigo added. Well, there’s almost nothing else like it.

The listing comes as another unique two-building compound on Staple Street, including an 1860s home, hit the market nearly two weeks ago for $30 million.The timing, Orrigo said, was “serendipitous,” as his client was planning to list 9 Jay, but pushed up the plan because there’s now “a unique opportunity for someone, like a Master [or Mistress] of the Universe type, to assemble and build the ultimate family compound.”The listed Jay Street compound once housed the home and studio of fashion designer Zoran Ladicorbic.The 25-foot wide property was built in 1907.Inside, the home is filled with natural light and has views over...