- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 24
- Floors
- 16
- Flip tax
- 3%, buyer-paid
- Subletting
- Permitted with Board approval. Short-term rentals and AirBnB are not permitted.
- Pied-à-terre
- Not permitted.
- Washer / dryer
- Permitted in-unit.
- Pets
- Permitted, subject to Board approval.
- Co-purchasing
- Permitted. Parents purchasing for children not permitted.
- Guarantors
- Not permitted.
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from building documents and current market data. Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage. As of 2026.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $3.2M
- Recent range
- $2.8M – $3.5M
- Listing discount
- 6.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 20
1 Beekman Place is, per public records, "the most prestigious Beekman Place apartment building" — a 1929 Sloan & Robertson commission with Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray, developed by a group led by David Milton (husband of Abby Rockefeller and son-in-law of John D. Rockefeller Jr.).
What distinguishes the building begins at the water: an architecturally complex East River facade that architectural records describe as "an asymmetrical mass of balconies and bay windows that is not beautiful but as awesome as any castle's battlements." Behind it sit the 1929 club facilities including an Olympic-size swimming pool, preserved across every ownership cycle and since joined by a basketball court and golf simulator. And tying the address to a century of Manhattan power is its trophy cultural resident roster — John D. Rockefeller III, David K. E. Bruce, William "Wild Bill" Donovan (OSS), Huntington Hartford, Henryk de Kwiatkowski, Stavros Niarchos (who reportedly brought eleven Rembrandts with his apartment), Mark Goodson, the Whitneys (Betsey Cushing Whitney and John Hay "Jock" Whitney occupied the penthouse triplex). ## Architecture and building operations
One Beekman is widely regarded as "the most prestigious Beekman Place apartment building." The west facade is "pleasant and handsome" but "gives no hint of the complex and very impressive façade facing the East River" — "an asymmetrical mass of balconies and bay windows that is not beautiful but as awesome as any castle's battlements."
Robert A.M. Stern, in New York 1930, describes how the building's "severely detailed exterior sheltered lavishly planned duplex suites with loggias and balconies jutting out over the river," and notes "an elaborate club facility that included an indoor swimming pool occupied the lower floors and opened onto a waterfront terrace."
The grand entrance features a three-and-a-half-story masonry surround with a broken pediment. Original waterfront facilities were lost to the FDR Drive's construction. The base contains a one-story garage facing the FDR.
Operations: among the most amenitized prewar coops in Manhattan. 24-hour doorman; attended elevator; resident building manager; fitness center with basketball court and Olympic-size swimming pool (the original 1929 club pool); landscaped riverfront gardens; two party rooms with service kitchens; golf simulator; in-house garage. Traditional white-glove staffing model.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $75,417/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $46
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 3% of purchase price, payable by Buyer
- Sublet policy
- Allowed, one year maximum
- Pied-à-terre
- Not Allowed
- Notable fees
- Financing Not Allowed; App Processing $450/$550; Managing Agent Fee $900/$1000; NY stamp $0.05/share; Fidelifacts credit $871/applicant
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | 15C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,900 sf | $3,500,000 | $1,207/sf | +1.4% |
| May 7, 2025 | 7B | 2 BR · 3 BA | $2,797,500 | -20.1% | |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 8C | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,691 sf | $2,905,750 | $1,080/sf | -6.1% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 9/10A | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 5,125 sf | $6,800,000 | $1,327/sf | -24.0% |
| Mar 12, 2020 | 3/4C | 4 BR · 4.5 BA | $5,500,000 | -38.9% | |
| May 29, 2018 | 9/10C | 4 BR | $10,147,500 | +1.5% | |
| Mar 28, 2013 | 7B | 2 BR | $3,400,000 | -8.0% | |
| Apr 9, 2012 | 15C | 2 BR | $3,400,000 | -17.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,207/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 8.0% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2023 | GRDNA | $1,336,500 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | 1A | $6,500,000 |
| May 21, 2015 | STU-D | $528,010 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1C | $8,000,000 |
| Aug 13, 2007 | STUDIO | $7,100,000 |
| Apr 13, 2006 | 12A | $6,500,000 |
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01361-0021) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
Comparable buildings
- 2 Sutton Place South — Emery Roth & Sons 1938; nearby East River trophy peer
- 1 Sutton Place South — Cross & Cross 1927 / Candela trophy peer
- 25 Sutton Place South — Cross & Cross 1928 trophy peer
- 870 United Nations Plaza — Harrison & Abramovitz 1966; nearby UN Plaza peer
- 425 East 51st Street (Beekman Hill House) — 1930 boutique Beekman peer
The Roebling Team at One Beekman
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
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