Windsor Tower (1 Tudor City Place)
1 Tudor City Place, New York, NY 10017
Murray Hill
BBL 1013330023 · BIN 1038647
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Pets permitted with board approval
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Studio median
- $310K
- Recent range
- $200K – $3.5M
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 656
Tudor City is one of New York's quiet originals — the first large-scale residential skyscraper community in the world, planned by the Fred F. French Company in the late 1920s on Prospect Hill, the bluff that rises above First Avenue between East 40th and 43rd Streets. French's premise was radical for its era: a self-contained residential enclave at the center of Midtown, set apart from the congestion below by its elevation and its own private gardens. The enclave is now a designated historic district, and Windsor Tower, opened in 1930 as the largest of the original buildings, sits at the heart of it.
What sets Windsor Tower apart inside the enclave is the view. When Tudor City was built, the blocks toward the river held the city's old slaughterhouse and tenement district — so French oriented most of the original buildings inward, away from the unappealing waterfront. Windsor Tower is the exception that benefits from what came after: the slaughterhouses gave way to the United Nations complex in the 1950s, and the building's east-facing apartments now look across the UN gardens, the East River, and Roosevelt Island. Among the original Tudor City buildings, this is the one to know for open river outlooks.
The location is the rare Midtown address that feels genuinely residential. Tudor City's private greens, the staircase down to the United Nations, and the East River esplanade are steps away, yet Grand Central, the Midtown office core, and the East Side's transit are all within a short walk. For a buyer who wants a real neighborhood inside the center of the city — and an architecturally protected one — there are few settings like it in Manhattan.
Architecture and unit composition
Windsor Tower is a 22-story prewar Tudor Revival tower in red brick with limestone and terra-cotta detailing, designed by H. Douglas Ives and the Fred F. French architectural staff. It was conceived as an apartment hotel — compact, efficient units with central services — which is why the bulk of the inventory remains studios and one-bedrooms, the layouts that suit a single professional or a Midtown pied-à-terre. At the top of the building sits a group of dramatic double-height penthouses that are among the most distinctive homes in the district.
The character here comes less from interior ornament than from siting and scale. The Prospect Hill elevation gives upper-floor apartments long open views toward the East River and the United Nations; the enclave's private gardens buffer the building from the avenue. As an approximately 799-unit cooperative, Windsor Tower offers regular turnover and a genuine entry point into a landmark Midtown co-op — a meaningful contrast to the small, tightly held prewar stock elsewhere on the East Side.
Building operations
Windsor Tower operates as a full-service prewar cooperative with a 24-hour doorman, attended lobby, live-in resident manager, central laundry, a fitness center with East River views, and elevators, set within the Tudor City Historic District with its private greens and protected streetscape. Carrying costs are expressed as monthly maintenance, which on a co-op covers the building's underlying mortgage, real estate taxes, staff, heat, and operations.
As a landmark-district building of 1930 vintage that was later converted to cooperative ownership, Windsor Tower carries the diligence profile of a substantial prewar co-op: buyers should review the building's financial statements, reserve position, any assessment or capital-project history, and the board's current house rules during due diligence. Pets are permitted with board approval, pieds-à-terre are allowed, and subletting is permitted after three years of ownership; the building's financing limit and any flip tax should be confirmed at offer stage. The Roebling Research Library maintains current building materials for clients during due diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $183,430/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $19
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials 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 →Recent sales
Because Windsor Tower is an approximately 799-unit cooperative, turnover is regular rather than rare — in a building this size, multiple apartments typically change hands in a given year across the studio, one-bedroom, and penthouse tiers. As a co-op, pricing is best read on a per-room and per-line basis rather than strictly on price per square foot: studios and one-bedrooms anchor the entry tier, while the east-facing river-and-UN view apartments and the double-height penthouses command clear premiums for their outlooks. Floor, exposure, and renovation state drive most of the variation within the building. Our sales view for the building reflects recorded transfers as they post.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | 1632 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $560,000 | -4.3% | |
| May 28, 2026 | 625 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $525,000 | +0.0% | |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 1132 | 1 BR | $523,000 | -9.0% | |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 931 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf | $520,000 | $867/sf | -3.5% |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 1111 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $460,000 | -6.1% | |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 1532 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf | $595,000 | $992/sf | -7.0% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 1818 | 1 BA · 260 sf | $270,000 | $1,038/sf | -10.0% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 225 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 500 sf | $400,000 | $800/sf | -6.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $867/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2020 | 908 | $204,000 |
| Dec 10, 2009 | 905 | $279,000 |
| Dec 10, 2009 | 304 | $259,000 |
| Dec 9, 2009 | 1106 | $199,500 |
| Nov 25, 2009 | 1209 | $325,000 |
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 1-01333-0023) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
Buy the view and the line. The east-facing apartments with East River and United Nations outlooks are the prize at Windsor Tower; the double-height penthouses are the trophy inventory. Floor, exposure, and layout drive value within the building far more than headline averages.
It's a co-op — underwrite accordingly. Expect a board package and interview, and confirm the building's financing limit, flip tax (if any), and pied-à-terre and subletting policies before you commit, since these terms shape both your carrying math and your future exit.
Do prewar-conversion diligence. Review the co-op's financials, reserves, and any assessment or capital-project history. Confirm monthly maintenance and what it covers, and weigh the central laundry and district amenities as part of the picture.
Mind the mansion tax thresholds where they apply. Run any purchase through the Mansion Tax Calculator; at the building's entry tiers many transactions fall below the first cliff, but penthouse pricing can reach it.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the Tudor City story and the view. The historic-district setting, the private greens, and the river-and-UN outlooks are the emotional hooks; for east-facing and penthouse apartments, the view is the headline.
Position each apartment on exposure and condition. Renovated kitchens and baths command premiums in this prewar inventory, and higher-floor view lines should be benchmarked against the best comparable apartments in the building and the surrounding Tudor City stock.
Prepare a clean board package. Co-op sales move on the quality of the application and the buyer's financials; a well-prepared package and realistic pricing against in-building comparables keep the process smooth.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing Windsor Tower, these nearby Tudor City and Midtown East co-ops and condos make a useful comparison set:
- 2 Tudor City Place (Tudor Gardens) — the mid-century Tudor City co-op on Prospect Hill, with flexible board policies
- Tudor Tower — another of the original Tudor City buildings inside the historic district
- 425 East 58th Street — a full-service Sutton-edge co-op near the river
- 430 East 58th Street — a neighboring East River co-op address
- 200 East 58th Street (Blair House) — a postwar Midtown East condominium
The neighborhood
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