1004 Lexington Avenue
1004 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1014070016 · BIN 1042844
- Year built
- 1916
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 62
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 4BR+ median
- $3.8M
- Recent range
- $2.1M – $6M
- Listing discount
- 4.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 35
1004 Lexington Avenue belongs to a quieter, deeply livable category of Upper East Side pre-war inventory: the full-service Lexington Avenue apartment houses that rose as the avenue filled in behind the marquee Fifth and Park frontages. Completed in 1916, it predates the broader 1920s Lexington luxury boom and stands among the earlier elevator apartment houses on the corridor — a generation of buildings designed when the modern full-service Manhattan apartment was still taking its mature shape.
The location is the building's argument. At the corner of Lexington and East 72nd Street, 1004 sits on one of the most active boutique-and-gallery stretches of the Upper East Side, with its own ground-floor retail at street level. Buyers here are two avenues east of the Park Avenue cooperative spine, in the heart of Lenox Hill, with the Lexington Avenue subway a block south at 68th Street, Hunter College and the express stop at 77th Street, and the restaurants and shops of the upper 70s at the door. It is pre-war architecture in a prime, walkable Lenox Hill setting at pricing that typically sits well below the Park and Fifth tiers a few hundred feet west.
At roughly 62 apartments across 14 stories, 1004 Lexington is a mid-scale pre-war building — large enough to spread operating costs across a reasonable shareholder base, small enough to keep the intimate, owner-occupied character this tier of Lenox Hill co-op prizes. Its place within the Upper East Side Historic District anchors the streetscape and protects the exterior from alteration.
Architecture and unit composition
The 1916 vintage places the apartments in the early pre-war idiom: generous proportions, formal layouts with defined entry foyers, and the separated living-and-service planning that characterized luxury apartment design of the period. Ceiling heights in primary rooms sit in the pre-war range, and original architectural detail — moldings, hardwood floors, period fixtures — survives to varying degrees depending on each apartment's renovation history. The Lexington frontage carries ground-floor retail, with the residential entrance and attended lobby set on the corner.
With approximately 62 apartments across 14 floors, the building averages a handful of residences per landing — the medium-density pre-war format that runs toward one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts, with larger combinations on the upper floors.
Building operations
1004 Lexington operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative. A full-time doorman staffs the attended lobby, with a resident superintendent on site and central laundry and private storage in the building. As with most Lenox Hill pre-war co-ops, the board reviews purchases through a formal application and interview, and prospective buyers should expect financing requirements, a flip-tax structure, and sublet rules set by the proprietary lease and house rules — the policy slate we walk clients through before they bid.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $1,627/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $2
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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
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 28, 2025 | 5A | 4 BR · 4 BA | $6,000,000 | +4.3% | |
| Sep 18, 2024 | 12B | 4 BR · 3 BA | $3,800,000 | -4.8% | |
| May 16, 2024 | 3D | 4 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,700,000 | -7.4% | |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 3A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,650 sf | $2,150,000 | $1,303/sf | -4.4% |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 3C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,600,000 | -1.0% | |
| Dec 22, 2020 | 7D | 4 BR · 4 BA | $4,325,000 | -21.3% | |
| Mar 18, 2020 | 14D | 4 BR · 3 BA | $5,850,000 | -7.9% | |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 8D | 4 BR · 4.5 BA | $5,600,000 | -19.9% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2023): a median $1,303/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 4.4% 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.
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 1-01407-0016) 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
The pre-war vintage is structural. Layouts, ceiling heights, and mechanical systems reflect 1916-era design; renovation scope is central to underwriting any purchase here.
Lexington pricing is more accessible than the Park and Fifth tiers. Buyers gain pre-war architecture, full-time doorman service, and a prime Lenox Hill corner without the per-square-foot peak of the avenues to the west.
The location is the lifestyle. A doorman building on the Lexington boutique-and-gallery corridor, a block from the 6 train and within easy reach of the 68th and 77th Street stops, with the restaurants and retail of the upper 70s immediately around it.
Historic district status governs the exterior. Facade and window changes are constrained by the Upper East Side Historic District; interior renovation is subject to board review.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the pre-war Lenox Hill positioning. The 1916 vintage, the historic-district streetscape, the full-time doorman service, and the prime Lexington-and-72nd corner are the marketing assets.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. Floor, exposure, layout, and renovation history drive value more than any building-wide average.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Plan for roughly 6–10 weeks from contract to closing, subject to board package and approval pacing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 1004 Lexington Avenue, also evaluate:
- 976 Lexington Avenue — nearby Lexington Avenue co-op
- 1091 Lexington Avenue — Lexington Avenue co-op peer to the north
- 127 East 64th Street — Lenox Hill pre-war co-op nearby
- 44 East 65th Street — Lenox Hill pre-war peer
- 160 East 65th Street — Lenox Hill full-service building nearby
The neighborhood
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