1019 Lexington Avenue
1019 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10021
BBL 1014080020 · BIN 1043037
- Year built
- 1924
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper East Side Historic District Extension
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted
- Maximum financing
- 50% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- 2% of the purchase price, paid by the seller
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 4BR+ median, 2023–2026
- $4.1M
- 3 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $3.7M – $5.8M
- Listing discount
- 5.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 22
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1019 Lexington Avenue is one of the prewar cooperatives that make the East 73rd Street blocks of Lenox Hill so consistently desirable. Built in 1924 — and, notably, organized as a cooperative house from the start rather than converted later — it occupies the corner of Lexington and 73rd, a quiet, low-rise stretch of brownstones, carriage houses, and small apartment buildings that ranks among the most intact prewar streetscapes on the East Side. The building is part of a coordinated wave of 1920s cooperative development along this block, neighboring the work of architects like Cross & Cross and James E. R. Carpenter on the adjacent 73rd Street addresses.
Its appeal is straightforward: a boutique prewar building of 24 apartments across 11 stories, on a protected historic-district block, between the 6 train's 68th Street–Hunter College and 77th Street stops and a short walk from Central Park, the Frick, and the Madison Avenue retail corridor. For buyers who want a genuine prewar home with the proportions, light, and quiet that the era's cooperatives deliver — without the scale or scrutiny of a Park Avenue giant — it is exactly the kind of building that holds value across cycles.
Architecture and unit composition
The building belongs to the restrained, masonry-led prewar vocabulary of mid-1920s Lexington Avenue: a solid brick-and-stone elevation, ordered windows, and ground-floor commercial frontage on the avenue with residential entry calibrated to the corner. The architecture is dignified rather than showy — the point of these buildings was always the apartments inside.
With 24 residences across 11 floors, the homes are the classic prewar product of the period: gracious foyers, separate dining rooms, high ceilings, hardwood floors, and the kind of room-by-room circulation that distinguishes 1920s construction from anything built since. The boutique unit count keeps the building intimate and the common areas calm. Layouts and proportions vary by line and floor, so condition and exposure drive value as much as raw room count.
Building operations
1019 Lexington runs as a full-service prewar cooperative: an attended lobby, a live-in superintendent who knows the building, central laundry, and storage. The building has about two dozen apartments; review the current budget, audited statements, debt and any assessments. Buyers should plan for a traditional board application and interview; the documented maximum financing is 50% of the purchase price, and subletting is not permitted. We review the building's current policies on financing, subletting, pets, and pied-à-terre use with clients before an offer goes in.
Application and transaction fees
- Terms
- 2% of purchase price
- Rate
- 2% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 50% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Guarantors
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Parent buying for an employed child
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Parent buying for a student child
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
Considering an apartment here? Send Corey the listing to discuss the sublet and pied-à-terre rules for that apartment.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
Considering an apartment here? Send Corey the listing to confirm the pet and washer/dryer rules for that apartment.
Building staffing and amenities
- Attended lobby
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $50,590/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $176
- Modeled exposure split equally across 24 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | 2A | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,300 sf | $3,700,000 | $1,121/sf | -25.3% |
| Jan 25, 2023 | 3B | 4 BR · 3 BA | $4,100,000 | -3.5% | |
| Dec 7, 2022 | 5B | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,950,000 | -29.8% | |
| Jan 13, 2022 | 5A | 4 BR · 4 BA · 3,250 sf | $5,750,000 | $1,769/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 4A | 4 BR · 4 BA · 3,000 sf | $4,950,000 | $1,650/sf | -21.4% |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 5A | 4 BR · 4 BA · 3,250 sf | $5,675,000 | $1,746/sf | -4.2% |
| Oct 27, 2016 | 7A | 4 BR | $5,100,000 | -16.4% | |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 6A | 3 BR · 3,200 sf | $5,612,500 | $1,754/sf | -4.8% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,121/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | 3A | $5,800,000 |
| Apr 3, 2005 | 3B | $2,950,000 |
| Jul 10, 2003 | 11A | $5,200,000 |
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 1-01408-0020). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a classic prewar buy: purchase for the layout, the light, and the block. Confirm the line and exposure of any apartment under consideration, since proportions differ across the building, and weigh renovation scope against the home's existing prewar detail — preserving it is usually the value-maximizing path. Expect a traditional board process and structure financing conservatively. The historic-district setting protects the streetscape around you, which is part of the long-term appeal. We help clients build a clean board package and read the building's financials before committing.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the prewar layout and the location. A 1924 cooperative on a protected Lenox Hill block, on the 6 line and walking distance to the park and Madison Avenue, is an easy story to tell — the work is matching the right buyer to the right home. Restoration-sensitive renovations that keep the prewar proportions while modernizing kitchens and baths achieve the strongest outcomes. Price against the surrounding boutique prewar cooperatives rather than larger postwar product, and set buyer expectations on the board process and financing posture early so the path to closing is clear.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 1019 Lexington Avenue, also consider nearby Lenox Hill prewar inventory:
- 1004 Lexington Avenue — prewar Lexington Avenue cooperative nearby
- 1091 Lexington Avenue — boutique prewar cooperative to the north
- 975 Lexington Avenue — prewar Lexington Avenue cooperative peer
- 976 Lexington Avenue — Lexington Avenue cooperative nearby
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How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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