- Year built
- 1913
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR · combo median
- $3M
- Recent range
- $550K – $3.6M
- Listing discount
- 6.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 35
103 East 75th Street is an early-pre-war boutique cooperative on one of Lenox Hill's most desirable blocks — a quiet, tree-lined stretch between Park and Lexington, a step from the Park Avenue malls and an easy walk to Central Park and the museums. Built in 1913, it predates the great Park Avenue building boom of the 1920s, and it carries the careful, ornamented detailing that distinguishes the earliest generation of luxury apartment houses on the East Side.
The building's architecture rewards a close look. A three-story rusticated limestone base grounds the elevation, and an unusual fourth-floor bandcourse carries indented cornucopias that face inward toward the center of the facade — the kind of bespoke detail that signals a building designed with care rather than off a pattern book. At twenty-six residences across ten floors, with only two apartments per landing, it offers the privacy of a boutique building with the full-service operation of a much larger one.
For buyers, the appeal is a well-run, 24-hour-doorman pre-war cooperative with large simplex and duplex homes, a roof garden, and a pet-friendly policy, on a prime Lenox Hill block at prices that typically sit below the Park Avenue houses one block west.
Architecture and unit composition
The 1913 design is the building's calling card. The rusticated limestone base gives the facade weight and texture, and the cornucopia bandcourse at the fourth floor is a genuinely distinctive flourish — a piece of early-twentieth-century ornament that sets 103 East 75th apart from its plainer neighbors. The overall effect is dignified and residential, a building that announces its quality quietly.
Inside, the homes reflect the generous planning of the pre-war era at its best. The apartments are a mix of large simplex layouts and duplexes, several built originally as seven-room homes, with the entry galleries, separated entertaining and sleeping wings, high ceilings, and hardwood floors that buyers prize. With only two entrances per floor, each home enjoys real privacy and cross-light. As at any century-old cooperative, condition ranges from preserved to fully renovated, but the proportions and the layout logic — particularly in the duplex homes — are durable assets that contemporary construction rarely matches.
Building operations
103 East 75th runs as a true full-service cooperative despite its boutique size. A 24-hour doorman staffs the lobby and a live-in superintendent maintains the building — a level of service notable for twenty-six homes and a clear priority for the shareholders. The shared amenities are well-chosen and genuinely used: a roof garden with open-sky outlooks over the low-rise side streets, private storage bins, and common bike storage.
On house rules, the cooperative is pet-friendly, a welcome policy on a corridor where many comparable buildings are not. The combination of round-the-clock service, a boutique scale, a roof garden, and an accommodating pet policy is the building's competitive position — a pre-war home with white-glove operation and large layouts, on a prime block, without the premium of a Park Avenue address.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $17,217/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $55
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 →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | 1RE | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 800 sf | $575,000 | $719/sf | -3.4% |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 7FW | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,358 sf | $3,000,000 | $1,272/sf | -6.1% |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 1RW | 2 BR · 1 BA · 800 sf | $550,000 | $688/sf | -7.6% |
| Jan 21, 2025 | 4/5RE | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,800 sf | $2,050,000 | $1,139/sf | -6.8% |
| May 15, 2024 | 6FE | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,250 sf | $3,605,000 | $1,602/sf | -5.0% |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 2RE | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,800 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,333/sf | -12.7% |
| Jul 26, 2022 | 67RE | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,000,000 | +9.1% | |
| Jul 6, 2021 | 2/3RW | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,540,000 | -9.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $719/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 5.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2025 | 2/3RW | $2,950,000 |
| Jun 18, 2018 | 4FW | $2,425,000 |
| Nov 23, 2016 | 2/3RE | $2,500,000 |
| Jul 23, 2014 | 1RE | $620,000 |
| Jul 31, 2006 | 6/7RE | $2,095,000 |
| Dec 27, 2005 | 8/9RW | $2,295,000 |
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 1-01410-0005) 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
This is a full-service cooperative, so plan for a board package and interview. The buyer's advantages here are tangible: 24-hour doorman service, a roof garden, and a pet-friendly policy in a boutique building on a prime Lenox Hill block — a combination that typically prices below comparable Park Avenue cooperatives a block west while delivering similar service and proportion.
The duplex-versus-simplex distinction matters to value and to how a home lives, so weigh it carefully against your needs, and assess each apartment's specific light, floor, and condition. Read the building's financials and reserves as you would at any century-old co-op. We help buyers compare the layouts within the building and benchmark the pricing against the broader Lenox Hill market before committing.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling story is service, scale, and block. A boutique pre-war cooperative with a 24-hour doorman, large simplex and duplex homes, a roof garden, and a pet-friendly policy, on a quiet block between Park and Lexington, appeals directly to buyers who want full-service pre-war living without paying the Park Avenue premium. Duplex homes in particular are a scarce and sought-after commodity and should be marketed as such.
Position against comparable full-service boutique Lenox Hill cooperatives, lead with the building's distinctive architecture and amenity set, and foreground the specific home's layout and condition. Presentation pays off in this segment — a well-renovated, well-staged apartment, especially a duplex, stands out clearly and supports pricing at the top of its comparable set.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 103 East 75th Street, also evaluate these nearby Upper East Side cooperatives:
- 130 East 75th Street — pre-war cooperative on the same block
- 14 East 75th Street — pre-war cooperative toward Fifth
- 200 East 74th Street — full-service cooperative nearby
- 33 East 74th Street — pre-war cooperative toward the avenues
- 173 East 79th Street — boutique pre-war cooperative in Carnegie Hill
The Roebling Team at 103 East 75th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper East Side and Lenox Hill's pre-war cooperative market — including the boutique, full-service buildings near Park Avenue where service, layout, and architecture set value. We publish this profile because a building like 103 East 75th rewards buyers and sellers who understand the simplex-versus-duplex distinction and the value of full-service operation at a boutique scale.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 103 East 75th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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