- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 24
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Confirm at offer stage
- Subletting
- Set by board policy — confirm at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $835K
- Recent range
- $799K – $870K
- Listing discount
- 1.7%
- Recorded transfers
- 32
105 East 19th Street is a pre-war Gramercy cooperative on one of the most storied stretches in Manhattan — a six-story elevator building from 1920, sitting on East 19th Street between Park Avenue South and Irving Place, a short walk from the celebrated "Block Beautiful," the eclectic run of remodeled townhouses to the east that a design magazine crowned around 1909. The building itself carries an elegant pre-war exterior, an updated lobby, and the quiet residential character that defines this corner of Gramercy.
For the buyer who wants a genuine Gramercy address with the cost discipline of a co-op rather than a condo, 105 East 19th Street is a clean proposition: a small, pre-war, elevator cooperative on a beautiful block, steps from Gramercy Park, Union Square, and the 4/5/6/N/Q/R/W/L trains, at price points below the condominium tier.
Building operations
The cooperative runs on a characteristically pre-war model: an elevator, laundry in the building, an updated lobby, and a daytime superintendent. There is no full-time doorman — typical and appropriate for a pre-war cooperative of this scale, and a meaningful factor in keeping maintenance charges contained.
As a cooperative, ownership is by shares rather than deed: purchases require board approval and a board interview, financing is capped at a board-set percentage, and pied-à-terre, gifting, guarantor, and co-purchase arrangements are evaluated case by case. The exact financing maximum, any flip tax, pet policy, and current sublet rules vary by board policy and should be confirmed at offer stage.
Recent sales
Co-op pricing is read on a per-room basis, and 105 East 19th Street trades as a boutique pre-war Gramercy cooperative — pre-war layouts, an elevator, and contained carrying costs on a storied block. With roughly two dozen residences, resale volume is thin: a small number of closings in an active year. Demand here is driven by the Gramercy address, the East 19th Street character, and the value a co-op structure offers relative to nearby condominiums. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the room count, the floor, the exposure, and the renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood average.
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 27, 2025 | 3C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $870,000 | -5.9% | |
| Aug 29, 2022 | 3A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,195,000 | $1,195/sf | -4.4% |
| Jan 8, 2021 | 3B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $745,000 | -0.5% | |
| Jun 29, 2020 | 1D | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,075,000 | $896/sf | off-mkt |
| May 13, 2020 | 1C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 650 sf | $770,000 | $1,185/sf | -6.7% |
| May 22, 2019 | 2A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,295,000 | $1,295/sf | -5.5% |
| Apr 3, 2019 | PHA | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,900,000 | -14.4% | |
| Mar 13, 2019 | 4C/D | 3 BR · 1,650 sf | $2,387,500 | $1,447/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $1,195/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 3.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 | 1C | $799,000 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | 2C | $733,000 |
| Feb 10, 2017 | GA | $1,500,000 |
| Nov 21, 2016 | 1B | $715,000 |
| Oct 29, 2015 | 3B | $699,000 |
| Jan 9, 2009 | 4D | $774,000 |
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 1-00875-0008) 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 cooperative, so the path is a board package and interview, a financing cap set by the board, and underwriting of the building's financials and house rules. Note the operational realities up front: this is a boutique pre-war building with a daytime superintendent rather than a full-service tower, which suits some buyers and rules out others. Confirm the current sublet, pied-à-terre, and pet policy, and any flip tax, at offer stage. Review the co-op's financials, reserve, and any planned capital work, particularly given the building's age.
The reasons to buy are the block and the value: a genuine Gramercy address on a beautiful stretch of East 19th Street near the Block Beautiful, pre-war scale, and a cooperative cost structure that keeps the entry point and carrying costs below the condominium peers nearby.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is the location and the pre-war character. The Gramercy address, the elegant 1920s exterior, and the storied East 19th Street setting near the Block Beautiful are the differentiators — and they sell to a buyer who wants downtown-adjacent history and is comfortable with a boutique co-op. Pricing is an apartment-specific exercise: room count, floor, light, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the Gramercy and East 19th Street narrative, prepare the buyer for the co-op process, and benchmark against the right comparable tier of pre-war Gramercy cooperatives.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 105 East 19th Street, also look at these Gramercy and nearby buildings:
- 130 East 18th Street — pre-war Gramercy building nearby
- 117 East 18th Street — boutique Gramercy building nearby
- 211 East 18th Street — Gramercy building nearby
- 151 East 20th Street — Gramercy cooperative nearby
- 157 East 18th Street — boutique Gramercy building nearby
- 203 East 16th Street — pre-war Gramercy building nearby
The Roebling Team at 105 East 19th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Gramercy and the broader downtown cooperative and condominium market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of pre-war cooperatives deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture and block context, the cooperative structure, the staffing and amenity reality, and where pricing sits against the right comparable tier.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 105 East 19th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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