The Pulitzer Mansion
11 East 73rd Street, between Fifth and Madison avenues · Upper East Side
BBL 1013880008 · BIN 1041491
- Year built
- 1901
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper East Side Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Not permitted
- Maximum financing
- 30% of the purchase price
- Doorman
- Part-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2023–2025
- $4.9M
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $4.5M – $5.4M
- Listing discount
- 4.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 19
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The Pulitzer Mansion preserves a Venetian Renaissance house as a small residential cooperative just east of Central Park. Stanford White designed it for newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer in 1900, and construction followed in 1901–03. Its broad limestone front, arcaded upper stories and west-side garden occupy a site assembled from five earlier rowhouses.
LPC records an apartment conversion by James E. Casale in 1934. Cooperative ownership followed in the 1950s. The resulting apartments retain different portions of a large private house: garden-facing rooms, high principal-floor spaces, smaller upper-floor homes and a penthouse with a private terrace.
Architecture and unit composition
The entrance is recessed behind rusticated Doric columns. Above it, a two-story arcade uses Ionic columns on the second floor and Corinthian columns on the third. Stone balustrades, a bracketed cornice and carved decorative bands organize the upper facade. The top of the building steps back behind another balustrade.
The west elevation continues the architectural treatment along the garden, using pilasters in place of freestanding columns. An iron railing and gate enclose the garden. A rear extension by Foster, Gade & Graham dates to 1904, adding another layer to the original house.
Apartments differ substantially in room proportions and exposure. Some occupy former principal rooms with large windows and pronounced ceiling heights. Others have more compact one-bedroom plans. Combined residences and a duplex penthouse add further variety, so the building's apartment count does not imply a repeated stack of identical layouts.
Building operations
The building has an elevator, a resident manager and part-time doorman service. The garden is a shared feature of the property, while certain upper homes have private outdoor space. Service is maintained across a small cooperative with a substantial historic exterior.
The mansion's district designation includes the building's exterior and setting. Changes to its prominent windows, limestone work, garden enclosure or roofline can require LPC review. Although the R8B zoning allowance exceeds the existing floor area, the landmark controls remain a separate constraint on alterations.
Policy framework
Financing: Up to 50 percent, requiring at least 50 percent down — confirm with the managing agent.
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre use: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $175.00 fee per adult person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-in Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Recognition Agreement FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $250 (if financing) | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $950 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Sublet FeeRecurring | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount 10% of the monthly maintenance paid every month the sublet is active | Refundable Not stated |
Ownership transfer
2 items
Transfer: trust
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Transfer Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Coop Attorney Review Fee | Paid by Buyer | When Upon approval | Amount To be determined | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 30% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Guarantors
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Co-purchasing
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Parent buying for an employed child
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Parent buying for a student child
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Purchase or lease by a corporation
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 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
- Permitted with conditionsA letter addressed to the Board requesting permission to sublet. SUBLET FEE 10% of monthly maintenanceSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Short-term rentals
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedSubject to board approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Part-time doormanSource: 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)
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
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | 1D | 3 BR · 3 BA | $4,300,000 | +0.0% | |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 2BC | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,000 sf | $4,500,000 | $2,250/sf | -24.9% |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 1E | 2 BR · 3 BA | $5,390,000 | +19.9% | |
| May 24, 2022 | 3AC | 3 BR · 3 BA | $16,607,000 | +38.4% | |
| May 23, 2018 | 4B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $950,000 | -4.5% | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | 4C | 1 BR | $1,300,000 | -13.0% | |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 4A | 1 BR | $1,550,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jan 12, 2017 | 4D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,700,000 | -8.1% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $2,250/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 4.8% 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.
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 1-01388-0008). 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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Comparable buildings
- 927 Fifth Avenue: A small prewar cooperative nearby, with a taller apartment-house form and substantial residences.
- 4 East 72nd Street: A prewar cooperative close to the park, useful for comparing a purpose-built apartment house with a mansion conversion.
- 944 Fifth Avenue: Another small cooperative inventory near Fifth Avenue, organized vertically in a taller building.
- 800 Park Avenue: A similarly limited prewar cooperative inventory on an avenue setting.
- 36 East 72nd Street: A nearby prewar cooperative with more conventional apartment-house planning.
More Upper East Side buildings
- 11 East 92nd Street
- 11–15 East 70th Street — 1909
- The Marquand (11 East 68th Street) — 1913 condominium
- 12 East 87th Street (The Capitol) — 1910 co-op by George and Edward Blum
- 12 East 88th Street — 1931 condominium
- 14 East 68th Street — co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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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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