110 East 57th Street
110 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022
Midtown East
BBL 1013110065 · BIN 1036897
- Year built
- 1957
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $620K
- Recent range
- $410K – $3.2M
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 81
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at The Dorchester would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
The Dorchester, at 110 East 57th Street near Park Avenue, is a 1957 white-glove cooperative in one of the most central and convenient positions in Midtown East — steps from Park Avenue, 57th Street's luxury retail and gallery corridor, and the transit and dining of the Midtown core. As a post-war building, it offers what its pre-war neighbors often cannot: an on-site garage, hotel-style services, and a policy posture that welcomes the flexible buyer, all under cooperative ownership.
The building's case is convenience and service. The Dorchester runs more like a full-service residence than a standard co-op — concierge, garage, and hotel services on site — and, crucially, it welcomes both pets and pied-à-terres, an accommodating stance for a Midtown co-op that broadens its buyer pool considerably. For someone who wants a turnkey, well-located, well-staffed Midtown home with cooperative stability but without the strictest pre-war board posture, The Dorchester is a natural fit.
Architecture and unit composition
The Dorchester is a clean mid-century post-war tower — twenty-one stories of efficient, light-filled apartments built to the standards of the late 1950s, when the post-war elevator building was reaching its mature form. Where pre-war buildings offer ornament and ceremony, the post-war Dorchester offers practicality: regular layouts, good light from large windows, and the higher floors taking in open Midtown views.
The roughly 102–108 residences span from studios and one-bedrooms to larger combined homes, with the post-war floor plan's hallmark efficiency. Renovation levels vary widely across the building, as they do in any co-op of this vintage, so value is driven by the specific home — floor, exposure, view, layout, and the depth and quality of any renovation. The building's central location and full-service operation underpin demand across the size range.
Building operations
The Dorchester operates as a white-glove cooperative with a service level that exceeds most co-ops: a full-time doorman and concierge attend the lobby, there is an on-site garage — a major convenience in Midtown — central laundry, and hotel-style services available to residents. The standout feature is the building's flexibility: pets are welcome and pied-à-terre ownership is permitted, a posture that sets The Dorchester apart from the more restrictive co-ops nearby and makes it accessible to second-home buyers and pet owners alike.
As a cooperative, purchases require board approval and a financial package, and the building's specific policies — on financing percentage and subletting — are set by its proprietary lease and house rules. The relatively open pet and pied-à-terre stance is a defining advantage; we review the full set of current rules and the co-op's financials with buyers before an offer goes in.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $33,460/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $26
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →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.
How to read this, and where it comes from
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. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Min Down Payment: 30%
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | 16B | 1 BA | $510,000 | +3.0% |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 10CD | 4 BR · 3 BA | $3,200,000 | -1.5% |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 7E | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,175,000 | -6.0% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 17D | 2 BR · 2 BA | $900,000 | -9.5% |
| Aug 13, 2024 | 9E | 2 BR · 2 BA | $962,500 | -3.7% |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 6B | 1 BA | $418,000 | -3.9% |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 17F | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,067,500 | -17.9% |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 5F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $640,000 | -1.4% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2023): a median $899/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.9% 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 1-01311-0065) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
The Dorchester is one of the more buyer-friendly co-ops in Midtown East, which is part of its appeal: pets and pied-à-terres are welcome, the building is full-service with a garage, and the location is central. Focus your evaluation on the specific apartment — floor, exposure, view, and renovation level move pricing most in a post-war building like this. As a cooperative, plan for the board path: a financial package and interview, with financing and sublet policies set by the governing documents. For a second-home buyer or a pet owner shut out of stricter pre-war co-ops, this building is worth a close look. We help buyers assess the home, read the rules and financials, and prepare a clean board package.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with flexibility and convenience. The Dorchester's welcoming pet and pied-à-terre policies, its on-site garage and hotel-style services, and its Park Avenue / 57th Street location are exactly what set it apart from the surrounding co-op stock — sellers should market those advantages directly, because they widen the buyer pool to second-home and pet-owning buyers that stricter buildings exclude. Price against recent in-building and comparable Midtown East post-war co-op sales, present the apartment in its best renovated and staged condition, and prepare buyers for the board process early. The building's accessible posture is itself a selling point that should be front and center.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Dorchester, also look at these Midtown East and 57th Street buildings:
- 117 East 57th Street — Midtown East full-service building nearby
- 126 East 57th Street — an ODA-designed condominium
- 225 East 57th Street — full-service Midtown East building
- 252 East 57th Street — Midtown East condominium
- 100 East 53rd Street — Midtown East condominium
- 138 East 50th Street — Midtown East building
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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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