- Year built
- 1975
The Galleria is, per Carter Horsley, "one of the city's most daring and innovative buildings" — and "the city's first very complex mixed-use building." The structural identity rests on three features.
First, the 90-foot-high atrium — "60 feet higher than required by the city" — and the 57th Street frontage that is "scooped inward within a handsome granite frame ribbed with boldly colored steel ribs." Per Stern, Mellins, and Fishman in New York 1960: "In contrast to Olympic Tower..., the Galleria made all the right urbanistic moves. Not only was it built out to the street line, it was also articulated into functionally expressive components culminating in a dramatic skyline feature." Second, the "wintergarden" rooms — the city's first major use of living-room extensions enclosed with curved glass roofs on the south facade. Third, the David Copperfield penthouse quadruplex — the 16,000-square-foot top-floor unit originally designed for GM heir Stewart Mott, purchased by Copperfield in late 1997.
Recent sales
Recent reported activity across roughly 27 closings with an average reported PPSF around $1,272. Two-bedroom inventory has traded in the $2.5M–$5M band; large 3- and 4-bedrooms with wintergardens have approached $7M+.
What to know if you’re buying
The wintergarden rooms with curved glass roofs are structurally distinguishing. No peer Midtown East condominium carries the same configuration.
The NY Health & Racquet Club with swimming pool spans both wings of the atrium. Real institutional amenity infrastructure.
The David Copperfield penthouse quadruplex anchors the trophy positioning.
The Sky Lounge on the 54th floor and the rooftop recreation area accessible to all tenants are structurally distinctive amenities.
The Stern / Mellins / Fishman New York 1960 scholarly reading positions The Galleria as the most successful urbanistic gesture of its mixed-use generation.
Comparable buildings
- Olympic Tower (641 Fifth Avenue) — SOM 1976; nearby mixed-use peer
- The Sovereign (425 East 58th Street) — Roth & Sons 1973-74; nearby Sutton/Midtown East peer
- The Excelsior (303 East 57th Street) — Birnbaum 1967; same-block Midtown East peer
- 322 East 57th Street — Caughey & Evans 1929-30; nearby Midtown East peer
- Trump Plaza (167 East 61st Street) — Birnbaum 1984; nearby Birnbaum peer
The Roebling Team at The Galleria
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (Carter Horsley review, building 3441); Skyscraper Center (The Galleria, 2999); Robert A.M. Stern, Thomas Mellins, and David Fishman, New York 1960 (Monacelli Press, 1995); thegallerianyc.com; NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.