The Lucia, 120 East 37th Street
120 East 37th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues · Murray Hill · Midtown East
BBL 1008927505 · BIN 1018985
- Year built
- 1891
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Virtual doorman; in-unit laundry
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Murray Hill Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Virtual doorman
The Lucia, 120 East 37th Street sales history: 6 recorded sales
Every recorded sale at this building, 2024–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,178
- 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 2.5%
- Recorded sales
- 6
- On record
- 2024–2026
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About the building
The Lucia occupies the house Romeyn & Stevens designed in 1891–92 for James C. Fargo, then president of American Express. The Renaissance Revival facade has brownstone at the first story and brick and terra cotta above, with Ionic columns at the entrance and arched upper windows. Its construction replaced an earlier row house on the site. The current condominium conversion brought seven residences to this five-story building in the Murray Hill Historic District.
The homes range from compact upper-floor apartments to a three-bedroom garden duplex. Tall sash windows and open living spaces carry through the conversion, while the garden home has a separate private outdoor area at the rear. One- and two-bedroom layouts occupy portions of the upper floors; larger plans offer three bedrooms. In-unit laundry and updated heating and cooling accompany the restored exterior. The original townhouse width produces a mixture of front, rear and larger combined-floor accommodation.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $597 per room a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $2.68 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $0.94 per square foot a monthMedian of 6 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.74 per square foot a monthMedian of 6 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Virtual doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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 closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | 3R | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,008 sf | $1,425,000 | $1,414/sf | -5.0% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 1 | 2,121 sf | $1,995,000 | $941/sf | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | — | 10 BR · 7 BA · 6,803 sf | $4,250,000 | $625/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,178/sf (recorded) across 2 sales. Median listing discount 2.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
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 1-00892-7505; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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Comparable buildings
- 24 West 30th Street: A small condominium conversion with similarly limited inventory.
- 50 Madison Avenue: A small prewar condominium offering larger apartment layouts.
- Morgan Lofts: A larger nearby conversion for buyers considering historic buildings with condominium ownership.
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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