- Year built
- 1923
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.9M
- Recent range
- $1.2M – $1.9M
- Listing discount
- 4.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 36
120 East 75th Street is a handsome boutique pre-war cooperative on one of the Upper East Side's most desirable residential blocks, between Park and Lexington. Built in 1923 and converted to a cooperative in 1949 — making it one of the earlier co-op conversions in the neighborhood — it is a nine-story mid-block house of roughly 35 apartments, full-service and detailed, the kind of quietly distinguished building that defines Lenox Hill living.
The appeal is the block, the service, and the board. This is prime Upper East Side: a leafy side street steps from Park Avenue, a short walk to Central Park, the Whitney's former Madison Avenue home, top schools, and Lexington and Madison retail, with the 6 train and Second Avenue subway close. And the cooperative is accommodating where it counts — both pets and pieds-à-terre are permitted, and storage transfers with the apartment. For a buyer seeking a gracious pre-war home with flexible rules and attentive service, 120 East 75th is a strong fit.
Architecture and unit composition
Erected in 1923, the building is a refined example of 1920s Upper East Side apartment design. Above a one-story limestone base sits a two-story limestone entrance surround, with rustication on the second and third floors, quoins at the corners, and decorative window grilles at street level — period detailing that gives the facade its texture. Sidewalk landscaping and a canopied entrance complete the street picture, and the consistent multi-paned fenestration reads as classic pre-war.
The roughly 35 residences carry the era's hallmarks — high ceilings, hardwood floors, separate kitchens, and gracious foyers — across a mix averaging about 1,500 square feet of building area per unit. The boutique scale keeps the building intimate, with limited apartments per line and a private feel.
Building operations
120 East 75th is run as a full-service cooperative. Full-time doormen staff the lobby and a resident manager handles building operations, with a central laundry room, a bike room, and storage that transfers with the sale among the amenities — the transferable storage being a genuine convenience. The attentive staffing is well matched to a building of this size.
The board's policies are accommodating: pets are permitted and pieds-à-terre are allowed, two points that broaden the building's fit relative to stricter co-ops nearby. As with all Upper East Side cooperatives, purchases require board approval and a financing limit applies, and subletting is permitted on a controlled basis under board policy. We review the precise sublet terms and any flip tax with buyers before they bid.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $2,620/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $6
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
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.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2025 | 4A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,850,000 | +9.1% |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 9A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,229,000 | -25.5% |
| Jan 30, 2023 | 2C | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,865,000 | -3.1% |
| Jul 13, 2022 | 4C | 3 BR | $3,600,000 | +3.0% |
| Nov 16, 2020 | 7A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,500,000 | -7.7% |
| Oct 15, 2020 | 9E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $545,000 | -3.5% |
| May 6, 2020 | 5A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,735,000 | -8.7% |
| Oct 22, 2018 | 9A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,620,000 | -16.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2017) cleared a median $1,083/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 4.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2017 | 8A | $1,500,000 |
| Oct 29, 2014 | 2C | $1,800,000 |
| Aug 16, 2006 | 3A | $1,475,000 |
| Mar 23, 2006 | 7B | $1,495,000 |
| Aug 23, 2004 | 3D | $1,500,000 |
| May 14, 2004 | 9C | $2,975,000 |
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 1-01409-0061) 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
Plan for a co-op board application — financials, references, and an interview — and underwrite to the building's financing limit. The board's flexibility is a real advantage: pets are welcome and pieds-à-terre are permitted, two policies that exclude buyers at many neighboring co-ops. The transferable storage and full-time service add day-to-day convenience. The block itself, between Park and Lexington and steps from the park, is among the most desirable in Lenox Hill and anchors value. Confirm sublet terms and any flip tax with us so your plans align with the building's posture.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling case is location and flexibility: a detailed pre-war co-op on a prime Park-to-Lexington block, with full-time service, transferable storage, and a board that permits pets and pieds-à-terre — an unusually broad buyer pool for the segment. Lead with the block, the limestone detailing, and the accommodating policies, and benchmark against comparable boutique full-service Lenox Hill co-ops. The pied-à-terre allowance lets you reach buyers shut out of stricter buildings nearby. A renovated apartment that respects the building's pre-war character competes especially well.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 120 East 75th Street, also evaluate these nearby Lenox Hill and Upper East Side cooperatives:
- 130 East 75th Street — pre-war co-op on the same block
- 14 East 75th Street — Upper East Side cooperative nearby
- 65 East 76th Street — full-service pre-war co-op
- 955 Lexington Avenue — Lenox Hill cooperative steps away
- 117 East 72nd Street — pre-war co-op in Lenox Hill
The Roebling Team at 120 East 75th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Lenox Hill, the broader Upper East Side, and the boutique pre-war co-op market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers at full-service cooperatives deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the board's posture on pets and pieds-à-terre, the storage and amenity picture, and where pricing sits against the rest of the neighborhood.
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