120 East 85th Street
120 East 85th Street, between Park and Lexington avenues · Upper East Side
Upper East Side
BBL 1015130062 · BIN 1047694
- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Elevator, renovated lobby, bicycle room, common storage and voice intercom
- Financing
- Per building policy — confirm with the managing agent.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,319
- Listing discount
- 0.8%
- Recorded sales
- 11
- On record
- 2004–2026
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120 East 85th Street combines twelve residences and elevator access in a six-story prewar building. Its apartments include broad two- and three-bedroom configurations, commonly around 1,400 square feet, within a small cooperative between Park and Lexington avenues. The inventory has a more consistent scale than a building mixing compact studios with large combinations.
The non-eviction cooperative offering was accepted in March 1986 and became effective in May 1987. It covered twelve residences. The ownership conversion retained the earlier apartment-building structure, which PLUTO dates to 1920.
Architecture and unit composition
The apartment inventory is divided into east and west lines. Examples in both lines have approximately 1,400 to 1,450 square feet, with the arrangement of bedrooms and living areas varying by renovation. The six-story scale accommodates a small number of apartments on each landing.
Prewar features include high ceilings and substantial room proportions. Some apartments have wood-burning fireplaces; the three-bedroom configurations also provide flexibility for a separate work room. In-unit laundry exists in individual homes; an installation in one residence doesn't imply approval for another — confirm with the managing agent.
The elevator serves the residential floors from the common lobby. Ground-floor configurations have a different street relationship from the upper apartments, even when their room counts and interior areas are similar.
Building operations
The cooperative provides a bicycle room, common storage and voice-intercom entry. The lobby has been renovated. These shared facilities serve twelve residences, so availability and allocation of storage are material details for an apartment with limited internal storage.
The property occupies one Class 2 tax lot without assessment-growth caps. No tax abatement is recorded. The existing building's floor-area ratio exceeds the current residential allowance under R8B zoning.
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 | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | 2W | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,440 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,319/sf | +0.3% |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 2E | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,830,000 | $1,307/sf | -6.2% |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 2E | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,875,000 | $1,339/sf | -5.1% |
| Oct 17, 2018 | 3E | 3 BR · 1,450 sf | $1,700,000 | $1,172/sf | -2.8% |
| Jul 22, 2015 | 2W | 2 BR · 1,440 sf | $1,675,000 | $1,163/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 12, 2012 | 2E | 3 BR · 1,400 sf | $1,200,000 | $857/sf | -7.3% |
| Aug 30, 2007 | 2W | 2 BR | $1,438,250 | +2.7% | |
| Jul 12, 2006 | 2E | 3 BR · 1,400 sf | $1,199,000 | $856/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,319/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 0.8% 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 1-01513-0062) 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; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
Buying here? Co-op closing costs typically run 2 to 3% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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Comparable buildings
- 120 East 86th Street — A nearby small prewar cooperative with a similar low-rise scale.
- The DeKoven House — A limited-inventory cooperative for comparing ownership scale and prewar character.
- 106 East 85th Street — A somewhat larger cooperative on the same block.
- 148 East 84th Street — Another small prewar cooperative for comparing apartment proportions and common expenses.
- 62 East 87th Street — A low-rise cooperative nearby with a similarly limited resale inventory.
More Upper East Side buildings
- 119 East 84th Street — 1926 co-op
- 120 East 75th Street — 1923 co-op
- 120 East 83rd Street — 1925 co-op
- 120 East 86th Street — 1920 co-op
- George Whitney House, 120 East 80th Street — 1929
- Park Avenue Court (120 East 87th Street) — 1989 condominium
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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