127 East 64th Street
127 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013997501 · BIN 1042413
- Year built
- 1907
- Type
- Condominium
- Floors
- 5
- Landmark
- Designated
- Financing
- 20 percent minimum down per brokerage records — verify current requirements
127 East 64th Street is one of the structural rarities of the Upper East Side: a landmarked-district townhouse that trades as a condominium. The format solves a problem that otherwise forces a hard choice in the East 60s — buyers who want townhouse architecture, private outdoor space, and floor-through privacy ordinarily must either buy an entire house or accept a co-op board process. Here, a 20-foot neo-Federal townhouse between Park and Lexington is divided into a handful of full-floor and duplex residences with condominium transfer mechanics: no board interview, conventional financing latitude, and the structure flexibility (trusts, LLCs, pieds-à-terre) that the surrounding co-op stock restricts. Buildings like this exist in single digits per neighborhood.
The architecture is documented to an unusual standard because the building sits in the Upper East Side Historic District. Per the LPC's designation report, the house was built in 1907–08 to designs by Pickering & Walker for Ellen W. Turnbull, replacing an 1876–77 brownstone from the ten-house speculative row that developer John McCool ran from No. 115 to No. 133 in 1876. Pickering & Walker worked in the neo-Federal vocabulary here as they had at 113 East 65th Street the year before — buff brick, stone trim, arched second-floor windows, a dormered cornice — part of the early-20th-century wave that re-faced Victorian brownstone blocks in Georgian and Federal dress. The designation report also records the later layers: a 1919 rear extension and bay window by Kenneth M. Murchison — the Beaux-Arts-trained architect better known for his railroad terminals and as impresario of the Beaux-Arts Balls — and a 1926 penthouse addition.
For buyers today, the relevant history is simpler: a five-story elevator house, three residences, on one of the most consistently elegant blocks in the East 60s, with the facade protected by the historic district around it.
Architecture and unit composition
The house presents five stories of neo-Federal buff brick behind a pilastered central entrance, with the 1926 penthouse set above the cornice line. Inside, city records carry four condominium units; in practice the building operates as three residences, with combinations documented in listing records. The scale is genuinely house-like: the largest configuration — a duplex marketed at roughly 4,000 square feet with three bedrooms, six baths, and twelve rooms per listing records — spans what were originally two units, and a separately documented duplex of roughly 3,750 square feet spreads across four levels with three private outdoor spaces. Listing records describe nearly 12-foot ceilings, original moldings, fireplaces, and the rear exposures over the garden line created by the Murchison extension. A keyed elevator opens privately; laundry is in-unit.
Building operations
There is no staff. The building runs on a keyed elevator, a virtual doorman system per listing records, and a unit-owner board of, effectively, three. Common charges are correspondingly low for the scale, but buyers should underwrite the trade deliberately: package logistics, maintenance contracting, and capital decisions all run through a tiny ownership group, and a single major facade or mechanical project is shared three or four ways. Because the building sits in the Upper East Side Historic District, exterior work requires Landmarks approval — the same constraint that protects the block's character. The condominium's offering plan and by-laws should be obtained and reviewed during diligence; policy specifics are thinly documented publicly.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 emissions caps apply. No regulatory capital pressure from this law specifically, current or 2030.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Recent sales
Recent closings 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 | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2023 | 1 | 3 BR · 5.5 BA · 3,750 sf | $6,200,000 | $1,653/sf | -9.5% |
| May 14, 2009 | 3E | 2 BR · 1,763 sf | $2,500,000 | $1,418/sf | -9.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2023) cleared a median $1,653/sf across 1 sale.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01399-7501) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
The condo structure is the scarce asset. Townhouse living with condominium mechanics — no board interview, financing latitude, structure flexibility for trusts and pieds-à-terre — is among the rarest formats on the Upper East Side. Confirm specific structures with the managing agent and your attorney, but the baseline framework is materially more open than the surrounding co-op stock.
Underwrite the micro-building reality. Three residences share every roof, boiler, and facade decision. Your attorney should review the condominium's financials, reserve posture, and any planned capital work with particular care — there is no large shareholder base to absorb surprises.
Verify the conversion documents. The condominium's declaration history is not firmly documented in public records (the building carries an unusually low Manhattan condo number, while city planning records reflect a 1988 apportionment). The offering plan and by-laws settle unit boundaries, roof and terrace rights, and elevator obligations — obtain them early.
Landmarks governs the envelope. Interior renovation is conventional; windows, the rear extension, rooftop work, and anything visible from the street run through LPC review. Budget timeline accordingly and review the alteration history during diligence.
Price the outdoor space and the quiet. The block sits in a limited-height district between Park and Lexington — the low-rise context is zoning-protected, which supports both light and long-term value. Run the Mansion Tax Calculator at this price tier; every residence in the building transacts above the highest thresholds' lower bands.
What to know if you’re selling
Market the format before the finishes. The buyer who pays the premium here is buying townhouse scale without townhouse obligations and condo mechanics without a tower. Name the structural facts — Pickering & Walker, 1907, historic-district protection, three residences, keyed elevator — with precision.
Expect a thin but motivated buyer pool. This is a niche product at a niche price point; comparables come from townhouse-condo conversions and small-house sales across the East 60s and 70s, not from apartment-building lines. Pricing discipline matters more than speed-to-market tactics.
Prepare the documents in advance. Because the building's public documentation is thin, a seller who assembles the offering plan, by-laws, financials, and alteration history before marketing removes the diligence friction that most often slows boutique-condo deals.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 127 East 64th Street, also evaluate:
- 32 East 64th Street (The Verona) — the block-adjacent grand pre-war co-op; the full-service alternative with a board
- 160 East 65th Street (The Phoenix) — the nearby full-service co-op alternative at apartment scale
- The Touraine (132 East 65th Street) — boutique new-construction condominium one block north; the modern-product comparison
- 11 East 68th Street (The Marquand) — pre-war condominium conversion; the larger-scale condo-flexibility peer
- 33 East 74th Street — landmarked townhouse-row condominium conversion; the closest like-for-like format
- Manhattan House (200 East 66th Street) — the landmark full-service condo alternative east of Third
- East 60s–70s single-family townhouse stock between Park and Lexington — the whole-house alternative for buyers weighing format against price
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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