The Touraine (132A East 65th Street)
132A East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013997502 · BIN 1089700
- Year built
- 2013
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 22
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Pets permitted under the condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2008–2023
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $2,146
- Listing discount
- 4.9%
- Recorded sales
- 16
- On record
- 2008–2023
The Touraine is the boutique condominium that built new while looking pre-war — a deliberate, limestone-clad answer to the question of how to develop contemporary product inside the Upper East Side Historic District. Completed in 2013 by Toll Brothers, designed by H. Thomas O'Hara with a façade by the French-born architect Lucien Lagrange, it occupies the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue and 65th Street with a three-story rusticated limestone base, upper-floor setbacks, and a mansard roof — the language of the avenue's pre-war classics rendered in new construction with new systems behind it.
The location is prime central Lenox Hill: the Lexington-and-65th corner, a few blocks from Central Park, atop the Lexington Avenue subway, surrounded by the boutiques, restaurants, and galleries of the upper 60s. With only 22 residences, the building offers the scarcity and privacy of a true boutique condominium with the architectural gravity of a building designed to belong on a historic-district corner.
Architecture and unit composition
Lagrange's façade is the building's signature — a rusticated limestone base, an arched two-story entrance opening to a double-height lobby with a curved staircase and chandelier, setbacks at the upper floors, and a mansard crown that ties the building to the pre-war silhouettes around it. Behind that classical envelope, O'Hara's plan delivers 22 contemporary residences, from one-bedroom homes to a duplex penthouse, with the high ceilings, open kitchens, and in-unit laundry of new construction.
The low unit count yields large, private layouts — typically one or two residences per landing on the full floors — with the better light and exposures on the upper, set-back floors.
Building operations
The Touraine operates as a full-service boutique condominium with a full-time doorman, attended lobby, fitness center, and private storage; apartments carry in-unit washer/dryers. Pets are permitted under the building rules. With 22 residences carrying full staffing, common charges reflect the service level and the building's new-construction systems.
Buyers should review the offering plan, current financials, board minutes, and reserve study during due diligence — standard practice for a recent-construction building, where façade and mechanical reserves warrant attention.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $20,412/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $77
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials 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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- None shown
- Notable fees
- Sale: $700 app, $120/applicant credit, $1,000 refundable move-in deposit + $500 move-in fee, $750 seller closing
Recent sales
The Touraine trades as a condominium, so pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis, and it prices at the top of the Lenox Hill boutique tier — new limestone construction on a historic-district corner commands a premium over the surrounding pre-war stock, with full-floor residences and the duplex penthouse reaching well into eight figures. With only 22 units, sales are infrequent and highly apartment-specific: floor, exposure, layout, and finish drive the variation, and the building's architectural distinction is itself part of the pricing story. We underwrite each unit against the building's own trades and the broader Lenox Hill condominium set.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2023 | 3A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,853 sf | $4,110,000 | $2,218/sf | -10.6% |
| Oct 22, 2021 | PH | 5 BR · 5.5 BA · 4,346 sf | $12,000,000 | $2,761/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 7, 2021 | 2B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 764 sf | $1,749,500 | $2,290/sf | +0.0% |
| Dec 7, 2020 | 2A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,542 sf | $2,580,000 | $1,673/sf | -6.2% |
| Aug 28, 2020 | 7B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,400 sf | $2,800,000 | $2,000/sf | -12.5% |
| Nov 20, 2019 | 10B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,400 sf | $2,875,000 | $2,054/sf | -11.5% |
| Nov 21, 2016 | 2B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 764 sf | $1,925,000 | $2,520/sf | -3.7% |
| Nov 1, 2016 | 6BSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 1,400 sf | $3,000,000 | $2,143/sf | -24.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2023) cleared a median $2,146/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.9% 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 1-01399-7502) 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
This is new construction in pre-war clothing. Lagrange's limestone-and-mansard façade gives the building pre-war gravity on a historic-district corner, with new systems and contemporary layouts behind it.
Scale and exposure drive value. Full-floor and set-back upper-floor residences command the premium; confirm exactly what each unit's layout, floor, and light look like.
Full service at true boutique scale. Doorman, gym, and storage in a 22-residence building on a prime Lenox Hill corner.
Underwrite the new building properly. Review the offering plan, financials, and reserves as with any recent-construction condominium.
Condo flexibility is real. 30–45 day closings; pied-à-terre, investor, and foreign-buyer use permitted; subletting allowed under the declaration.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the architecture and the corner. The Lagrange limestone façade, the mansard crown, the boutique scale, and the Lexington-and-65th address are the marketing assets.
Price to the building's own comps and the corridor. With 22 units, the persuasive evidence is The Touraine's own trades adjusted for floor and exposure, supplemented by the Lenox Hill condominium set.
Reach the design-conscious and trophy buyer pool. Demand for new limestone construction at this scale and corner is deep; market to both the local and cross-border audience.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Touraine, also evaluate:
- 45 East 66th Street — landmark pre-war Lenox Hill condominium nearby
- 160 East 65th Street — full-service Lenox Hill building on the same blocks
- 11 East 68th Street — pre-war Lenox Hill conversion condominium nearby
- 135 East 79th Street — boutique limestone-clad new-construction condominium uptown
- 127 East 64th Street — Lenox Hill co-op for a tenure contrast
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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