- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2024
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 4BR+ median
- $9M
- Recent range
- $5.8M – $9M
- Listing discount
- 2.7%
- Recorded transfers
- 19
133 East 80th Street is a Rosario Candela building, and on the Upper East Side that name is shorthand for the best apartment plans ever drawn in New York. Completed in 1930 — at the very crest of the prewar luxury boom, just before the Depression ended it — the building belongs to the wave of Candela commissions that defined how the East Side's wealthiest families wanted to live. Where many of his towers line Park and Fifth, this one anchors the northwest corner of 80th and Lexington, a quieter perch that has kept it something of an insider's address.
The building is small — 19 apartments across 14 stories — and the layouts are the point: a mix of simplexes and duplexes running from roughly six to thirteen rooms, with the circulation, room proportion, and light that made Candela's name. Its standing was formalized in 2010, when it was added to the National and New York State Registers of Historic Places. For buyers who want a genuine Candela without paying full Park Avenue pricing, it is one of the most compelling boutique cooperatives in the neighborhood.
Architecture and unit composition
Candela gave the building a romantic, eclectic skin — restrained French Gothic and Tudor Revival detailing that stays disciplined on the lower floors and turns frankly picturesque as it rises, with gargoyles, gables, and a distinctive rooftop enclosure crowning the silhouette. Large windows pull light deep into the apartments, and many homes retain wood-burning fireplaces.
Inside, the simplex-and-duplex mix means real variety: the duplexes offer the gracious stair-and-entertaining sequences Candela favored, while the larger simplexes deliver full-floor or near-full-floor living. Room counts reach into the low teens in the grandest layouts. With only 19 owners, the building is intimate and quiet, and apartments rarely come available — when they do, condition and which line they occupy drive value as much as size.
Building operations
The cooperative runs as a boutique full-service building: a full-time doorman and attended lobby and a live-in superintendent for a house small enough that service is personal. The board is selective, as is customary for a Candela cooperative of this caliber. On the policies buyers ask about most: the building permits financing up to 50% of the purchase price, and a 3% flip tax applies on resale. It is a pet-friendly cooperative. As always, purchases proceed through a full board application and interview, and we review the building's current sublet and use policies with clients before an offer.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $37,500/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $164
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
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 | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2024 | 12 | 5 BR · 5 BA · 4,500 sf | $8,977,500 | $1,995/sf | -18.3% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 3A | 4 BR · 3.5 BA | $5,769,803 | -1.4% | |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 10/11A | 5 BR · 5.5 BA | $14,500,000 | +3.6% | |
| Jun 4, 2019 | 4A | 4 BR · 3.5 BA | $5,500,000 | -20.3% | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | 8A | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 3,575 sf | $7,300,000 | $2,042/sf | -2.7% |
| Jul 14, 2017 | 2A | 3 BR | $4,313,750 | +1.5% | |
| Aug 6, 2012 | 10A | 4 BR | $10,289,700 | -5.2% | |
| Sep 1, 2010 | 5B | 2 BR | $2,350,000 | -2.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,995/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2009 | 2A | $2,135,000 |
| Nov 19, 2004 | 10B | $6,700,000 |
| Feb 10, 2004 | 3A | $500,000 |
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 1-01509-0016) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
You are buying a Candela floor plan and a landmarked building — protect both. Identify whether the apartment is a simplex or duplex and which line it occupies, since proportions and light differ markedly across the house. Plan financing around the 50% cap and factor the 3% flip tax into the total cost. The board is rigorous; come prepared with a clean, well-documented package. Renovation latitude exists but should respect the building's architecture and its National Register standing — we help clients understand what's customary before they commit.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the name and the plan. "Rosario Candela, 1930, National Register" is a marketing position few buildings on the block can match, and the floor plan is the product. Restoration-grade homes that keep Candela's proportions and detailing while modernizing systems achieve the strongest results; over-renovation that erases the architecture works against you here. Price against other boutique Candela and top prewar Upper East Side cooperatives rather than the general market, and be transparent about the 50% financing cap and 3% flip tax early so the economics are settled before the board stage.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 133 East 80th Street, also consider nearby prewar Upper East Side inventory:
- 40 East 80th Street — prewar cooperative on the same block
- 17 East 80th Street — boutique prewar cooperative nearby
- 1004 Lexington Avenue — Lexington Avenue cooperative a few blocks north
- 1091 Lexington Avenue — prewar Upper East Side cooperative peer
The Roebling Team at 133 East 80th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper East Side, Madison and Fifth Avenue, and the prewar cooperative market — including the Candela buildings that define it. We publish this profile because a building this specific rewards buyers and sellers who understand exactly what they're trading: a named architect, a landmarked house, and floor plans that hold their value.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 133 East 80th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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