137 East 66th Street
137 East 66th Street, New York, NY 10065
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1014010027 · BIN 1042462
- Year built
- 1918
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $2.3M
- Recent range
- $925K – $2.4M
- Listing discount
- 4.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 38
137 East 66th Street is a full-service pre-war cooperative whose interiors are its calling card: gracious proportions and room details often compared to the celebrated Candela buildings of Park Avenue, delivered on a quiet, tree-lined Lenox Hill block between Lexington and Third. Completed in 1918 to the design of Walter B. Chambers, it pairs the architectural confidence of the period — a three-story rusticated limestone base, curved wrought-iron balconies — with the kind of large, well-laid-out apartments that pre-war buyers seek.
At 33 residences across nine stories, the building is intimate and owner-occupied, the sort of address that trades on the quality of its homes rather than the height of its tower. The Candela-caliber room scale is the differentiator — entry galleries, formal dining rooms, and the generous bedroom dimensions that define the best pre-war housing on the East Side.
The block itself is part of the appeal. East 66th Street between Lexington and Third is one of Lenox Hill's leafy, residential stretches, home to the landmark Church of St. Vincent Ferrer and within easy reach of Central Park, the Madison Avenue boutique corridor, and the neighborhood's restaurants and transit.
Architecture and unit composition
Walter B. Chambers designed 137 East 66th Street with the dignified vocabulary of early pre-war construction: a rusticated three-story limestone base anchoring a masonry body, with curved wrought-iron balconies adding a note of refinement to the elevation. The result is a handsome, of-its-era apartment house that sits comfortably within the Upper East Side Historic District.
The apartments are the reason to know this building. With room proportions and detail likened to Rosario Candela's work, layouts feature gracious entry galleries, formal dining rooms, high ceilings, and substantial bedrooms — the hallmarks of a building designed when space and finish were the point. In-unit washer/dryers are permitted, a meaningful convenience in a pre-war building of this vintage, and the homes' quiet masonry construction holds up well across decades of ownership.
Building operations
137 East 66th Street runs as a full-service cooperative. A 24-hour doorman attends the entrance and a live-in superintendent oversees the building, supported by a well-curated amenity set: a gym, a planted rooftop terrace with open views, and private storage bins. The rooftop terrace is a genuine draw, giving residents a landscaped outdoor retreat above the street.
The board's policies are clear and accommodating by Upper East Side co-op standards. Pets are permitted. Pieds-à-terre are permitted. In-unit washer/dryers are allowed. Financing is permitted up to 50%. A 3% flip tax is paid by the buyer. That combination — pet and pied-à-terre allowances alongside washer/dryers — gives the building more flexibility than many of its stricter neighbors, while the 50% financing cap keeps it a primary-residence, owner-occupied house.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $31,174/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $79
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
- 3% of purchase price
- Sublet policy
- Sublet Fee 15% of annual rent; Move-in fee $250; Move-in deposit $1,000 (refundable)
- Notable fees
- Application Processing $700; Credit/background $120/applicant; Transfer fee $850; NY State transfer tax $0.05/share; Financing processing $400
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 1, 2025 | 9D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $925,000 | -2.6% | |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 2A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,425,000 | -4.9% | |
| Sep 29, 2023 | PHNE | 1 BR · 1 BA | $600,000 | -22.1% | |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 2B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,250,000 | -19.5% | |
| Dec 20, 2021 | 1D | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $790,000 | -6.0% | |
| Dec 8, 2021 | 8C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $670,000 | -16.1% | |
| Oct 7, 2021 | 4C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 875 sf | $550,000 | $629/sf | -5.0% |
| Sep 13, 2021 | 1A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $750,000 | -6.1% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2021): a median $629/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 5.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2003 | 8C | $649,000 |
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 1-01401-0027) 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
Buyers come here for the rooms — the Candela-caliber proportions are rare at this scale — and for the building's flexibility. Pets, pieds-à-terre, and washer/dryers are all permitted, an accommodating policy set for the East Side. Financing is capped at 50%, so plan for meaningful equity, and budget for the 3% buyer-paid flip tax. The gym and planted rooftop terrace add everyday value. With only 33 homes and infrequent turnover, the best layouts move when they appear; serious buyers should engage early.
What to know if you’re selling
The marketing story is the apartments themselves: Candela-scale rooms, formal entry galleries and dining rooms, and a building that permits pets, pieds-à-terre, and washer/dryers — flexibility that widens the buyer pool. The full-service staffing, gym, and rooftop terrace reinforce the value proposition. Pricing leans on the Lenox Hill pre-war cooperative set and on the specific home's floor, light, and condition. We position each listing against that comparable tier, market the room quality as the differentiator, and prepare board-ready buyers for the 50% financing cap and 3% flip tax.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 137 East 66th Street, also evaluate these nearby Lenox Hill and Upper East Side cooperatives:
- 111 East 67th Street — pre-war cooperative a block north
- 116 East 63rd Street — Lenox Hill co-op nearby
- 167 East 61st Street — pre-war cooperative to the south
- 53 East 66th Street — East 66th Street cooperative peer
- 114 East 66th Street — boutique cooperative on the same street
The neighborhood
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