- Year built
- 1920
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 36
- Floors
- 9
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Elevator, renovated lobby, live-in superintendent, laundry room, bike room, rentable private storage, video intercom; select units carry board-approved in-unit washer/dryer
- Financing
- Up to 80 percent financing per public records — verify against current board policy at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $580K
- Recent range
- $518K – $950K
- Listing discount
- 1.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 29
146 East 49th Street is the Turtle Bay pre-war cooperative at its most boutique: a 1920 masonry mid-rise, roughly four apartments to a floor, on one of the most graceful tree-lined blocks in Midtown East. The building carries an Emery Roth attribution — the architect whose name anchors much of pre-war Manhattan's luxury apartment tradition — and a room-count-driven co-op value proposition that is increasingly scarce this close to Grand Central.
The block matters as much as the building. East 49th Street between Lexington and Third sits at the western edge of Turtle Bay, the garden-residence enclave that drew Katharine Hepburn, Stephen Sondheim, and Leopold Stokowski to the rowhouses a block east. 146 is not one of those landmarked rowhouses — it sits outside the Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District — but it shares the district's quiet, its mature street trees, and its walk-everywhere geography: Grand Central, the Chrysler Building, and the United Nations are all within a short walk, with the E/M/6 at Lexington–51st and the 4/5/6/7 and shuttle at Grand Central both close by.
For buyers, the thesis is boutique pre-war ownership at a Midtown East value point — a full-service-adjacent co-op with low fixed costs, priced by the room rather than the square foot.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a 1920 pre-war masonry apartment house rising nine residential floors to a penthouse level, taller than the rowhouses around it. The roughly 36 apartments distribute about four to a floor across a compact plan — a one-bedroom, a larger two-bedroom, and a pair of south-facing one-bedrooms over the interior courtyard on the typical floor, with studio penthouse units above and combined homes created by joining adjacent lines. Interiors carry the pre-war vocabulary: beamed and roughly nine-foot ceilings, wide windows, hardwood floors, decorative fireplaces, and classic moldings.
Building operations
This is boutique pre-war co-op ownership run lean and well: an elevator, a renovated lobby, a live-in superintendent widely praised in the building's service reputation, a laundry room, a bike room, and rentable storage. There is no doorman — a deliberate trade that keeps the maintenance base low. Cooperative governance at this scale is intimate; the offering plan, by-laws, financial statements, and current house rules should be reviewed carefully during diligence, and we obtain current building documents from the managing agent for clients at offer stage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | 6CD | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $950,000 | $679/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 4B | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,000 sf | $800,000 | $800/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 8C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 725 sf | $517,500 | $714/sf | -3.3% |
| May 8, 2023 | 7A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 830 sf | $662,500 | $798/sf | -1.9% |
| Nov 23, 2022 | 9C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $560,000 | -11.0% | |
| Feb 24, 2021 | 5A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 830 sf | $660,000 | $795/sf | -3.6% |
| Aug 29, 2019 | 4B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $782,000 | -5.2% | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | 3A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 704 sf | $655,000 | $930/sf | -4.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $706/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.4% 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 8, 2026 | 6C/6D | $950,000 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 9C | $560,000 |
| Jul 24, 2013 | 9B | $895,000 |
| Jun 26, 2013 | 2B | $725,000 |
| Jul 5, 2011 | 6C | $600,000 |
| Jan 28, 2010 | 7A | $562,000 |
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 1-01303-0045) 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
Price it by the room. This is a per-room co-op market, not a per-square-foot condo market. The line — north-facing two-bedroom versus south-facing courtyard one-bedroom — drives value as much as the floor. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator with the actual maintenance in hand.
Boutique governance, no doorman. Roughly four apartments to a floor and a live-in super in place of a staffed lobby. The trade is low fixed cost against self-service logistics; confirm the financial statements and reserve posture during diligence.
The block is the amenity. A tree-lined, quiet stretch a short walk from Grand Central and the E/M/6 — walk it at the times you'd use it.
Verify the policy stack. Financing maximum, sublet terms, pied-à-terre allowance, and flip tax should be confirmed against current board policy; the two-year sublet and 80-percent-financing figures in public records are a starting point, not a guarantee.
What to know if you’re selling
Market the Emery Roth pedigree and the block. The 1920 Roth attribution and the tree-lined Turtle Bay setting are genuine credentials — lead with them.
Use line-specific comps. With a compact unit count, your own building's line history is the right comp set; adjust for floor and exposure rather than leaning on building averages.
Position the value story honestly. Low maintenance and boutique scale against the absence of a doorman — the buyer shopping this block understands the trade, and it converts when priced correctly.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 146 East 49th Street, also evaluate:
- 303 East 57th Street — larger Midtown East cooperative to the north; the full-service alternative
- 322 East 57th Street — pre-war Sutton-edge cooperative; a step up in scale and service
- 430 East 58th Street — Sutton Place–edge cooperative comparable
- 117 East 57th Street — nearby Midtown East ownership stock
- 1 Beekman Place and the Beekman/Sutton co-op cluster — the white-glove pre-war alternative a few blocks east
The Roebling Team at 146 East 49th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass works Midtown East and the broader pre-war cooperative market as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because boutique co-op buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architectural attribution, board context, and per-room pricing at the line level — not generic neighborhood commentary.
If you're considering a transaction at 146 East 49th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Midtown East — read The Roebling Team Guide to Midtown East.
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