15 East 69th Street (The Westbury)
15 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021
BBL 1013847502 · BIN 1041297
- Year built
- 1927
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 47
- Floors
- 18
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Generally allowed in condominiums; not confirmed for this building
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper East Side Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Dogs and cats
- Permitted
- Flip tax
- 2% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $2,268
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 7.2%
- Recorded sales
- 51
- On record
- 2003–2026
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The Westbury is a Madison Avenue institution converted to residential ownership. Built in 1927 as the Westbury Hotel, the building anchored a blockfront of Madison Avenue luxury retail for decades and carried the social associations of a grand Upper East Side hotel before its 1999 conversion to a 47-unit luxury condominium. The conversion preserved the pre-war envelope — the red-brick-and-limestone neo-Renaissance facade, the setbacks, the double-height lobby — while reconfiguring the interior for full-service residential ownership.
For buyers, the appeal is a rare combination: a pre-war building inside the Upper East Side Historic District, directly on the Madison Avenue retail spine, with condominium ownership rather than co-op board admission. Confirm financing, leasing and ownership-entity rules in the condominium's governing documents.
The location is among the strongest on the Upper East Side. The Madison Avenue blockfront between 69th and 70th places residents at the center of the avenue's flagship retail and gallery district, two blocks from Central Park, and a short walk from the Frick Collection and the 68th Street subway.
Architecture and unit composition
The 47 residences are carved from the former hotel's pre-war structure and vary widely in layout and floor — a typical conversion characteristic that rewards apartment-level analysis. The building rises 18 stories with setbacks that produce private terraces on a number of upper-floor lines. Ground-floor and lower retail frontage faces Madison Avenue; the residential entrance and lobby are on the quieter 69th Street side.
The 1927 neo-Renaissance design — red brick, a multi-story limestone base with quoins, and a stately double-height lobby — is intact and contributes to the Upper East Side Historic District, which means exterior alterations are subject to Landmarks review.
Building operations
The Westbury operates as a full-service condominium with a full-time doorman, concierge, and a hotel-grade service posture inherited from its origins. Amenities include a health club, a wine cellar with private storage, and a bike room. As with any pre-war hotel conversion, buyers should pay particular attention to the building's mechanical systems, facade and Local Law 11 history, and reserve position during due diligence — converted pre-war hotels carry capital-maintenance profiles that warrant a careful read of recent financials and board minutes.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
- Terms
- 2% of the Purchase Price
- Rate
- 2% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Buyer
Source: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
Purchase
3 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 ($750 Without A Broker) | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Post Closing Documents Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount 6% of the Gross Rent due under and during the term of the lease | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $700 ($750 without a Broker) | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease Renewal FeeRecurring | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount 6% of Gross Annual Rent | Refundable Not stated |
| Processing Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Dogs and cats
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, bike storage, storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $65,690/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $114
- Modeled exposure split equally across 48 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as Unsafe — conditions requiring prompt corrective action. The owner must install any public protection the inspector specifies (a sidewalk shed, construction fence or structural netting, depending on the condition) and make the repairs. Review the subsequent filings, the repair status, and the building’s board and financial materials — we pull the repair scope and funding picture for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of purchase price
- Policies and fees
- Application Processing $700 ($750 without broker); Move-in Deposit $1,000 (refundable); Post-closing docs deposit $500; Condo lease fee 6% of gross rent
Recent sales
15 East 69th Street prices as a pre-war Madison Avenue condominium, and like most hotel conversions its residences are heterogeneous — floor, exposure, terrace, and layout drive wide variation, so pricing is best read per square foot at the apartment level rather than by building average. Compare dated sales with specific nearby cooperatives, adjusting for layout, area, condition, services, carrying costs and ownership restrictions; the address and condominium form alone do not establish a premium. Evaluate terrace rights, size and usability alongside floor, exposure and condition using matched transactions. Specific financing, sublet, and any flip-tax terms should be confirmed at offer stage.
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | 10D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,200 sf | $4,925,000 | $2,239/sf | -8.7% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,564 sf | $4,100,000 | $2,621/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 11, 2022 | 11C | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,310 sf | $5,900,000 | $2,554/sf | -6.3% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,584 sf | $3,400,000 | $2,146/sf | -9.3% |
| Aug 17, 2022 | 6D | 2 BR · 2,476 sf | $4,250,000 | $1,716/sf | — |
| Mar 1, 2022 | 5B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,566 sf | $3,650,000 | $2,331/sf | -1.2% |
| Feb 17, 2022 | 3D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,600 sf | $3,250,000 | $2,031/sf | -9.7% |
| Apr 29, 2021 | 4B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,825 sf | $4,190,000 | $2,296/sf | -9.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $2,268/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 7.2% 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 1-01384-7502; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
You're buying pre-war architecture with condo flexibility. The Westbury delivers a historic-district envelope and a flagship address without a co-op board. That flexibility is the building's defining feature.
Diligence the conversion. A 1920s hotel reconfigured to condominium use warrants a close read of mechanical systems, the facade and Local Law 11 record, and the reserve fund. Review board minutes and recent financials.
Landmark constraints apply to the exterior. As a contributing building in the Upper East Side Historic District, exterior changes require Landmarks review.
Mansion tax thresholds apply. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the address and the architecture. A Madison Avenue pre-war condominium in the historic district is a distinctive story; the marketing should center it.
Apartment-level positioning is essential. Because the residences vary so widely, the comparable set must be chosen carefully and the layout's strengths foregrounded.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 15 East 69th Street, also evaluate:
- 45 East 66th Street — pre-war condominium in the historic district nearby
- 1 East 66th Street — Candela co-op on the Park-facing side of Lenox Hill
- 30 East 76th Street — full-service condominium a few blocks north
- 50 East 72nd Street — pre-war condominium in the central Upper East Side
- Manhattan House — large postwar-conversion condominium with full amenities
More Upper East Side buildings
- 14 East 75th Street — 1928 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 14 East 90th Street — 1928 co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter
- 14 East 96th Street — condominium
- 15 East 82nd Street — 1894 condominium
- 15 East 91st Street — 1946 co-op
- 16 East 80th Street — 1886 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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