- Year built
- 1960
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 62
- Floors
- 7
- Pets
- Permitted with board approval (cats and dogs)
- Subletting
- Permitted with board approval
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $554K
- Recent range
- $400K – $1.3M
- Listing discount
- 2.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 67
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Gotham House is a well-run postwar cooperative on a quiet, tree-lined block at the crossroads of Kips Bay, Gramercy, NoMad, and Murray Hill — a few blocks from Madison Square Park. Its two defining advantages are practical: an on-premise parking garage, which is scarce and valuable in this part of Manhattan, and notably low monthly maintenance, which keeps carrying costs down and supports resale. Built in 1960 and holding 62 apartments across seven floors, it is a value-oriented co-op with a flexible board.
For buyers, the appeal is a low-cost, low-friction entry into ownership near Madison Square Park, with parking on site and a board that permits pets, pied-à-terre use, co-purchasing, parents buying for children, guarantors, and subletting — all subject to approval. For a co-op, that is an accommodating set of rules.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a postwar low/mid-rise of 1960, seven stories, with a canopied entrance framed by a white-stone surround, an updated lobby, and sidewalk landscaping. Fire escapes and discreet window air-conditioners are present; there is no roof deck and there are no balconies.
The cooperative holds 62 residential units. The combination of low maintenance and on-site parking makes it a value proposition on total carrying cost, which is where co-op economics are best evaluated.
Building operations
150 East 27th Street operates as a self-service cooperative with a live-in superintendent, a keyed elevator, central laundry, an adjacent/on-premise parking garage, basement storage units, and bike storage. There is no doorman, no fitness center, and no roof deck. The building is known for very low monthly maintenance — a meaningful advantage over higher-cost full-service peers. Standard co-op financing applies.
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, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign 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 record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
Gotham House trades as a value-oriented Kips Bay/Gramercy co-op, with low maintenance and on-site parking underpinning demand and resale. The flexible board rules broaden the buyer pool relative to stricter co-ops, and the location near Madison Square Park supports durable interest across studios through larger units.
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | LA | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $497,000 | $663/sf | -0.6% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 4FF | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,225,000 | $875/sf | -12.5% |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 4CD | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,100 sf | $850,000 | $773/sf | -2.9% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 5K | 1 BR · 1 BA | $592,000 | -1.3% | |
| Sep 5, 2024 | 2EF | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,291,875 | -10.9% | |
| May 16, 2024 | 1F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 650 sf | $515,000 | $792/sf | -1.9% |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 3J | 1 BA · 400 sf | $407,500 | $1,019/sf | -1.8% |
| Dec 12, 2022 | 1C | 1 BA | $420,000 | -4.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $881/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 1.7% 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 1-00882-0052). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
At the recent median sale of $850K (4 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,738 to close, or 1.4% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,738
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
Low maintenance is the headline. Very low monthly carrying costs are the building's signature advantage — model total carry, not just price.
On-site parking is scarce and valuable. The adjacent/on-premise garage is a genuine differentiator in this neighborhood.
The board is flexible for a co-op. Pets, pied-à-terre, co-purchasing, guarantors, and subletting are all permitted with approval — verify specifics at offer stage.
Standard co-op financing. Plan for a board package and interview.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with low maintenance and parking. These are the building's strongest, most quantifiable selling points.
Market the flexibility. The accommodating board rules widen your buyer pool.
Location supports demand. The Madison Square Park proximity and the multi-neighborhood crossroads are genuine draws.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 150 East 27th Street, also evaluate:
- 208 East 28th Street — flexible prewar Kips Bay co-op
- 26 Gramercy Park South (The Irving) — prewar co-op with Gramercy Park key
- 157 East 32nd Street (L'Isola) — full-service Murray Hill condo
- 111 East 30th Street (The Pierpont) — full-service NoMad condo
More Kips Bay buildings
- 111 East 30th Street (The Pierpont) — 1984 condominium by Philip Birnbaum & Associates
- 157 East 32nd Street (L'Isola) — 1988 condominium
- 205 East 24th Street — co-op
- 208 East 28th Street — 1940 co-op
- 248 East 31st Street — 1925 condominium
- 303 East 33rd Street — 2009 condominium by Perkins Eastman
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Kips Bay.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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