The Ventana
150 East 85th Street, Manhattan, at Lexington Avenue, on the Upper East Side
Upper East Side
BBL 1015137502 · BIN 1047689
- Year built
- 1986
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 102
- Floors
- 15
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Full-time doorman, resident superintendent, gym, furnished roof deck, storage and laundry rooms on alternating floors
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
- $1,198
- Listing discount
- 2.4%
- Recorded sales
- 145
- On record
- 2003–2026
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The Ventana's bay windows and curved balconies shape a 15-story condominium at Lexington Avenue and East 85th Street. The rounded corner and projecting dark glass give the building a recognizable façade within the Upper East Side's late-20th-century apartment stock. Inside, the bays extend the window line beyond a flat wall and create angled areas in living rooms and bedrooms.
The building combines a substantial inventory of compact homes with larger two-bedroom plans and combinations. Private outdoor space appears in several forms, including balconies, planter terraces and larger patios at lower levels. A furnished common roof deck adds shared outdoor space for apartments that have none of their own.
The address is close to the Lexington Avenue express and local service at 86th Street. Retail along Lexington and the east-west shopping corridor puts daily services near the entrance. Central Park lies several avenues west, while the building itself occupies an active avenue corner with different exposures on its two street fronts.
Architecture and unit composition
The exterior pairs beige brick with dark window bays and curved balcony edges. The corner treatment turns the building between Lexington Avenue and the side street. Some window tops are angled, adding to the façade's pattern. The entrance is canopied, with automatic sliding doors leading to a wood-paneled lobby.
Apartments range from studios to larger multiroom residences. The recurring one-bedroom inventory includes homes around 600 to 750 square feet. Larger original configurations are roughly twice that size, and combinations extend the upper end further. These areas describe the broad scale of the inventory, while the arrangement of bays and balconies gives individual plans their character.
Some bedrooms have floor-to-ceiling bay windows with enough depth to create a sitting or work area. Living rooms may open onto balconies, while lower-level residences can have patios or planter terraces. Those outdoor types have different practical uses: a narrow planted edge does not provide the same furniture space as a deeper balcony or patio.
Kitchens vary between enclosed galley plans and layouts opened to the living area through renovation. Bathrooms and cabinetry have also changed over time. In a combination, circulation depends on how the original apartments were joined; the broader interior area can accommodate additional rooms but may retain more than one original entry zone.
Building operations
The Ventana provides a staffed lobby around the clock, with a resident superintendent and building support staff. Shared recreation is concentrated in the fitness room and roof deck. Storage is also available within the building, subject to the arrangements applicable to a particular owner.
Laundry rooms are distributed on alternating residential floors. That location is a practical part of the building's design, reducing the trip to a common basement laundry. Shared laundry on the floor doesn't mean every apartment can install its own washer and dryer; that still requires the condominium's approval.
The tax roll separates the 102 residential lots from one commercial lot. The largest recorded owner holds two homes, so ownership is broadly distributed. DOF identifies no property-wide abatement; the residential tax line belongs in addition to condominium common charges.
The combination of balconies, projecting window bays and a common roof creates several exterior components that require coordinated maintenance. Owners of altered or combined homes should identify which original windows and outdoor areas remain part of their layout, especially where an older floor plan shows a different configuration.
Policy framework
Pets: Cats and dogs permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre ownership: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | 8ABC | 3 BR · 4 BA · 1,798 sf | $1,950,000 | $1,085/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 11E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 610 sf | $845,000 | $1,385/sf | +5.8% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 7H | 1 BR · 1 BA · 652 sf | $780,000 | $1,196/sf | -6.9% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 3F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 655 sf | $756,800 | $1,155/sf | +8.1% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 8I | 605 sf | $758,888 | $1,254/sf | off-mkt |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 3I | 1 BR · 1 BA · 605 sf | $755,000 | $1,248/sf | -3.1% |
| May 29, 2025 | 11G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 715 sf | $810,000 | $1,133/sf | off-mkt |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 645 sf | $765,000 | $1,186/sf | -4.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,198/sf across 4 sales. Median listing discount 2.4% 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.
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 1-01513-7502) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
At the recent median sale of $780K (9 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $30,054 to close, or 3.9% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $11,261
- Title insurance: $3,510
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $15,283
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- Evans Tower: a larger condominium tower from the same development era near the 86th Street transit corridor.
- Maison East: a late-20th-century condominium of comparable apartment count in a taller building form.
- The New Yorker: a smaller condominium nearby for comparing building scale and avenue location.
- Le Trianon: a condominium tower from the same period with a smaller ownership inventory.
- The Dunhill: a similarly sized condominium farther east for buyers comparing location with height and outlook.
- The Belgravia: another 1980s condominium in the Lexington Avenue area, with fewer homes and a taller profile.
More Upper East Side buildings
- 150 East 78th Street — 2021 condominium by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
- 150 East 93rd Street — 1923 co-op
- Imperial House (150 East 69th Street) — 1959 co-op by Emery Roth & Sons
- 151 East 76th Street — 1959 co-op
- 151 East 78th Street — 2014 condop by Peter Pennoyer Architects
- 151 East 79th Street — 1925 co-op by W. K. Rouse & L. A. Goldstone
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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