151 East 20th Street
151 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003
BBL 1008767502 · BIN 1076149
- Year built
- 1950
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 24
- Floors
- 5
- Pets
- Pet-friendly; confirm specifics at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
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 (floor-adjusted)
- $1,717
- Listing discount
- 4.2%
- Recorded sales
- 24
- On record
- 2003–2026
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 151 East 20th Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
151 East 20th Street is a boutique condominium in the heart of Gramercy, on East 20th Street between Third Avenue and Irving Place — one of the quiet, low-rise blocks that give the neighborhood its village-within-the-city feel. Gramercy is defined by its private park, its landmark townhouse blocks, and a small-scale, residential calm that is rare this close to Midtown. 151 East 20th sits in the middle of that fabric, a short walk from Gramercy Park itself, Union Square, and the 6 train at 23rd Street.
For the buyer who wants condominium flexibility — no board approval, easy leasing, straightforward pied-à-terre and investor ownership — in a genuinely central Gramercy location, the building is an efficient, accessible entry point.
Building operations
The condominium runs lean and appropriately for its scale: an elevator, a virtual intercom system, and a visiting superintendent rather than a live-in staff. There is no doorman — standard for a boutique 24-unit building, and a meaningful factor in keeping common charges contained.
As a condominium, ownership is by deed. That structure gives owners the flexibility condominium buyers value: no board approval to purchase, straightforward pied-à-terre and investor ownership, and the ability to lease under the condominium's rules. Purchases are subject to the condominium's right of first refusal rather than a co-op board interview. The building is pet-friendly. Specific leasing terms and any current restrictions should be confirmed at offer stage.
Architecture and residences
Built in 1950, the building is a boutique low-rise elevator building with ground-floor commercial space and residences above. It carries a mid-century footprint rather than an ornate pre-war one — practical, well-scaled apartments in an intimate 24-unit building. The compact floor plate and modest floor count keep the building quiet and the common areas simple.
Because the residences sit above ground-floor retail, the building has a mixed-use character typical of Gramercy's avenue-adjacent blocks — convenient, walkable, and steps from neighborhood shopping and dining.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 emissions caps apply. No regulatory capital pressure from this law specifically, current or 2030.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Min Down Payment: 10%
Recent sales
Condominium pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis, and 151 East 20th Street trades as a boutique Gramercy condominium — smaller units, low carrying costs, and the flexibility premium that condominium ownership carries over a co-op. With only 24 residences, resale volume is thin: a small number of closings in an active year, and units here tend to move quickly given the central location and the ease of the condominium structure. Demand is driven by the Gramercy address, the walkability, and the pied-à-terre and investor appeal that condo ownership unlocks. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the square footage, the floor, the exposure, and the renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood average.
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 18, 2026 | 2C | 1 BA · 300 sf | $515,000 | $1,717/sf | -2.8% |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 5F | 1 BA · 374 sf | $590,000 | $1,578/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 3A | 1 BA · 381 sf | $415,000 | $1,089/sf | -15.3% |
| Aug 3, 2020 | 5F | 1 BA · 374 sf | $555,000 | $1,484/sf | -4.2% |
| Nov 15, 2016 | 4D | 1 BR · 398 sf | $688,800 | $1,731/sf | -1.6% |
| Mar 6, 2012 | 3D | 1 BR · 400 sf | $500,000 | $1,250/sf | -6.5% |
| May 14, 2010 | 2E | 1 BA · 315 sf | $310,000 | $984/sf | off-mkt |
| Feb 24, 2009 | 5E | 375 sf | $375,000 | $1,000/sf | -6.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,717/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 4.2% 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 1-00876-7502). 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.
Closed rents at 151 East 20th Street, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 5 | $3,000 |
5 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease March 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a condominium, so the process is faster and more flexible than a co-op: no board interview, a right-of-first-refusal step rather than an approval vote, and freedom to use the apartment as a primary home, pied-à-terre, or rental. Review the condominium's financials, reserve, common charges, and any commercial-unit arrangements, and confirm the current leasing rules if you intend to rent. Because the building sits above retail, check the specific unit's light, exposure, and any noise considerations tied to the ground-floor use.
The reasons to buy are flexibility and location: a central Gramercy address a short walk from the park and Union Square, a pet-friendly building, and the ownership freedom that comes with a condominium.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is flexibility and location. The Gramercy address, the walkability, and — critically — the condominium structure are the differentiators, because they open the buyer pool to pied-à-terre purchasers, investors, and international buyers who cannot or will not navigate a co-op. Pricing is an apartment-specific, per-square-foot exercise: square footage, floor, light, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the Gramercy and condominium-flexibility narrative and benchmark against the right comparable tier of boutique Gramercy and Flatiron condominiums.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 151 East 20th Street, also look at these nearby Gramercy buildings:
- 42 East 20th Street — nearby Gramercy building
- 200 East 20th Street — nearby Gramercy building
- 230 East 20th Street — nearby Gramercy building
- 45 East 22nd Street — nearby Gramercy condominium
- 23 East 22nd Street — nearby Gramercy building
- 200 East 21st Street — nearby Gramercy building
More Gramercy buildings
- 147 Third Avenue — 1960 co-op
- 149 East 18th Street — co-op
- 150 East 23rd Street — 2019 condominium
- 157 East 18th Street (The Gramercy Regent) — 1955 co-op
- 158 East 22nd Street — 1930 co-op
- 160 Third Avenue (The Gramercy Spire) — 1963 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Gramercy — read The Roebling Team Guide to Gramercy.
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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