152 East 35th Street
152 East 35th Street, New York, NY 10016
BBL 1008900054 · BIN 1018533
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 48
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Elevator, part-time doorman, live-in superintendent, on-site laundry, and package room per building records; renovated lobby and hallways
- Financing
- Up to 80 percent financing permitted per building records — verify current 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.
- Studio median
- $359K
- Recent range
- $350K – $670K
- Listing discount
- 0.7%
- Recorded transfers
- 49
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 152 East 35th 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.
152 East 35th Street is Murray Hill cooperative ownership at its most accessible: 48 residences across six pre-war floors, weighted toward studios and one-bedrooms, in a red-brick elevator building on a quiet block between Lexington and Third Avenues. This is entry-tier ownership stock — a co-op where the buyer pool is first-time owners, pied-à-terre purchasers, and investors, not the trophy market. The building's value proposition is straightforward: a pre-war elevator co-op with a live-in super and a part-time doorman, in a neighborhood with strong transit and a settled residential character, at price points that clear well below the corridor's larger full-service buildings.
Murray Hill is the setting, and it does much of the work. The block sits within easy reach of Grand Central and the 6 train at 33rd Street, the Midtown East office core to the north, and the restaurant density of Third and Second Avenues. For buyers priced out of full-service doorman buildings but committed to elevator, pre-war character, and a real board, 152 East 35th is the format that fits — modest carry, a live-in super, and the governance discipline of a co-op.
For buyers, the thesis is location plus low entry cost. The building trades as pre-war Murray Hill co-op stock — a discount to full-service doorman co-ops and condominiums for the smaller service package and unit scale, a premium to walk-ups for the elevator and staff. Buyers who value the pre-war frame and the neighborhood over amenity depth are the natural pool.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises six pre-war stories in red brick over a stone base, with stone quoins, bay windows on the lower floors, terracotta detailing, and a canopied entrance under 1930-era masonry. The 48 residences run to studios and one-bedrooms — compact pre-war layouts with the plaster walls, hardwood floors, and window lines of the era, updated unit-by-unit over the building's life. The lobby and hallways have been renovated. As with most pre-war co-ops of this scale, condition varies sharply by residence, and renovated units command a clear premium over original stock.
Building operations
152 East 35th Street operates as a mid-century-vintage cooperative with an elevator, a part-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, on-site laundry, and a package room. The co-op format means a real board, a maintenance charge rather than common charges plus separate taxes, and a purchase process that runs through board application and interview. Financing is permitted up to 80 percent of purchase price per building records — generous for a co-op — and subletting is allowed after an occupancy period, which supports the building's role as accessible ownership and investment stock. The proprietary lease, house rules, and current financial statements should be reviewed during diligence; we obtain current building documents and confirm the board's posture for clients at offer stage.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $15,097/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $26
- Modeled exposure split equally across 48 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →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 2015–20 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.
Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Allowed
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Notable fees
- Min Down Payment: 20%
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $670,000 | -0.7% | |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 3F | 1 BA | $350,000 | +3.6% | |
| Dec 17, 2025 | B5 | 1 BA | $350,000 | -4.1% | |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 4B | 1 BA | $367,500 | -13.5% | |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 2D | 1 BA | $268,888 | +0.0% | |
| Jul 27, 2021 | 3B | 1 BA | $350,000 | -2.5% | |
| Jun 24, 2021 | 2A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $400,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | 3A | 1 BR · 725 sf | $725,000 | $1,000/sf | -3.2% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2018): a median $1,000/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 1.9% 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 1-00890-0054). 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.
Closed rents at 152 East 35th Street, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | $2,987 |
| 2 bedroom | 3 | $4,000 |
Also $71 per sq ft per year (4 leases that report square footage). 6 closed sublet leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease August 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
At the recent median sale of $350K (5 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $10,050 to close, or 2.9% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $10,050
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
This is co-op ownership, priced accessibly. A board, a maintenance charge, a board interview, and up to 80 percent financing per building records. Model the maintenance alongside the price — in entry-tier co-ops, the monthly carry is as important to the buy as the sticker.
Condition is the pricing variable. Renovated versus original is the dominant spread in a pre-war studio-and-one-bedroom building. Walk multiple units if you can, and price the renovation you'll inherit or undertake.
Confirm the sublet and financing rules. The building's flexibility on subletting and financing per building records is a feature for investors and first-time owners alike — verify the current policy against the proprietary lease and board before offering.
Run the co-op math, not the condo math. Price per room and maintenance, not price per square foot, is the right frame. Use the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator to compare against renting and against condominium alternatives.
What to know if you’re selling
Market to the entry buyer. The pool here is first-time owners, pied-à-terre purchasers, and investors. Lead with the accessible price point, the elevator and live-in super, the Murray Hill location, and the financing and sublet flexibility.
Show condition honestly. In a studio-and-one-bedroom pre-war co-op, a renovated unit is a genuinely different product from an original one. Price to your condition and comp against like condition.
Use in-building comps. Same-line trades within the building are the tightest anchor for a 48-unit co-op — adjusted for floor, light, and renovation vintage.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 152 East 35th Street, also evaluate:
- 132 East 35th Street — pre-war ownership stock on the same block
- 20 East 35th Street — Murray Hill co-op inventory toward Madison
- 245 East 35th Street — East Side ownership stock a few blocks over
- 143 East 34th Street — comparable Murray Hill format one block south
- 155 East 34th Street — pre-war co-op comparison in the same corridor
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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