- Year built
- 1957
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 208
- Pets
- Pet-friendly
1523 Second Avenue is a 1957 postwar cooperative at the corner of East 79th Street, on the central-to-Yorkville reach of the Upper East Side. It belongs to the practical, high-density tier of mid-century UES apartment housing that rose along the avenues in the late 1950s: an 18-story brick building with a deep unit count, efficient layouts, and a genuinely full-service operation — but its real argument is location and convenience.
The setting is among the most walkable in the neighborhood. The Second Avenue subway's 72nd and 86th Street stations bracket the building, with the corridor's markets, cafés, and restaurants directly downstairs and along the 79th Street cross-town spine; Carl Schurz Park and the East River esplanade are a short walk east, and the Fifth Avenue cultural anchors and Central Park lie west across the cross-town blocks. Everyday errands, transit, and dining are all at the door.
For buyers, 1523 Second Avenue pairs that convenience with a full amenity set — a doorman, a live-in resident manager, a landscaped roof deck, an on-site garage, central laundry, and a bike room — at a per-square-foot basis below the prime central UES, in a pet-friendly cooperative.
Architecture and unit composition
The roughly 208 apartments span 18 stories in a postwar floor-plan vocabulary — efficient room divisions, practical kitchens and baths, and the larger windows of late-1950s construction. The lobby and hallways have been renovated, and apartments feature tenant-controlled HVAC and hardwood floors. The architectural envelope is restrained, in keeping with the avenue's mid-century stock; the building's appeal rests on its location, amenities, and practicality rather than ornamental detail.
Higher floors capture longer avenue and cross-street views; layouts run from studios and one-bedrooms to larger family configurations, with renovation status varying apartment to apartment.
Building operations
1523 Second Avenue operates as a full-service cooperative with a doorman, a live-in superintendent and resident manager, a newly landscaped roof deck furnished for lounging and dining, an on-site garage, central laundry, and a bike room. The building is pet-friendly and smoke-free. The roughly 208-unit scale supports that amenity package and the operating stability of a well-run postwar cooperative.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $116,289/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $47
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Sales context at 1523 Second Avenue:
- Turnover is steady given the ~208-unit scale — a building of this size typically supports a consistent annual volume of trades across its unit mix.
- Pricing reflects the central-UES/Yorkville postwar band: studios and one-bedrooms occupy accessible price points, with larger and higher-floor configurations commanding premiums.
- Floor altitude, exposure, and renovation condition are the primary drivers of apartment-level value.
For the live, address-specific transaction record tied to this building's tax lot, see the auto-generated sales feed for 1523 Second Avenue.
What to know if you’re buying
Convenience and transit are the value story. The Second Avenue subway, the 79th Street cross-town spine, and the avenue's full retail and dining run are all at the door, at accessible co-op pricing.
The amenity set is complete. Doorman, live-in resident manager, landscaped roof deck, on-site garage, central laundry, and bike room — a deeper package than many avenue peers.
It's pet-friendly. A meaningful factor for many UES buyers.
Postwar layouts are practical. Expect efficient room divisions, tenant-controlled HVAC, and the larger windows of late-1950s construction.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with location, transit, and the roof deck. The Second Avenue subway access, walkability, and the landscaped roof deck and garage are the marketing anchors.
Price against central-UES/Yorkville postwar inventory. Comparable analysis should draw from the neighborhood's postwar cooperatives, with adjustments for floor and exposure.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Plan on roughly 6–8 weeks from contract signing to closing, with board approval the gating step.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 1523 Second Avenue, also evaluate:
- 1628 Second Avenue — nearby Yorkville avenue building
- 205 East 85th Street — central-UES/Yorkville postwar peer
- 201 East 80th Street — nearby postwar UES cooperative
- 175 East 77th Street — central-UES postwar cooperative
- 170 East 78th Street — nearby postwar UES building
- 180 East 79th Street — cross-town postwar peer nearby
The Roebling Team at 1523 Second Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this building profile because Upper East Side buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, amenities, transactional mechanics, and pricing at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.
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