- Year built
- 1986
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 54
- Floors
- 23
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Small pets permitted under condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration; confirm current terms at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $973
- Listing discount
- 3.5%
- Recorded sales
- 29
- On record
- 2003–2024
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at The Bentley 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.
The Bentley is one of the more recognizable towers on the Kips Bay / Murray Hill edge: a 23-story, dark-red-brick condominium built in 1986, distinguished by the rounded corners that give the building its silhouette and give its apartments the wraparound light and angled exposures that come with a curved façade. At 54 residences across 23 stories, it is a true high-rise condominium — the height delivers open views and strong light from the upper floors that low- and mid-rise neighbors cannot match.
For buyers, the building's argument is condominium flexibility combined with full-service operation and a genuinely useful amenity: an on-site parking garage, a rarity at this price point and this location. A full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, and an elevator round out the service package.
The location is central East Side: a short walk to the 6 at 33rd Street, close to Murray Hill and Kips Bay dining and services, and within easy reach of Midtown and Gramercy.
Architecture and unit composition
The 54 residences distribute across 23 stories in a dark-red-brick high-rise envelope, with the building's signature rounded corners producing curved-glass exposures and wraparound light in the corner lines. The unit mix runs from studios and one-bedrooms through larger two-bedroom layouts, with some apartments carrying private terraces — a meaningful differentiator within the building.
As with any condominium of this vintage, renovation quality varies apartment to apartment and, together with floor, exposure, and outdoor access, drives most of the pricing spread. The upper-floor and terraced lines command the premium.
Building operations
The Bentley operates as a full-service condominium: a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, an on-site parking garage, resident storage, central laundry, and an elevator. Washer-dryers are permitted in units, and the building allows small pets under condominium rules. There is no dedicated gym or roof deck, but the on-site garage and full doorman staffing set it apart from smaller boutique buildings nearby.
As a 1980s high-rise, the mechanical systems and envelope are mid-life; as with any condominium, buyers should review current financial statements, the reserve study, board minutes, and any active or planned capital projects — façade, elevators, and garage systems in particular — during due diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $30,780/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $49
- Modeled exposure split equally across 52 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 FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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
The Bentley prices as a full-service East Side condominium, read on a dollars-per-square-foot basis. Unit-level variables drive most of the spread: floor, exposure, whether a residence is a corner or terraced line, outdoor access, and finish condition. Upper-floor apartments with open views and terraced units command the premium; lower-floor interior lines trade below them.
As a condominium, comparable analysis is best read at the apartment level rather than against a single building-wide number.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2024 | 3C | 2 BR · 1 BA · 825 sf | $800,000 | $970/sf | -8.6% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 22AB | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,744 sf | $2,185,000 | $1,253/sf | +1.6% |
| Jan 20, 2022 | 17 | 3 BR · 1,776 sf | $1,750,000 | $985/sf | -5.4% |
| Oct 28, 2021 | 5D | 1 BR · 2 BA · 789 sf | $850,000 | $1,077/sf | +0.1% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 8B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 656 sf | $750,000 | $1,143/sf | +0.0% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6A | 1 BR · 539 sf | $560,000 | $1,039/sf | -3.3% |
| Sep 17, 2021 | 18B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,075 sf | $1,222,000 | $1,137/sf | -5.6% |
| Jul 15, 2020 | 4C | 2 BR · 816 sf | $720,000 | $882/sf | -8.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $973/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 3.5% 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 1-00886-7502). 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.
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
Height and exposure are the assets. A 23-story tower with rounded corners delivers light and views the low-rise neighbors cannot. Confirm exactly what a given line sees and how high it sits.
The garage is a genuine differentiator. On-site parking is rare at this location and price point. If a parking space matters to you, confirm availability, cost, and whether it conveys or is licensed separately.
Condo flexibility is real. 30–45 day closings; pied-à-terre, investment, LLC, trust, and foreign-buyer purchases are permitted under the declaration; subletting is allowed. Confirm current sublet rules with management at offer stage.
Condition and terraces drive price. Renovation quality and outdoor access are primary variables. Inspect finishes and price terraced and corner lines distinctly.
Mansion tax may apply. At the upper end of the building's pricing the mansion tax and its cliff thresholds can be in play. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the view and the light. For upper-floor and corner lines, the height and wraparound exposure are the headline. Photography should foreground the outlook.
Market terraces distinctly. Terraced residences are their own sub-market within the building and should be presented accordingly.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 159 East 30th Street, also evaluate the broader Gramercy, Kips Bay, and Murray Hill condominium market — full-service post-war and later towers where floor, exposure, outdoor access, and finish condition drive apartment-level pricing more than any building-wide average.
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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