160 East 65th Street (The Phoenix)
160 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013990033 · BIN 1042369
- Year built
- 1968
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 180
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $753K
- Recent range
- $645K – $3.1M
- Listing discount
- 2.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 204
The Phoenix is one of the most architecturally distinguished postwar cooperatives in the entire Upper East Side inventory — an Emery Roth & Sons commission with a central garden designed by Paul Rudolph, the brutalist-modernist architect whose principal New York works include 23 Beekman Place (his own residence) and the Lower Manhattan Expressway studies.
What distinguishes the Phoenix begins with the Roth & Sons / Paul Rudolph architect collaboration — the central garden is one of the only Rudolph-designed exterior spaces accessible to a residential cooperative population anywhere in New York. That ambition extends to the fabric of the building itself: the architectural concrete construction made the Phoenix "one of the earliest residential buildings to use architectural concrete," a structurally and aesthetically distinctive choice in 1968, when most postwar UES coops rose in brick. Holding it all in balance is the 180-unit shareholder community operational sweet spot — large enough to carry full amenity infrastructure, from doorman and concierge to garage and bike room, without tipping into the impersonal large-tower register.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $180,157/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $83
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 before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | 16A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $696,820 | +7.2% | |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 2C | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,500,000 | -6.0% | |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 8A | 1 BA | $645,000 | -7.2% | |
| May 29, 2026 | 10E | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,235,000 | -1.2% | |
| May 5, 2026 | 26B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,290,000 | $1,290/sf | -0.4% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 25E | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $965,000 | -3.5% | |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 25A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf | $695,000 | $1,158/sf | -0.6% |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 14C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,798,500 | +0.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,220/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.2% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | 11C | $1,800,000 |
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 1-01399-0033) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re buying
The Paul Rudolph garden is structurally distinguishing. One of the only Rudolph-designed exterior spaces accessible to a residential cooperative population anywhere in New York.
The Emery Roth & Sons architectural concrete construction is real institutional context. Among the earliest residential buildings in Manhattan to use the material.
The 180-unit operational scale supports comprehensive amenity infrastructure. Doorman, concierge, garage with preferential shareholder rates, bike room.
The transit-accessible location — 4/5/6 at 59th, F at 63rd, Q at 63rd — is structurally valuable.
Hunter College adjacency anchors the broader Midtown East / Lenox Hill border context.
For buyers prioritizing postwar modernist architectural integrity (rather than prewar pastiche), the Phoenix is one of two or three structural answers in the entire UES inventory.
Comparable buildings
- 50 East 89th Street (Park Regis) — Emery Roth & Sons 1974; same-architect Carnegie Hill peer
- 45 East 89th Street — Lehrecke 1969 condop; nearby Carnegie Hill postwar peer
- 1 East 66th Street — Candela 1947; nearby Fifth Avenue peer
- 4 East 66th Street — nearby UES peer
- The Carlton House (21 East 61st) — nearby UES peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
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