163 East 60th Street
163 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022
BBL 1013950029 · BIN 1041927
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Part-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2024
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $532K – $532K
- Listing discount
- 1.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 21
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163 East 60th Street, also known as 165 East 60th Street, is a pre-war cooperative between Lexington and Third Avenues, directly across from Bloomingdale’s and three blocks from Central Park.
The corner is the building's strongest asset. The 59th Street/Lexington Avenue station — the 4, 5, 6, N, R, and W trains — is one block away, putting nearly the entire subway map within reach. The Second Avenue subway's 63rd Street station is a short walk north, and the cross-town buses run a block in either direction. For everyday life, Bloomingdale's, Trader Joe's nearby, the restaurants of Third Avenue, and the shops of Lexington are all within a block or two.
Architecture and unit composition
163 East 60th Street is a representative 1930 Lenox Hill apartment house: six stories of masonry with a simple brick facade, a modest entrance, and the thick walls, hardwood floors, and proportions of pre-war construction. It does not carry the ornament of a Rosario Candela or an Emery Roth tower; its appeal is in the apartments themselves and the era's construction rather than a decorative exterior.
The record lists 21 apartments and roughly 25,700 square feet of building area, a gross ratio above 1,000 square feet per apartment. That includes common and other non-apartment space and does not establish measured interiors or a neighborhood size ranking. Layouts run to one- and two-bedroom homes with the separated living and sleeping zones, real foyers, and closet space that pre-war floor plans tend to provide. Many residences retain original detail; others have been renovated over the decades. Ceilings and window lines are pre-war-typical, and the mid-block siting means quieter rear exposures away from the Lexington and Third Avenue traffic.
Building operations
Staffing is part-time door coverage, rather than 24-hour coverage, plus a live-in superintendent for on-site service and package handling. Amenities include a recently modernized elevator and basement laundry. Pets are welcome; confirm current rules. Maintenance depends on the full budget, debt and capital needs.
On board policy, the cooperative permits financing up to 80% of the purchase price; confirm the current limit. As at any cooperative, purchases are subject to a board application and interview, and subletting is permitted with conditions. Buyers should review the current budget, audited statements, debt and any assessments.
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditionsBoard approvalSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Part-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $20,823/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $83
- Modeled exposure split equally across 21 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 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. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2024 | 5C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $532,000 | -18.2% | |
| Apr 6, 2022 | PH | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,500,000 | +0.2% | |
| Apr 29, 2019 | 3B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $985,000 | -10.5% | |
| May 24, 2016 | 4B | 2 BR · 1,150 sf | $1,275,000 | $1,109/sf | -1.5% |
| Jul 13, 2015 | 2C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 925 sf | $875,000 | $946/sf | +2.9% |
| May 28, 2015 | 4D | 3 BR · 1,850 sf | $2,450,000 | $1,324/sf | +0.0% |
| Jan 12, 2015 | 3B | 1 BR · 830 sf | $745,000 | $898/sf | -12.4% |
| Dec 4, 2013 | 6A | 2 BR | $1,237,500 | -4.4% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2016): a median $1,109/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2024. Median listing discount 1.3% 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 1-01395-0029). 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
Review current maintenance, planned assessments, and the condition of the elevator and facade as part of the board package. Confirm the current financing and sublet terms for the intended use, and assess whether the staffing schedule meets your needs.
What to know if you’re selling
Provide current listings and recorded transfers to help buyers assess competing inventory, together with the operative financing, pet and occupancy rules.
Compare dated Lenox Hill cooperative sales with similar staffing, floor, layout and condition. Show the apartment’s actual light and outlook, and prepare the board-package materials early.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 163 East 60th Street, compare these nearby Lenox Hill and East 60s buildings individually for ownership form, vintage and services:
- 118 East 60th Street — co-op nearby on East 60th Street
- 160 East 65th Street — Lenox Hill cooperative a few blocks north; verify vintage separately
- 127 East 64th Street — East 60s residential comparison; verify its ownership structure separately
- 1003 Lexington Avenue — Lenox Hill co-op on the Lexington corridor
- 1019 Lexington Avenue — small pre-war Lexington Avenue cooperative
More Upper East Side buildings
- 161 East 90th Street — co-op
- 161 East 91st Street — 1941 co-op
- 162 East 80th Street — 1926 co-op
- 163 East 81st Street — 1927 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 164 East 72nd Street — 1925 co-op
- 165 East 62nd Street — new-construction condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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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