East River Tower (1725 York Avenue)
1725 York Avenue, New York, NY 10128
BBL 1015690016 · BIN 1050634
- Year built
- 1971
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- About 259
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Flip tax
- 1.75% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $943
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 3.0%
- Recorded sales
- 233
- On record
- 2003–2026
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East River Tower, also called Gracie Plaza, was built in 1971 and converted to cooperative ownership in 1984. Its staggered corner balconies give the York Avenue tower a recognizable zig-zag profile.
The building is near Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion and the East River esplanade, with Asphalt Green's pool and athletic facilities to the north. Check actual routes and apartment noise rather than assuming a uniformly quiet setting.
Architecture and unit composition
Cantilevered corner balconies step diagonally up the 33-story masonry facade; some lines have wraparound balconies. Compare usable outdoor area, condition and outlook for the particular apartment.
The roughly 259 apartments span studios and one-bedrooms through larger two- and three-bedroom configurations. Post-war interior signatures run throughout: 8-to-9-foot ceilings, large operable windows, practical layouts (many renovated since conversion), and ample closets. Upper-floor and eastern-facing lines capture open East River, bridge, and Carl Schurz Park exposures; balcony presence varies by line. Assess usable outdoor area, condition and outlook alongside comparable sales before assigning a price adjustment.
Building operations
East River Tower operates as a full-service post-war cooperative with a full-time doorman, two tennis courts, a fitness center, a 24-hour attended garage with a circular driveway and direct building access, a children's playroom, bike storage, and on-site laundry. The building is pet-friendly.
Review the co-op’s financials: reserve adequacy, recent and planned capital work — including balcony and facade maintenance, which is structurally important given the cantilevered balcony program, and Local Law 97 compliance planning common to towers of this vintage — and any current assessments. The building applies a 1.75% flip tax, paid by the buyer at closing.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
- Terms
- 1.75% of the purchase price
- Rate
- 1.75% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Buyer
Source: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
Purchase
11 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-refundable Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Messenger Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $50 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Administrative feeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $250.00 (if applicable for trust purchase) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Financing FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $450 (if financing) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Legal Fees in connection with the review of the documents related to purchase by a Trust | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount To be determined | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Administrative feeConditional | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $250 (if applicable for: estates, trust, foreclosure or transfer) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable New York State Transfer Tax StampsPer share | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $0.05 per share | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Transfer Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Sublet
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move out FeeConditionalConditions: This fee is refundable if subtenant is denied | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Conditional; see terms |
| Non-refundable Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Move In & move out FeeConditionalConditions: This fee is refundable if subtenant is denied | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $2,000 | Refundable Conditional; see terms |
| Non-refundable Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Non-refundable Sublet FeeRecurring | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount 10% of Annual Rent for each year of the sublease | Refundable Non-refundable |
Sublet renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublet FeeRecurring | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount Equal to 10% of the annual Rent for each year of the sublease | Refundable Not stated |
| Processing Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $450 | Refundable Not stated |
Refinance
2 items
Management's “less refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $450 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management's “more refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $450 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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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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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $558 per room a monthMedian of 16 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $1.87 per square foot a monthMedian of 15 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, playroom, garage, bike storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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
- $55,287/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $18
- Modeled exposure split equally across 259 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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) 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 — 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.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 1.75% of purchase price (buyer)
- Sublet policy
- 10% of annual rent per year of sublease; move-in/out $2,000
- Policies and fees
- Move-in $1,000; transfer fee $750; NYS transfer tax stamps $0.05/share
- A per-share “stamp” charge is usually the New York stock transfer tax, which can be rebated in full on a claim filed with the New York State Tax Department (Tax Law §280-a). Ask the managing agent whether the line is the tax or an administrative charge, and how any rebate is handled.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | 33A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $650,000 | +8.5% | |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 33H | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 950 sf | $985,000 | $1,037/sf | +0.0% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 26E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,350 sf | $1,350,000 | $1,000/sf | -1.8% |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 15D | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $977,500 | -0.8% | |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 14A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $550,000 | $733/sf | -6.0% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 33E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf | $1,275,000 | $981/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 7D | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $920,000 | $920/sf | -6.6% |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $610,000 | $813/sf | -5.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $943/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. 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 3.0% 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 1-01569-0016). 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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At the recent median sale of $949K (10 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $28,711 to close, or 3.0% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Building transfer fee (flip tax), 1.75% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer per building management's published schedule, as of September 2026: $16,603
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $12,108
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest. Confirm the current transfer fee with building management; the linked calculator does not include it.
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What to know if you’re buying
Prepare for the co-op review. Expect a board package, financial review and interview; confirm current occupancy and financial requirements.
Budget for the flip tax. The building applies a 1.75% flip tax paid by the buyer — factor it into your closing costs.
Check access to the facilities. Confirm current hours, separate fees and availability for the services you intend to use.
Inspect the specific balcony. Confirm its rights, dimensions, condition and maintenance obligations, together with the apartment's actual outlook.
Scrutinize the building's capital posture. The cantilevered balcony program and facade demand ongoing maintenance; review reserves, recent and planned capital work, and any assessments with your attorney.
What to know if you’re selling
Document the apartment's outdoor space. Show its balcony and actual river or park outlook, with relevant alteration and maintenance records.
Provide the transfer-fee terms early. Give buyers the current schedule and explain the reported buyer-paid obligation before negotiating closing costs.
Apartment-level positioning drives price. Floor, exposure, balcony presence, layout, and renovation quality move value far more than building-wide averages.
Closing planning example. Roughly 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing is an estimate; allow for package preparation, board review, interview and financing requirements.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering East River Tower, also evaluate:
- 60 East End Avenue — eastern Upper East Side full-service co-op
- Ruppert Yorkville Towers — large Yorkville residential complex
- 1628 Second Avenue — a 14-unit boutique Yorkville condominium
- 425 East 86th Street — Yorkville full-service building
More Upper East Side buildings
- 1652 First Avenue (Fairmont Manor) — 1963 co-op
- The Newbury (1659 Second Avenue) — 1971 co-op
- 1681 Second Avenue — 1966 co-op
- Chartwell House (1760 Second Avenue) — 2001 condominium by H. Thomas O'Hara Architects
- 1776 Second Avenue (The Waterford) — 1987 condominium by Beyer Blinder Belle
- 1838 Second Avenue — 1987 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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