180 East 79th Street
180 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1014130040 · BIN 1043252
- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 111
- Floors
- 18
- Subletting
- Not permitted — an owner-occupancy building.
- Washer / dryer
- Permitted in-unit.
- Pets
- Permitted, subject to Board approval.
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.5M
- Recent range
- $1.2M – $4.4M
- Listing discount
- 2.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 97
180 East 79th Street is the largest Schwartz & Gross prewar coop east of Lexington Avenue — a 1929-1930 commission that represents the firm's largest residential corridor commission east of the Park-and-Madison band.
What distinguishes the building is the Schwartz & Gross architectural pedigree at scale — alongside the firm's 930 Park, 90 Riverside, 14 East 75th, and 130 East 75th, 180 East 79th stands as its largest single commission. Scale is the throughline: the 18-story massing and 111-118-unit shareholder community give it an operationally robust footprint uncommon among UES cross-street cooperatives east of Lexington. And the experience of entering is set by the Oriental-style lobby, one of the more atmospheric prewar lobby interiors on the UES corridor.
180 East 79th is widely regarded as "this very handsome, 18-story, brown-brick apartment house" — placing the building at #6 in the Lenox Hill cooperative ranking with a ## Architecture and building operations
public records: "This very handsome, 18-story, brown-brick apartment house was erected in 1930 and converted to a cooperative in 1966. It has 118 large apartments."Architectural records note the "impressive and large lobby decorated in an Oriental style with a doorman and a concierge." The building features "a two-story limestone base, sidewalk landscaping, a canopied entrance, some terraces, a gym and consistent fenestration." The "rather massive façade is divided by two bandcourses."
Schwartz & Gross's specifically eastern (Third Avenue) Lenox Hill placement is structurally important — most of the firm's tier-one work clusters on Riverside, West End, or the Park-Madison band, with 180 East 79th representing the firm's largest commission on the residential corridor east of Lexington.
Operations: full-service prewar cooperative. Doorman and concierge. Gym on-site. Some apartments have terraces.
The 111-118-unit shareholder community is among the largest tier-one prewar coops on a UES cross-street — comparable in scale to 1185 Park, 1175 Park, or 1199 Park rather than to the boutique 17-unit coops of the Fifth Avenue side.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $40,060/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $30
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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of purchase price (seller)
- Sublet policy
- NOT allowed
- Notable fees
- Transfer fee $850; app fee $450 w/broker ($800 w/o); financing $400
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | 5A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,370,000 | -1.8% | |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 3F | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,600,000 | +0.0% | |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 14B | 5 BR · 6 BA | $4,400,000 | -2.2% | |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 14F | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,695,000 | +0.0% | |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 14A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,525,000 | +0.0% | |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 18B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,120 sf | $2,790,000 | $1,316/sf | -20.3% |
| Jan 29, 2025 | 14D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,100,000 | +5.1% | |
| May 13, 2024 | 9EAST | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,400 sf | $2,125,000 | $885/sf | -4.5% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,238/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2003 | 17E | $2,900,000 |
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 1-01413-0040) 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.
Comparable buildings
- 14 East 75th Street — Schwartz & Gross 1928-29; same-architect Lenox Hill peer
- 130 East 75th Street — Schwartz & Gross 1928; same-architect Lenox Hill peer
- 170 East 78th Street (The Morgan Studios) — 1927 artist-studio cooperative; nearby Lenox Hill peer
- 200 East 83rd Street — nearby UES peer
- 30 East 76th Street — nearby Lenox Hill 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.
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