181 East 93rd Street
181 East 93rd Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues · Upper East Side
Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1015220030 · BIN 1048392
- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Elevator, resident superintendent, shared garden, recreation room, central laundry, bicycle room and storage
- 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
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase price
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median, 2023–2025
- $493K
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $385K – $1.2M
- Listing discount
- -0.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 52
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181 East 93rd Street is a six-story cooperative whose prewar apartments sit above a shared garden and a small collection of common rooms. Built in 1928, it has 41 residences, a canopied entrance and a resident superintendent. The garden gives apartments without private outdoor space a place to sit outside, while the recreation room provides a separate indoor gathering space.
The building's principal homes are one- and two-bedroom configurations, including larger one-bedrooms with separate dining areas. Windowed kitchens and bathrooms, entry foyers and defined living rooms are recurring features. In the larger plans, dining space can occupy a room or alcove away from the main seating area.
The address is on the eastern side of Carnegie Hill, with Lexington Avenue at one end of the block and Third Avenue at the other. Its street entrance is removed from either avenue's retail frontage. The East 96th Street Lexington Avenue subway station serves the northern end of this part of the neighborhood; Central Park lies several avenues west.
Architecture and unit composition
The building has a beige brick façade, regular window openings and a canopy marking the entrance. Its height keeps the apartment inventory within six floors, and the elevator serves a relatively small cooperative. The exterior belongs to the late-1920s apartment-house stock on this stretch of the Upper East Side.
Inside, surviving details include beamed ceilings, hardwood or parquet floors, moldings and substantial closets. Separate entrance halls create a transition between the common corridor and the living room. Renovations vary: some kitchens retain an enclosed arrangement, while others have been opened toward the dining area. A renovated kitchen does not imply that the surrounding rooms have been reconfigured.
Smaller one-bedroom plans are roughly in the 600- to 700-square-foot category. Larger one-bedrooms and two-bedroom configurations reach approximately 900 to 1,100 square feet. Some larger one-bedrooms have been offered with a possible additional sleeping area; the location of windows and the existing dining space determines how that proposal would work. The original room arrangement remains relevant even after finishes have been replaced.
Exposure differs within the building. Street-facing rooms overlook East 93rd Street; rear rooms face the interior of the block. Higher-floor homes can gain light without having an outdoor area of their own. The shared garden is a building amenity and should be distinguished from an apartment's exclusive space.
Building operations
A resident superintendent handles on-site building work. Entry is supported by an electronic intercom system, and the superintendent can receive packages. The operational arrangement centers on the superintendent and controlled entry; buyers should establish the actual package procedures and hours of assistance when reviewing the building's services.
Laundry, bicycle storage and other storage facilities are communal. The recreation room and garden add usable common space to a building with a predominantly one- and two-bedroom inventory. Garden Wi-Fi has also been provided. Availability and allocation of storage are separate from the apartment's interior closet space.
The cooperative pays the property's real estate taxes through its corporate operating structure. The tax lot is in Class 2 with no assessment-growth cap, and no abatement is identified. Built floor area is slightly above the current R8B residential allowance; the existing building is the practical starting point for an alteration proposal.
Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase priceSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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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
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Garden, bike storage, laundry roomSource: 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
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
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).
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 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 11, 2026 | PH6F | 2 BR · 1 BA | $764,000 | +2.0% | |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 625 sf | $385,000 | $616/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 3E | 3 BR | $1,162,899 | -1.0% | |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 5D | 1 BR | $601,489 | +1.1% | |
| Aug 15, 2022 | 6A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $830,000 | +0.0% | |
| Nov 24, 2021 | 3A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $815,000 | $906/sf | -4.1% |
| Sep 22, 2021 | 5B | 1 BR | $605,000 | -1.6% | |
| Jun 2, 2021 | 4B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 716 sf | $550,000 | $768/sf | +5.8% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $620/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 1.2% 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.
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 1-01522-0030). 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 $764K (3 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,415 to close, or 1.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,415
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The 2026 electrical conversion is a specific project to resolve. An early-2026 apartment offering disclosed a building gas shutdown following a leak and an intended change to electric cooking, with electrical work targeted for March 2026. That target date is not proof of completion. Establish the completed scope, the cooking equipment now installed in the apartment and whether any electrical work remains for the buyer.
Comparable buildings
- 131 East 93rd Street: A prewar cooperative on the same street with a similarly limited apartment inventory.
- 139 East 94th Street: Comparable cooperative scale distributed through a taller prewar building.
- 130 East 94th Street: A nearby prewar co-op for comparing traditional apartment plans and mid-block exposures.
- 150 East 93rd Street: A larger prewar cooperative close to the same Lexington Avenue services.
- 125 East 93rd Street: A smaller cooperative inventory in the same Carnegie Hill apartment-house market.
More Upper East Side buildings
- 180 East 93rd Street — condominium
- 181 East 65th Street (The Chatham) — 2000 condominium by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
- 181 East 90th Street (The Metropolitan) — 2004 condominium by SLCE Architects
- 188 East 70th Street — 1986 condominium by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
- 188 East 75th Street — 1924 co-op
- 188 East 76th Street (The Siena) — 1996 condominium by SLCE Architects
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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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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