- Year built
- 1924
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 24
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Cats considered case by case; dogs not permitted (confirm current house rules at offer stage)
- Financing
- Board-set maximum; minimum down payment reported at 25%
Every recorded sale at this building, 2007–2023
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $950K – $950K
- Listing discount
- 2.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 12
188 East 75th Street is an intimate pre-war cooperative in Lenox Hill, mid-block between Third and Lexington Avenues on the Upper East Side. Built in 1924 and held by the 188 E 75 Owners Corp, it is exactly the kind of small, well-run, human-scaled co-op that defines the quieter side streets of the East 70s: four apartments to a floor, a full-time superintendent, and a carrying-cost structure kept sensible by a lean staffing model.
For the buyer who wants a real pre-war Upper East Side address without the price and formality of the Fifth- and Park-Avenue cooperatives a few blocks west, the building is a straightforward proposition. It is a short walk to the shops and restaurants of Third Avenue and Lexington, close to the 6 train at 77th Street, and priced as a boutique co-op rather than a trophy building.
Building operations
The cooperative runs lean and well for its scale: an elevator, a virtual doorman with video intercom, a full-time superintendent, a laundry room, a bike room, and private storage. There is no full-time live doorman — typical and appropriate for a 24-unit pre-war co-op of this size, and a meaningful factor in keeping maintenance charges contained.
As a cooperative, ownership is by shares rather than deed: purchases require board approval and a board interview, financing is capped at a board-set percentage (a minimum down payment of 25% has been reported), and pied-à-terre, gifting, guarantor, and co-purchase arrangements are evaluated case by case — the building has historically permitted pied-à-terres, sublets, co-purchasing, parents purchasing for children, and guarantors. On pets, public information indicates cats are considered on a case-by-case basis and dogs are not permitted; confirm the current pet policy, financing maximum, any flip tax, and sublet terms with the board at offer stage.
Recent sales
Co-op pricing is read on a per-room basis, and 188 East 75th trades as a boutique pre-war cooperative — pre-war layouts, modest carrying costs, and the value a co-op structure offers relative to condominiums. With only 24 residences, resale volume is thin: a small number of closings in an active year. Demand here is driven by the pre-war character, the quiet mid-block Lenox Hill location, and the relative value against the grander cooperatives to the west. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the room count, the floor, the exposure, and renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood average. Genuinely variable financial figures should be confirmed at offer stage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 | 4B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $532,500 | -2.3% | |
| Jun 20, 2016 | 4CD | 2 BR | $959,500 | -1.0% | |
| Jul 24, 2014 | 3B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 610 sf | $524,000 | $859/sf | -3.3% |
| May 13, 2013 | 4CD | 2 BR | $815,000 | -16.4% | |
| Mar 29, 2012 | PH6AB | 2 BR · 1,150 sf | $975,000 | $848/sf | -11.0% |
| Jun 23, 2010 | 3A | 1 BR | $505,000 | -1.9% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2014): a median $859/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2023. Median listing discount 2.8% 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 18, 2023 | 4CD | $950,000 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | 3D | $555,000 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | 1D | $510,000 |
| May 29, 2014 | 2A | $500,000 |
| Jan 16, 2008 | 6A/6B | $1,100,000 |
| Feb 22, 2007 | 6A | $1,100,000 |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01409-0043) 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
This is a cooperative, so the path is a board package and interview, a financing cap set by the board, and underwriting of the building's financials and house rules. Read the rules carefully on the points that matter to you — note the pet policy (cats case by case, no dogs), the reported 25% minimum down payment, and the building's historical openness to pied-à-terres, sublets, guarantors, and parents buying for children. Review the co-op's financials, reserve, and any planned capital work given the building's age.
The reasons to buy are the address and the value: a real pre-war Lenox Hill co-op on a quiet side street, steps from Third and Lexington and the 6 train, at a cost structure well below the trophy cooperatives a few blocks west.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is the pre-war character and the location. The 1924 architecture, the intimate four-per-floor scale, and the quiet Lenox Hill block are the differentiators — and they sell to a specific buyer who wants an Upper East Side pre-war co-op without the formality of the Fifth- and Park-Avenue tier. Pricing is an apartment-specific exercise: room count, floor, light, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the building's flexible ownership policies, prepare the buyer for the co-op process, and benchmark against the right comparable tier of pre-war Lenox Hill cooperatives.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 188 East 75th Street, also look at these nearby Upper East Side pre-war and boutique buildings:
- 120 East 75th Street — Upper East Side building on the same block
- 130 East 75th Street — pre-war Upper East Side building nearby
- 103 East 75th Street — Upper East Side building nearby
- 145 East 76th Street — boutique Upper East Side building nearby
- 240 East 76th Street — Upper East Side building nearby
The Roebling Team at 188 East 75th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper East Side's pre-war cooperative and condominium market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of boutique pre-war cooperatives deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture and neighborhood context, the cooperative structure, the staffing and amenity reality, and where pricing sits against the right comparable tier.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 188 East 75th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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