2 Sutton Place South
2 Sutton Place South / 450 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022
Sutton Place
BBL 1013680025 · BIN 1040470
- Year built
- 1938
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 131
- Floors
- 21
- Flip tax
- 2.5%, seller-paid
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.3M
- Recent range
- $375K – $2.9M
- Listing discount
- 3.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 133
2 Sutton Place South is an Emery Roth & Sons Italian Renaissance commission distinguished by one of only two enclosed driveways on Sutton Place. The 1938 commission produced a 21-story 131-apartment cooperative with a porte-cochère, salmon-colored stone base, and a rooftop terrace garden accessible to all residents.
The Emery Roth & Sons Italian Renaissance composition sets the register — a mauve-veined stone two-story base, "double-height Corinthian pilasters and spandrels of carved Renaissance decorations" at the porte-cochère, and brick-faced upper floors trimmed with stone quoins and a course of inset geometric designs. Inside that envelope assembled a trophy cultural resident roster: Marilyn Monroe in the wake of her DiMaggio divorce in 1955-56, Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, the former Duchess of Marlborough, from the 1940s until her death in 1964, William Saroyan, Met Opera coloratura Mabel Garrison, and Michael Bloomberg and Susan Brown after their December 1976 marriage. Crowning the building is a rooftop garden accessible to all residents — an architectural records-noted differentiator from 1 Sutton Place South.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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
- 2.5% of purchase price (owned >18 mo) / 5% (owned <18 mo)
- Sublet policy
- Monthly sublet fee 20% of annual maintenance or 10% of annual rent (higher); security deposit 3 months maintenance
- Notable fees
- Max financing 50%; move-in/out $1,000 + $2,500 deposit; managing agent $900
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 7F | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,160,000 | -3.3% | |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 19F | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,700,000 | -14.3% | |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 17F | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,190 sf | $1,650,000 | $1,387/sf | -2.7% |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 14C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,365 sf | $2,100,000 | $1,538/sf | -2.3% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,300,000 | $929/sf | +0.0% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7A | 3 BR · 2 BA · 2,300 sf | $2,100,000 | $913/sf | -12.5% |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 5H | 1 BA · 600 sf | $685,000 | $1,142/sf | -1.4% |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 3A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,995,000 | -9.3% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,114/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 4.0% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2009 | 8G | $550,000 |
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 1-01368-0025) 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
- 1 Sutton Place South — Cross & Cross 1927 / Candela trophy peer
- 25 Sutton Place South (Cannon Point North) — Resnick & Green 1959; nearby Sutton Place peer
- 45 Sutton Place South (Cannon Point South) — Resnick & Green 1958; nearby Sutton Place peer
- 1 Beekman Place — Sloan & Robertson 1929; nearby Beekman trophy peer
- 400 East 56th Street (Plaza 400) — Birnbaum 1968; nearby Sutton Place 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.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Sutton Place — read The Roebling Team Guide to Sutton Place.
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