- Year built
- 1965
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pets permitted with board approval
- Flip tax
- None
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $681K
- Recent range
- $510K – $1.4M
- Listing discount
- 4.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 211
The Kips Bay and Gramercy-edge blocks along Third Avenue have long been a reliable source of full-service postwar co-ops — buildings with the scale to support a doorman, a garage, and shared amenities, at prices below the trophy districts. Victoria House, at the corner of East 27th Street and Third Avenue, is one of the better-known examples: an 18-story cooperative of roughly 280 apartments, designed by Leo Stillman and completed in 1965, with a deep amenity set and the steady turnover of a large building.
For a buyer who wants a co-op address near Gramercy with real services — a garage, a gym, a roof deck — and a practical postwar floor plan, Victoria House offers a sensible entry point. The location balances the quiet of a residential corner with easy reach to Gramercy Park, the Flatiron and NoMad districts, the East Side medical corridor, and the area's transit.
Architecture and unit composition
Victoria House is an 18-story postwar brick cooperative of approximately 280 apartments, designed by Leo Stillman in the restrained mid-century idiom of its 1965 vintage. The building's value comes from its full-service scale and amenity depth rather than from ornament — efficient elevator-building circulation, light-filled layouts, and a unit mix that runs from studios through two-bedrooms.
At this size across a single co-op, turnover is steady, and the building offers genuine access to a Gramercy-edge co-op address across a range of layouts. Floor, exposure, and renovation state drive most of the variation in the apartments.
Building operations
This is a full-service cooperative with a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, an on-site garage, a fitness center, a bicycle room, a common roof deck, elevator service, and central laundry — a deep amenity package for a postwar Kips Bay co-op and a practical draw for a household that wants services and outdoor space.
Carrying costs are expressed as monthly maintenance, which covers the building's underlying mortgage, real estate taxes, staff, heat, and operations. As with any co-op, board policies — financing limits and pied-à-terre and subletting allowances — vary by amendment and should be confirmed during due diligence. Buyers should review the co-op's financial statements, reserve position, and any assessment or capital-project history during due diligence; the Roebling Research Library maintains current building materials for clients.
Recent sales
Because Victoria House is an approximately 280-unit cooperative, turnover is regular rather than rare — several apartments typically change hands in a given year across the studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom tiers. As a co-op, pricing is best read on a per-room and per-line basis rather than strictly on price per square foot: entry layouts anchor the base of the market, with higher floors, better exposures, and renovated interiors commanding premiums. The garage, gym, and roof deck broaden the building's appeal relative to smaller buildings nearby. Our sales view for the building reflects recorded transfers as they post.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | 2P | 1 BR · 1 BA | $655,000 | -4.7% | |
| May 8, 2026 | 9A | 1 BA | $552,000 | +0.5% | |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 2M | 1 BA | $510,000 | -4.7% | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 7N | 1 BA · 550 sf | $530,000 | $964/sf | -5.3% |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 9P | 1 BR · 1 BA | $680,000 | -2.9% | |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 6J | 1 BA | $529,000 | -3.6% | |
| Aug 15, 2025 | 2R | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,406,000 | $1,004/sf | +0.8% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 11G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $681,000 | -2.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,010/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 10X | $595,000 |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 12P | $749,000 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 7/6M | $1,250,000 |
| Dec 9, 2022 | 9M | $600,000 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | 4A | $597,393 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | 19A | $1,175,000 |
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 1-00907-0056) 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
You're buying full-service scale near Gramercy. The garage, fitness center, and roof deck are the building's edge over smaller co-ops — factor them into the value and the carrying math.
It's a co-op — underwrite the board terms. Expect a board package and interview, and confirm the financing limit, flip tax (if any), and pied-à-terre and subletting policies before you commit.
Focus diligence on the apartment and the building's finances. Floor, exposure, line, and renovation state drive value; confirm monthly maintenance and what it covers, and review the co-op's reserves and any assessment history.
Check the mansion tax thresholds where they apply. Run any purchase through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the service and amenity package. The doorman, garage, gym, and roof deck are the rational reasons buyers choose this building over a smaller co-op nearby.
Position each apartment on floor, exposure, and condition. Renovated kitchens and baths command premiums in this postwar inventory; benchmark higher-floor lines against the best comparable apartments in the building.
Prepare a clean board package. Co-op sales move on the quality of the application and the buyer's financials; a well-prepared package and realistic in-building pricing keep the process moving.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing Victoria House, these nearby Kips Bay, Gramercy, and East Side co-ops and condos make a useful comparison set:
- 181 East 28th Street — a nearby Kips Bay residential building
- 385 Third Avenue — a full-service Kips Bay/Gramercy building
- 205 Third Avenue (Gramercy Park Towers) — a larger postwar Gramercy cooperative
- 130 East 18th Street (Gramercy Plaza) — a full-service postwar co-op near Gramercy Park
- 200 East 20th Street — a full-service building near the park
The Roebling Team at Victoria House
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Kips Bay, Gramercy, and the broader East Side co-op and condo market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a full-service postwar cooperative deserve building-specific intelligence — the practical advantages of an amenity-rich building, the board's policy posture, and where individual lines and floors sit in value.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at Victoria House, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring the full context this page provides plus the transactional specifics your situation requires — financial structuring, due diligence priorities, comparable analysis at the apartment level, and the pacing strategy that fits your timeline.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Gramercy — read The Roebling Team Guide to Gramercy.
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