- Year built
- 1963
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,183
- Listing discount
- 2.8%
- Recorded sales
- 121
- On record
- 2003–2026
Midtown East condominiums are rarer than the corridor's deep co-op stock, which makes a building like Blair House useful for buyers who want condo ownership — fast closings, pied-à-terre and investment latitude, foreign-buyer friendliness — in a part of the city dominated by cooperatives. At the corner of East 58th Street and Third Avenue, near the Sutton Place edge, Blair House is a postwar building completed in 1963 and converted to condominium ownership in 1986, offering that flexibility at a manageable, mid-century scale.
The location is one of Midtown East's quieter strengths: a residential corner within easy reach of the Midtown office core, Bloomingdale's and the East 59th Street retail spine, the Sutton and Beekman enclaves, and the East Side's transit, including the nearby Lexington Avenue and 59th Street lines. For a buyer who wants a doorman condominium in this part of town without the price of a new-development tower, Blair House is a logical option.
Architecture and unit composition
Blair House is a 20-story postwar building of roughly 115 apartments, with the restrained mid-century massing and International Style influence typical of its 1963 vintage. Its condominium conversion in 1986 gave the building the ownership structure and flexibility of a condo while retaining the practical floor plans and proportions of postwar construction.
The unit composition runs the postwar range, and as a building of moderate scale, Blair House sees regular but not constant turnover. Floor, exposure, and renovation state drive most of the variation among apartments, with higher floors carrying better light and longer views.
Building operations
Blair House operates as a full-service condominium with a 24-hour doorman, concierge, elevator service, on-site laundry, bicycle storage, and a landscaped common roof deck. Pets are permitted upon approval. The amenity package and service level are well-suited to a Midtown East household that wants a doorman building with outdoor common space.
Carrying costs on a condominium are expressed as common charges plus separately billed real estate taxes. As with any condo, buyers should review current house rules and any amendments, the building's financials, reserves, and any assessment or capital-project history during due diligence. The Roebling Research Library maintains current building materials for clients.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $58,111/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $42
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
- Notable fees
- Buyer app $700; credit/background $150/applicant; admin $400; move-in/out fee $250 ea + $500 deposit; elevator $150/day; closing doc prep $350; alterations $750 major/$300 minor
Recent sales
Because Blair House is an approximately 115-unit condominium, individual apartments come to market on a regular cadence across price points. As a condo, value is read on a price-per-square-foot basis, with floor, exposure, layout, and renovation state driving the variation, and higher-floor view apartments commanding premiums. Condo flexibility — fast closings, pied-à-terre and investment use, foreign buyers — tends to broaden the buyer pool relative to the corridor's co-op-heavy inventory. Our sales view for the building reflects recorded transfers as they post.
Recent closings 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 15, 2026 | 15C | 1 BA · 524 sf | $600,000 | $1,145/sf | off-mkt |
| May 28, 2026 | 6B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 734 sf | $850,000 | $1,158/sf | -2.9% |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 12D | 707 sf | $925,000 | $1,308/sf | off-mkt |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 5E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 625 sf | $735,000 | $1,176/sf | -1.9% |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 16F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,100 sf | $1,200,000 | $1,091/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 5J | 1 BA · 550 sf | $699,000 | $1,271/sf | -8.0% |
| Jul 11, 2025 | 10A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 789 sf | $1,835,000 | $2,326/sf | off-mkt |
| May 29, 2025 | 10J | 2 BR · 1 BA · 711 sf | $870,000 | $1,224/sf | -2.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,183/sf across 3 sales. 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.
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 1-01331-7501) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
You're buying condo flexibility in a co-op-heavy corridor. Expect 30–45 day closings; foreign buyers welcome; pied-à-terre and investment use permitted under the declaration; subletting permitted — advantages that are scarce in Midtown East's co-op stock.
Buy the floor and the view. Higher-floor apartments with better light and longer outlooks command the premiums; benchmark price per square foot against floor, exposure, and condition.
Do conversion-building diligence. Review the condominium's financials, reserves, and any assessment or capital-project history, and confirm common charges and what they cover.
Run the mansion tax and price-per-foot math. Use the Mansion Tax Calculator and weigh the full monthly carry.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with condo flexibility and services. Condo ownership, fast closings, the doorman and concierge, and the roof deck are the rational reasons buyers choose this building over the area's co-ops.
Price on square footage, floor, and condition. Benchmark against the building's own sales and the best comparable Midtown East condo inventory, adjusting for exposure and renovation state.
Use condo speed as a selling point. The faster, more flexible condo process and the absence of a co-op board interview widen the qualified-buyer pool.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing Blair House, these nearby Midtown East and East Side condos and co-ops make a useful comparison set:
- 425 East 58th Street — a full-service Sutton-edge co-op near the river
- 430 East 58th Street — a neighboring East River co-op address
- 2 Tudor City Place (Tudor Gardens) — a mid-century Tudor City co-op nearby
- 1 Tudor City Place (Windsor Tower) — a prewar Tudor City cooperative with river views
- Tudor Tower — an original Tudor City building in the historic district
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Gramercy — read The Roebling Team Guide to Gramercy.
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