- Year built
- 1952
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 189
- Floors
- 16
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Permitted — two per apartment per management-sourced records
- Financing
- 65 percent maximum (35 percent minimum down)
East End Avenue is Manhattan's quietest prestige corridor — a cul-de-sac of co-ops facing Carl Schurz Park with no through traffic, sentried by Gracie Mansion's security at its northern end — and 200 East End Avenue is its full-blockfront post-war anchor. The building occupies the entire 89th-to-90th Street frontage opposite the park's northern blocks, which buys its east-facing lines something structural: protected park-and-river outlooks across to Carl Schurz Park, the East River, and the Hell Gate and RFK bridge sweep beyond — views that cannot be built out, at post-war co-op pricing rather than Gracie Square trophy pricing.
The architecture is more interesting than its quiet reputation suggests. Architectural records have called it one of the most distinctive post-war apartment houses on the Upper East Side: the massing is angled rather than boxed, multiplying corner windows and balconies across the facade, and the entrance sequence — a curved private driveway under a canopy carried on bent brown piping — is an early high-tech flourish that critics have compared to Le Corbusier's white piping. Inside the blockfront, west-facing apartments overlook a private landscaped courtyard rather than a rear lot line, so both exposures have an outlook.
What distinguishes the building for buyers today, though, is how it is run — and here we are working from the building's own communications and financial statements on file rather than market lore. The cooperative replaced its boiler plant in 2023 with three modular high-efficiency units, built out a tested flood-barrier program for the garage and service entrances after Superstorm Sandy (the building's Sandy recovery was the subject of a multi-part Habitat Magazine case study), has funded roof and facade work, reported reserves above $1.5 million plus a bank credit line, and held its 2024 maintenance increase to 3 percent against what the board cited as a 6–7 percent average among comparable buildings. The board's own LL97 posture: no exposure under the 2024 cap, with planning underway to remain under the 2030 cap. For a 1950s co-op, this is an unusually well-documented operational record.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises 16 floors in post-war brick across the full blockfront, with the angled plan producing corner light in a high proportion of its roughly 190 apartments. The mix runs from studios through large combinations: one-bedrooms around 800–1,000 square feet, two-bedrooms in the 1,100–1,700 range, three- and four-bedrooms from roughly 1,600 to over 3,000 square feet in combined configurations. East-facing units above the park treeline carry the corridor's signature view stack — park green, river, bridges, Roosevelt Island lighthouse; west-facing units get the courtyard quiet. Post-war proportions (defined foyers, real dining areas, generous closets) renovate well, and the building's pricing tracks exposure and condition.
Building operations
Full-service: 24-hour doorman and concierge, live-in resident manager with a full porter/handyman staff, renovated fitness center, central laundry (renewed in recent years), private storage and bike room, and the on-site garage with a documented shareholder rate. Utilities — including electric and gas — are bundled into maintenance per recent listing records, which matters when comparing carrying costs against buildings that bill utilities separately. Hallways, elevators, and the lobby have been renovated in recent cycles. Management is institutional, and the building's financial statements and board communications are on file in The Roebling Research Library.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Recent sales
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Recent transfers at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | 8B | $1,420,000 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 7F | $950,000 |
| May 28, 2025 | 4F | $1,225,000 |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 5H | $654,000 |
| May 30, 2024 | 5JK | $1,549,000 |
| May 10, 2024 | 10/11 | $2,775,000 |
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 1-01586-0021) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
The corridor is the amenity. East End Avenue dead-ends into Gracie Mansion's sentried block: no through traffic, Carl Schurz Park as your front yard, the river esplanade below, Asphalt Green a block away, the East 90th Street ferry landing directly opposite. Buyers trading from Park or Lexington corridors should spend an evening on the block before deciding — the quiet is the product.
The financing framework is the corridor's standard, not a flaw. 65 percent maximum financing and a case-by-case board posture on structures (co-purchase, guarantors, trusts) is typical East End Avenue discipline. Prepare the board package accordingly — run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering.
Underwrite the operational record — it's a good one. The 2023 boiler plant, the flood-barrier program, the reserve position, and the LL97 posture are documented in board communications on file with us. Your attorney should review the financials; the story they tell is of a conservatively run house.
Transit reality: the Q at Second Avenue/86th–96th changed this corridor's connectivity; the 4/5/6 remain a longer walk west. The crosstown M86 and the ferry fill the gaps. Price your own commute honestly.
Verify the fee stack. The flip tax exists but its structure should be confirmed, along with current sublet terms (two-year seasoning, five-year cap, 25 percent maintenance fee per listing-documented terms) and the garage rate, before contract.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with view and carry. East-facing park/river lines are the building's premium product — market them against Gracie Square pricing, not against generic Yorkville stock. And state the utilities-included maintenance plainly; buyers comparing monthly carry often miss it.
Document the building's stewardship. The boiler replacement, flood program, reserves, and below-market maintenance increases are selling points that survive attorney diligence. We provide the underlying documents from the Research Library to serious buyers' counsel.
Condition honesty wins in this corridor. The buyer pool is deliberate and family-driven; renovated units clear at premiums, estate units clear when priced to the renovation math. Run the Renovation Cost Calculator against your asking strategy.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 200 East End Avenue, also evaluate:
- 120 East End Avenue — the corridor's stately limestone pre-war directly on the park; the prestige step-up
- 130 East End Avenue — Emery Roth pre-war co-op across from the park
- 25 East End Avenue (The Yorkgate) — Cross & Cross pre-war with river views
- 1 Gracie Square and 10 Gracie Square — the corridor's blue-chip pre-war trophy co-ops at the park's southern corner
- 55 East End Avenue (Riverview South) — Emery Roth, 1951; the closest like-for-like post-war full-service co-op in age and scale
- 180 East End Avenue — the immediate post-war full-service neighbor on the avenue
- 170 East End Avenue — park-facing post-war condo with balconies; the condo alternative
- 40 East End Avenue — boutique new-development condo; the new-construction alternative at a higher price point
- 20 East End Avenue — Robert A.M. Stern new-classical condo; the corridor's top-tier new alternative
The Roebling Team at 200 East End Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass works the Upper East Side, the East End Avenue and Gracie Square corridor, and the broader park-facing market as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because East End Avenue buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — operational documentation, policy framework, and corridor-level comparables — not generic neighborhood commentary.
If you're considering a transaction at 200 East End Avenue, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.