Cooperative — built as a co-op from inception · 1962
201 East 62nd Street
201 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10065
Buildings·Upper East Side·Cooperative — built as a co-op from inception

201 East 62nd Street

201 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10065

At a glance
Year built
1962
Type
Cooperative — built as a co-op from inception
Units
69
Floors
19
Landmark
No
Pets
Permitted with board approval per brokerage records
Financing
65 percent maximum per brokerage records

201 East 62nd Street is a structurally unusual thing on the Upper East Side: a post-war co-op that was never a rental. The building was organized as a cooperative from the ground up — the plan of cooperative organization on file in The Roebling Research Library dates to 1962, with stock offered while the building was still under construction — which means its ownership culture, house rules, and financial structure were built for shareholders from day one rather than inherited from a landlord's conversion. The plan documents the full original framework: the 201 East 62nd Apartment Corporation, a $2,720,000 total stock offering, sponsors operating from 375 Park Avenue, and a 19-story, centrally air-conditioned, fireproof building with 69 apartments, a doctor's office, ground-floor store space, and a basement garage for at least 20 cars.

The design holds up. Paul Resnick and Harry F. Green — Resnick's name also attaches to 25 Sutton Place South — delivered clean mid-century work: red brick over a polished black granite base, broad windows, terraces, and the small copper squares that climb the south facade, a detail architectural records single out. Central air conditioning in a 1962 building was a genuine luxury specification, and it spares today's shareholders the through-wall retrofits that complicate renovations in many post-war peers.

The position is the third asset. The building anchors the Third Avenue corner of the Treadwell Farm Historic District blocks — the protected rows of 1860s–70s townhouses on East 61st and 62nd Streets between Second and Third Avenues, designated in 1967 among the city's earliest historic districts. The building itself sits just outside the district boundary, which means shareholders get the protected low-rise outlook and townhouse-block quiet to the east without the district's regulatory overlay on their own facade. Across Third Avenue, a tower plaza opens light and air to the west, a point architectural records have noted. Bloomingdale's is two blocks south; the F and Q at Lexington–63rd are a short block away, and the 59th Street express complex is three blocks south.

Architecture and unit composition

Nineteen stories plus penthouse, 69 apartments — roughly three to four units per floor, in post-war proportions that renovate well: defined foyers, dining areas, and generous closets, with terraces on select lines and penthouse-level outdoor space at the top of the building. South-facing units read over the Treadwell Farm townhouse rows toward protected light; west-facing units get the Third Avenue corridor and the plaza across the avenue. The mix runs from one-bedrooms through three-bedroom and combined lines. As is typical for the vintage, condition spread is wide — estate-condition units and fully renovated ones trade in the same lines — and pricing tracks light, floor, terrace, and renovation status.

Building operations

Full-service at boutique scale: 24-hour doorman, live-in superintendent, fitness room, central laundry, bike room, private storage, and the basement garage — a meaningful convenience on a corner where parking is scarce. The retail base and doctor's office were part of the original plan and contribute commercial income to the corporation. The building is professionally managed; the offering plan is on file in The Roebling Research Library, and current financial statements should be reviewed by your attorney during diligence.

Local Law 97

Carbon-penalty exposure
🟢
Strong — under cap in both periods
2024–2029 annual penalty
$0 (under cap)
2030–2034 annual penalty
$0 (under cap)
Per unit / month range
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Recent sales

The retrade record

Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.

5A+96%
$1,272,812.5 2013$2,500,000 2017
14C+57%
$1,175,500 2007$1,625,000 2014$1,850,000 2025
18B+54%
$1,700,000 2017$2,610,000 2026
4D+43%
$1,820,000 2017$2,600,000 2024
18D+38%
$1,775,000 2017$2,450,000 2022

Recent transfers at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.

DateUnitPrice
Apr 14, 20267C$1,515,000
Mar 31, 202618B$2,610,000
Jan 27, 202619D$1,500,000
Dec 23, 20258B$1,425,000
Dec 5, 20252C$1,250,000
Nov 17, 202514C$1,850,000
View all 73 recorded transfers, sortable

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 1-01417-0001) 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

Born a co-op, and it shows. No conversion-era sponsor units, no inherited rental infrastructure — the corporation has been shareholder-run since 1963. Your attorney's diligence should still cover the financials and house rules, but the ownership structure is unusually clean for the vintage.

The policy stack is standard Upper East Side discipline. 65 percent maximum financing, a 2 percent purchaser-paid flip tax, and case-by-case board posture on pets, pieds-à-terre, washer/dryers, and structures — all per brokerage records, all to be verified at offer stage. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering.

The district next door is your view insurance. The Treadwell Farm rows to the east are landmarked and low-rise; south- and east-facing light above the townhouse line is structurally protected in a way few Third Avenue corners can claim.

Central air is original equipment. Renovation plans don't need to solve for cooling — a real cost and approval advantage over peers requiring through-wall or ductless retrofits. Run the Renovation Cost Calculator against the specific unit's condition.

The garage is small — confirm availability. Built for roughly 20 cars per the offering plan; waitlist status and current rates should be confirmed with the managing agent before contract if parking matters to you.

What to know if you’re selling

Market the corner, not just the apartment. Treadwell Farm adjacency, protected townhouse outlooks, the F/Q a block away, and built-in central air are building-level facts that distinguish the listing from generic post-war Third Avenue stock. Use them specifically.

Price to the condition spread. The buyer pool here compares renovated and estate units in the same lines; honest condition pricing clears, aspirational pricing sits. Same-line history is the right anchor.

Have the documents ready. The 1962 offering plan is on file with us; pairing it with current financials and house rules at listing accelerates attorney review and signals a well-run house. Run the Seller Closing Cost Calculator — including the 2 percent flip tax's effect on buyer math — before setting the ask.

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The Roebling Team at 201 East 62nd Street

The Roebling Team at Compass works the Upper East Side — including the Lenox Hill and Treadwell Farm corridor — as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because Lenox Hill buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — original offering documentation, policy framework, and corridor-level comparables — not generic neighborhood commentary.

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Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass
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