201 East 80th Street (The Richmond)

The massing is a tower set back from a mid-rise wing along Third Avenue, which gives upper-floor units open light in three or four directions — tower floors carry as few as a handful of units, and several upper floors have traded as full-floor residences. The original 121-unit count has consolidated to roughly 100 as owners combined: the mix today runs from one-bedrooms through large four- and five-bedroom combinations and penthouses, many with the building's signature proportions — ceilings taller than the neighborhood's post-war norm, oversized windows, and the wide rooms a warehouse grid allows. Select residences carry private terraces. Renovation quality varies by line, from conversion-era finishes to full gut renovations by named design firms; pricing tracks light, floor, and condition more than line alone.

Full-service condominium: 24-hour doorman, concierge, and a live-in resident manager, with bike room, private storage, and central laundry supplementing in-unit washer/dryers. The amenity signature is outdoor: an approximately 4,000-square-foot landscaped terrace on the 18th-floor setback with open city views, plus a smaller third-floor sundeck. There is no gym, pool, or on-site garage documented — buyers comparing against the corridor's newer condos should weigh service and apartment scale against amenity-program breadth. The base retail is a separately owned condominium unit, which matters for governance: the residential section does not control the storefronts. The offering plan and its amendments are on file in The Roebling Research Library.

Recent sales

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01526-7501) 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.

The condo structure is the scarce asset. In this pocket of the Upper East Side, buildings of this scale with doorman service are nearly all co-ops. The Richmond's condominium mechanics — no board interview, conventional financing flexibility, workable pied-à-terre and rental posture — are what you are paying for relative to co-op stock that often looks cheaper per square foot. Confirm current building requirements with the managing agent.

Buy the warehouse proportions. Ceiling height and window scale vary by line and floor; the best units in the building feel closer to loft stock than to their post-war neighbors. Walk multiple lines before anchoring on price.

Underwrite the retail base. The ground-floor retail is a separately owned unit outside residential control. Review the condominium declaration's cost allocations and any shared-systems obligations with your attorney — the documents are on file with us.

Tower versus base matters. The mid-rise Third Avenue wing and the setback tower are different products: the tower carries the light, the views, and the 18th-floor terrace adjacency; the lower floors carry the value pricing and the avenue energy. Price your floor honestly against the Third Avenue traffic below.

Verify the fee stack. Financing minimums, transfer fees, and current sublet terms are thinly documented publicly. We verify against the by-laws and managing agent during diligence — and run the Buyer Closing Cost Calculator before offering.

Sell the structure, then the apartment. Your buyer pool is disproportionately made of people who cannot or will not transact in the surrounding co-ops — international buyers, trusts and LLCs, pied-à-terre purchasers, parents buying for children. Marketing that leads with condominium mechanics and the building's documented conversion pedigree reaches them; generic Yorkville positioning does not.

Condition spread defines pricing. Conversion-era kitchens and baths are now three decades old, and the market prices the renovation gap fully. Renovated units should be marketed against the corridor's newer condos; original units should be priced to the renovation math — run the Renovation Cost Calculator against your strategy.

Document what buyers' attorneys will ask anyway. The offering plan, amendments, and declaration history are on file in The Roebling Research Library; providing them early shortens diligence and keeps deals on schedule.

If you're considering 201 East 80th Street, also evaluate:

• 200 East 83rd Street — the corridor's new-construction benchmark three blocks north; the step-up in price and amenities
• 205 East 85th Street (The Brompton) — full-service condo with a deeper amenity program; the closest modern full-service condo comp
• The Siena, 188 East 76th Street — 1990s-era full-service condo tower; the nearest like-for-like in vintage and scale
• The Empire, 188 East 78th Street — full-service condo two blocks south on Third
• The Seville, 300 East 77th Street — full-service condo with larger layouts at Second Avenue
• The Lucida, 151 East 85th Street — glass amenity-rich condo at the Q train
• Maison East, 1438 Third Avenue — boutique newer condo a few blocks north; the low-unit-count alternative
• 180 East 79th Street — the pre-war alternative one block south for buyers willing to trade condo mechanics for pedigree

The Roebling Team at Compass works the Upper East Side and its Third Avenue condo corridor as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because Richmond buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — conversion documentation, condominium mechanics, and corridor-level comparables — not generic neighborhood commentary.

If you're considering a transaction at 201 East 80th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.