Mon Bijou
210–212 East 17th Street, between Third Avenue and Rutherford Place, Gramercy, Manhattan
BBL 1008970069 · BIN 1019548
- Year built
- 1903
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 25
- Floors
- 6
- Amenities
- Resident superintendent, outdoor bicycle storage, rentable storage and mobile-access video intercom
- Flip tax
- Confirm the rate and responsible party with the managing agent.
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Stuyvesant Square Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditions
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase price
- Doorman
- No doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2024–2026
- $925K
- 5 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $900K – $999K
- Listing discount
- 1.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 46
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Mon Bijou is George F. Pelham's ornate 1903–1904 apartment house on East 17th Street, with a columned entrance, marble stairs and decorated common interiors. It became a cooperative in 1976 and contains 25 residences. Its architecture is unusually elaborate for a six-story walk-up of this scale.
The building stands on the block leading from Third Avenue toward Stuyvesant Square. The name, meaning “my jewel,” appears over the entrance. Its limestone base, oval windows and classical columns make the street-level composition a defining part of the property.
Apartments include flexible four-room plans and split-bedroom arrangements, with a mix of street and courtyard exposures. The shared stairs preserve the building's early-twentieth-century character, while in-unit laundry and a mobile-access entry system supply more recent conveniences.
Architecture and unit composition
Pelham designed the building for Wilhelmina Bohlend, the original owner identified in LPC records. The entrance sits within a portico supported by polished granite Ionic columns. Rusticated stonework radiates around oval windows at the base, with ornamental treatment carried above through the façade.
Inside, decorative ceramic tile, moldings and marble staircases survive in the common areas. Windows along the stair route bring daylight into the circulation spaces. These shared elements form part of the building's architecture, not merely the finishes of an individual apartment.
Residential plans include rooms arranged around a central kitchen, with bedrooms or flexible rooms separated from the principal living space. High ceilings, original hardwood floors and windowed kitchens and bathrooms recur through the inventory. Individual renovations have introduced more open connections, updated appliances and in-unit washers and dryers.
Street-facing homes look toward the historic East 17th Street frontage. Rear and side windows can face courtyard trees, brick walls and rooftops. The upper floors offer different sightlines across that lower fabric, but each apartment's window positions determine the actual exposure.
Building operations
The cooperative has a resident superintendent, outdoor bicycle storage and storage units available for rent. The entry system permits mobile access. Apartments are reached by stairs, with no passenger elevator.
The historic-district designation covers the building's exterior. Its carved stone, columns and ornamental façade therefore carry preservation requirements when repaired or altered. The existing floor area also exceeds the current R7B residential allowance: city records show a built FAR of 4.02 against 3.0 permitted.
The building's in-unit laundry provision is useful in a walk-up, but equipment approval remains specific to the proposed installation. Shared storage provides another option for bulky belongings; availability and charges are separate from the apartment's interior storage.
Policy framework
Pets are permitted with approval, and subletting is permitted after an initial ownership period — confirm with the managing agent. The ownership period matters to a buyer expecting an immediate rental.
Financing of up to 80% is permitted — confirm with the managing agent. Confirm the transfer-fee rate and responsible party with the managing agent before calculating acquisition costs.
Guarantors, gifting and parental purchases are considered — confirm with the managing agent. In-unit washer/dryer installation is permitted with approval — confirm with the managing agent.
Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase priceSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedPermitted with approval — confirm with the managing agent.Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditionsBoard approvalSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Considering an apartment here? Send Corey the listing to confirm the pet and washer/dryer rules for that apartment.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $380 per room a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- No doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- NoSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Bike storage, storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | 5A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 785 sf | $900,000 | $1,146/sf | -2.7% |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 5C | 2 BR · 1 BA | $925,000 | +0.0% | |
| May 9, 2025 | 4B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $950,000 | -1.0% | |
| May 29, 2024 | 6A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $910,000 | -2.2% | |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 3B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $999,000 | +0.4% | |
| Oct 26, 2022 | 6B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $865,000 | -3.8% | |
| Apr 7, 2021 | 3D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $650,000 | -7.0% | |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5B | 2 BR · 1 BA · 673 sf | $840,000 | $1,248/sf | -1.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,146/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.0% 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 1-00897-0069). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
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At the recent median sale of $925K (3 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $12,019 to close, or 1.3% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $12,019
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- 132 East 19th Street — A smaller prewar cooperative within the same Gramercy side-street market.
- 105 East 19th Street — A low-rise cooperative with a similar apartment count and prewar construction.
- 121 East 10th Street — A six-story prewar cooperative of comparable size farther downtown.
- 103 East 10th Street — A modestly smaller low-rise cooperative for buyers considering older apartment layouts.
- 193 Second Avenue — Onyx Court — A smaller architectural prewar cooperative along the Second Avenue corridor.
More Gramercy buildings
- 205 Third Avenue — 1964 co-op
- Gramercy Park Habitat, 205 East 22nd Street — 1896 condominium
- 210 East 15th Street (Parc Fifteen) — 1964 co-op
- 211 East 18th Street — 1957 co-op
- 215 East 17th Street — co-op
- 220 Third Avenue — 1901 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Gramercy — read The Roebling Team Guide to Gramercy.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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