210 East 36th Street (Murray Hill)

The building is a clean post-war brick apartment house, roughly twelve to thirteen stories, mid-block on East 36th Street between Second and Third Avenues, with a renovated lobby and hallways and the practical massing of its era. It does not carry ornate landmark ornament; its appeal is the post-war fundamentals — light, a well-kept building envelope, and the recent capital work that has modernized the common spaces.

The residences are almost entirely studios and one-bedrooms, generously proportioned for their type and known for strong closet space, with a small number of larger and penthouse-level homes among the mix; several upper-floor and lobby-level units carry terraces or balconies. As with any apartment house, floor and exposure drive the experience: higher floors and the better-exposed lines take more light, while lower and rear units trade at a discount. The renovated roof deck, with its Empire State Building and open-city views, is a genuine amenity that lifts the whole building.

210 East 36th Street runs as a full-service, high-touch cooperative — an evening doorman, a live-in resident superintendent, a 24-hour video-monitored lobby, a renovated roof deck, a private garden, central laundry, resident storage lockers, and a bike room. Pets are welcome. It does not have an in-building gym or pool; the amenity set is the practical, well-staffed package of a good post-war house, and the full-time superintendent and recent capital improvements are a core part of why the building holds its standing. As a cooperative, purchases are subject to board review and the building's financing and residency policies; the building permits up to 80% financing — as little as 20% down — which is friendlier than many co-ops and broadens the pool of qualified buyers.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $916/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.1% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00916-0055). 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.

This is a cooperative, so plan for a board process. A purchase runs through a board package and interview, and the building maintains financing and residency policies typical of a full-service Murray Hill co-op — though its 80%-financing posture (as little as 20% down) is friendlier than many houses. Subletting and pied-à-terre use are permitted with board approval, and the building is genuinely pet friendly.

The unit mix is studios and one-bedrooms. This is a small-unit building, which makes it a natural entry point into a full-service East Side co-op; buyers seeking larger family layouts should benchmark elsewhere and treat the occasional larger or penthouse home here as the exception.

Floor, light, and exposure are the on-site distinctions. The higher and better-exposed lines are the homes that hold value best, and the renovated roof deck lifts the whole building. Benchmark against Murray Hill's full-service post-war and pre-war cooperatives.

The location is central Murray Hill. A short walk from Park Avenue and the Morgan Library, with the 6 train at Park Avenue, Grand Central and the 4/5/7 a short walk away, and the Queens–Midtown Tunnel close by. Quiet, residential, and well-connected.

Lead with the full-service operation and the roof deck. A well-staffed post-war co-op with a live-in super, a renovated roof deck with Empire State Building views, and a central Murray Hill address is an easy story to tell; the building's steadiness does real work in a sale.

Benchmark within the building and against Murray Hill co-ops. With ample in-building turnover, recent comparable sales here are the first reference point; floor, light, exposure, and renovation status determine where a unit lands, on a price-per-room basis.

Flexible financing widens the buyer pool. The building's 80%-financing policy is a genuine selling point — foreground it, as it brings more qualified buyers to the table than stricter houses.

Prepare the board package early. A clean, complete package and a well-qualified buyer move a co-op sale through the board efficiently — we manage that process end to end.

If you're considering 210 East 36th Street, also evaluate nearby Murray Hill cooperatives:

• 136 East 36th Street (271 Lexington Avenue) — full-service Murray Hill pre-war co-op
• 144 East 36th Street — a 1916 Murray Hill pre-war co-op
• 160 East 38th Street — Murray Hill Mews, a full-service co-op
• 222 East 35th Street — The Gregory House, a 59-unit 1942 co-op
• 201 East 36th Street — Murray Hill full-service building