211 East 51st Street (Midtown East)
211 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022
BBL 1013257503 · BIN 1038465
- Year built
- 1958
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet friendly
- Subletting
- Investor- and pied-à-terre-friendly under condominium rules
211 East 51st Street (Midtown East) sales history: 149 recorded sales
Every recorded sale at this building, 2008–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,248
- Listing discount
- 2.8%
- Recorded sales
- 149
- On record
- 2008–2026
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 211 East 51st Street (Midtown East) would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
211 East 51st Street is a rare thing in Turtle Bay: a modest 1958 white-brick building that was taken down to the studs and rebuilt into a genuinely high-design condominium. Henry Justin's HJ Development acquired the property in 2007 and completed the conversion in 2008, commissioning interiors from designer Shamir Shah — the kind of finish package (Calacatta marble, wide solid white-oak floors, custom closets) more often associated with ground-up luxury towers than a mid-century rental reborn. The result is a quiet, full-service condominium that trades on design and location rather than on scale or a marketed name.
For a buyer, the appeal is specific: a doorman condominium with a live-in superintendent, a designed lobby and amenity set, and one of Midtown East's best small addresses — mid-block on a low-traffic stretch of East 51st, directly beside Greenacre Park, the hidden pocket park with its twenty-five-foot waterfall. That combination of true condo ownership, a design-forward interior program, and a serene block is what defines the building.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is fourteen stories of white brick, mid-century in bones and thoroughly modernized in execution. It carries no pre-war ornament and makes no such claim; its character comes from the 2008 gut renovation — a designed lobby, Shamir Shah interiors, and finishes specified to a high-end new-construction standard. Public records index the building at 85 units, a figure that includes a number of very small studio and storage units; broker materials typically describe roughly 73 market-rate apartments, which is the more useful count for a buyer comparing homes.
The residences run from studios through one- and two-bedroom layouts, with some larger and combined homes among the mix. As with any building of this scale, floor and exposure drive the experience: higher floors and the better-lit lines take more light, and a handful of units carry private terraces. The direct adjacency to Greenacre Park gives certain lines an unusually green, quiet outlook for Midtown.
Building operations
211 East 51st Street runs as a full-service condominium — a 24-hour doorman and concierge, a live-in resident superintendent, a fitness center, a resident lounge, a bike room, private storage, and central laundry, anchored by a landscaped courtyard garden. The building is pet friendly. It has no on-site garage. As a condominium, purchases follow standard condo mechanics rather than a co-op board's approval process, and the building is investor- and pied-à-terre-friendly. It is also known for relatively contained common charges for a full-service building of its caliber.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $18,438/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $22
- Modeled exposure split equally across 69 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign 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 record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Sale application $750; move-in deposit $1,500; move-in fee $250; closing fee $350
Recent sales
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | 10C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 581 sf | $800,000 | $1,377/sf | +0.6% |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 9F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 842 sf | $1,080,000 | $1,283/sf | -5.1% |
| May 27, 2026 | 12D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,166 sf | $1,500,000 | $1,286/sf | -3.2% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | PHB | 3 BR · 4 BA · 3,175 sf | $4,700,000 | $1,480/sf | -5.9% |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 2G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 834 sf | $994,700 | $1,193/sf | +1.5% |
| Mar 10, 2025 | 5EGF | 5 BR · 4 BA · 2,900 sf | $3,895,000 | $1,343/sf | +0.0% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 3EG | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,032 sf | $2,432,000 | $1,197/sf | -2.5% |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 868 sf | $925,000 | $1,066/sf | -7.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,248/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 sales. 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 2.8% 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 1-01325-7503). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Closed rents at 211 East 51st Street (Midtown East), last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 11 | $4,050 |
12 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
At the recent median sale of $1.08M (9 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $48,741 to close, or 4.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $10,800
- Mortgage recording tax: $15,593
- Title insurance: $4,860
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $17,488
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a condominium, so a purchase runs on standard condo mechanics rather than a co-op board package and interview — a meaningful practical advantage for buyers who want speed, financing flexibility, or the ability to rent. The building's investor- and pied-à-terre-friendly posture, combined with the pet-friendly rules, broadens the pool of qualified buyers.
The most important on-site distinctions are floor, light, and outlook. The higher floors, the better-exposed lines, and the terraced and Greenacre-facing homes hold value best; lower interior units are the value entry point. The location is a genuine asset — a quiet, residential block beside Greenacre Park, steps from the 6, E, and M trains at 51st and 53rd Streets, with Grand Central and the 4/5/7 a short walk away. Comparable analysis belongs against Turtle Bay and Midtown East full-service condominiums.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the design and the block. A design-forward 2008 conversion with Shamir Shah interiors, on a serene Turtle Bay street beside Greenacre Park, is an easy story to tell and genuinely differentiates the building from its post-war neighbors.
Benchmark within the building and against Midtown East condos. With regular 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 dollars-per-square-foot basis.
Condo flexibility widens the buyer pool. True condominium ownership, investor- and pied-à-terre-friendly rules, and pet-friendly policies bring investors, second-home buyers, and primary residents all to the table.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. With no board package or interview, a well-prepared condo sale moves efficiently from contract to closing — we manage that process end to end.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 211 East 51st Street, also evaluate nearby Turtle Bay and Midtown East condominiums:
- The Delegate (846 Second Avenue) — full-service Turtle Bay condominium near the United Nations
- 303 East 57th Street — full-service Midtown East tower
- 400 East 51st Street (The Grand Beekman) — Costas Kondylis & Partners's 2003 Sutton Place condominium
- 250 East 53rd Street — modern Midtown East condominium tower
- 220 East 54th Street — a full-service 1960 postwar cooperative
More Midtown East buildings
- Place 57, 207 East 57th Street — 2005 condominium by Ismael Leyva Architects
- The Sterling (209 East 56th Street) — 1960 co-op
- 211 East 46th Street, 211 East 46th Street and 212 East 47th Street — 1979 condop by Philip Birnbaum & Associates
- 212 East 48th Street — 1924 co-op
- 212 East 57th Street — 2004 condominium
- 216 East 52nd Street — 1900 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Midtown East — read The Roebling Team Guide to Midtown East.
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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