- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $3.3M
- Recent range
- $2.6M – $3.9M
- Listing discount
- 3.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 32
215 East 72nd Street is a charming, intimate white-glove cooperative built in 1929 on a wide crosstown block between Second and Third Avenues. Its defining advantage is light: the building is flanked by low-rise neighbors, which gives it far more open exposure and air than most mid-block buildings on a major crosstown street ever enjoy. For a pre-war of this scale, that is a meaningful and durable asset.
It is a small, well-run house — just thirty apartments across fifteen floors — operated as a full-service co-op with a long-tenured staff and a stable shareholder body. The location sits squarely in the heart of Lenox Hill, with the full breadth of the East 70s' shopping, dining, and transit within a short walk and the Q train on Second Avenue close at hand. For buyers who want a quiet, light-filled pre-war at a more accessible price than the Park and Fifth blocks command, it is an appealing target.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a handsome pre-war in brick and limestone, with a one-story limestone base, limestone pilasters carrying the second and third floors, and limestone window surrounds at the fourth — restrained classical detailing that gives the lower elevation real presence. The flanking low-rise buildings are the architectural luck of the site: open exposures and consistent light from the side that taller mid-block neighbors elsewhere on 72nd Street cut off.
Inside, the thirty apartments are configured as gracious pre-war layouts — entry foyers, well-proportioned entertaining rooms, separated bedroom wings, hardwood floors, and high ceilings. The mix runs to comfortable two- and three-bedroom homes, with the upper floors enjoying the best of the building's open light. The small unit count keeps the building quiet and the common areas uncrowded.
Building operations
215 East 72nd Street is a full-service, white-glove cooperative. A full-time doorman, an attended elevator, and a live-in superintendent anchor the staff, with private storage among the practical amenities. The cooperative permits financing up to 50% of the purchase price, and a 2% flip tax is paid at closing. Pets are permitted with board approval. Purchases are reviewed by a board in the customary pre-war manner, and the building is run for long-term owner-occupancy.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $2,048/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $5
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | 9W | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,100 sf | $3,100,000 | $1,476/sf | -3.0% |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 10W | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,300,000 | +1.5% | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 12E | 4 BR · 4 BA · 2,500 sf | $3,850,000 | $1,540/sf | -0.6% |
| Aug 15, 2023 | 7E | 4 BR | $2,650,000 | -10.0% | |
| Jun 21, 2022 | 3W | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,600,000 | +12.7% | |
| Mar 15, 2022 | 5W | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,280,000 | -8.6% | |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10W | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,250,000 | +3.2% | |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11W | 3 BR · 2 BA | $3,115,000 | +4.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,476/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 2.7% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | 15E | $2,999,000 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | 4W | $3,295,000 |
| Nov 13, 2017 | DOE | $875,000 |
| Sep 26, 2013 | 11W | $3,250,000 |
| Jun 16, 2010 | 11E | $3,030,000 |
| Mar 12, 2008 | 1EAST | $1,100,000 |
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 1-01427-0007) 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; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re buying
The light is the reason to act, and it is the thing to evaluate first — the flanking low-rise neighbors give this building open exposures that command a premium and are rare on a crosstown block. Underwrite it as a classic pre-war purchase: a board package and interview, financing capped at 50%, and a 2% flip tax at closing. Pets are welcome with board approval.
The value case is straightforward. A light-filled pre-war two- or three-bedroom in Lenox Hill, in a small white-glove building, for materially less than the equivalent a few blocks west — that is the trade on offer. Inventory is limited, so a well-positioned apartment warrants a prompt, prepared offer. We help buyers assess the specific line and exposure, read the building's financials, and benchmark the ask against recent Lenox Hill pre-war sales.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with light and intimacy: a thirty-unit white-glove pre-war with open exposures from its low-rise flanks, in the heart of Lenox Hill. Those are the differentiators against the larger, darker mid-block co-ops nearby, and they speak directly to buyers who prize air and quiet over a marquee avenue address.
Because turnover is low, pricing should be set to the apartment's specific light, floor, and condition rather than a building average, and the scarcity of in-building competition works in a seller's favor. We market the building's exposures and small-house character to the right buyer pool, present board realities transparently to keep deals on track, and steer the cooperative's review toward a clean, on-time closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 215 East 72nd Street, also evaluate nearby East 72nd Street and Lenox Hill cooperatives:
- 315 East 72nd Street — full-service East 72nd Street co-op nearby
- 320 East 72nd Street — East 72nd Street cooperative
- 325 East 72nd Street — co-op on the same crosstown block
- 340 East 72nd Street — large full-service East 72nd Street co-op
- 114 East 72nd Street — pre-war co-op west of Park Avenue
The Roebling Team at 215 East 72nd Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper East Side, Lenox Hill, the East 70s, and the white-glove pre-war co-op market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a small, light-filled pre-war cooperative deserve building-specific intelligence: the architecture, the exposures, the board posture, and where pricing sits against the surrounding Lenox Hill inventory.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 215 East 72nd Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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