215 East 73rd Street

The masonry uses projecting bricks and irregular stone accents to give the façade texture. The entrance is covered by a canopy, with planting along the sidewalk frontage. Its design combines the ordered window pattern of an apartment house with detailing associated with Georgian and Tudor residential architecture.

Inside, sunken living rooms and beamed ceilings occur across the inventory. The change in floor level can distinguish the main sitting room from an entrance or dining area without enclosing the spaces. Fireplaces form a focal point in some rooms, and their position can influence where seating and storage fit.

Studios and one-bedroom homes provide the smaller layouts. Larger apartments include separate dining areas, multiple bathrooms and bedroom arrangements that place rooms on different sides of the living space. Combined homes introduce another layer of variation, with circulation and room sizes shaped by the original neighboring plans.

Upper-level terrace apartments have a different relationship to the building's exterior. Outdoor areas can wrap portions of the apartment, giving several rooms access to light or views from the setback. Terrace area is separate from the enclosed space and brings additional surfaces into the apartment's upkeep arrangements.

A fireplace being there doesn't mean it's in working condition today. Where a working fireplace is part of the purchase, the flue and the cooperative's present requirements are specific to that installation. Decorative treatment, mantel condition and actual permitted use are separate features.

The block contains buildings from the same development campaign, but each apartment house has its own physical form. At this address, the original ten-story drawings and current PLUTO count provide the clearest description of the principal structure. Interior combinations and penthouse configurations account for some of the variety encountered when comparing homes.

A full-time doorman and resident superintendent support the entrance and day-to-day building operation. The courtyard supplies common outdoor space within the block. The fitness room, playroom and central laundry occupy common areas and serve the cooperative as a whole.

Electricity's inclusion in maintenance makes the monthly charge broader than a payment covering building services and real estate taxes alone. An owner comparing carrying costs should keep that included utility in the same calculation as the corresponding separate bill at another property. Any charges associated with unusual equipment remain a matter for the building's current rules.

Storage is available within the building. Approved in-unit laundry adds an option to the central laundry room, but an existing installation and a proposed new installation can involve different alteration approvals. The relevant policy is permission subject to approval, not an unrestricted right to place equipment anywhere in a plan.

The cooperative has no building-level tax abatement identified, and its class 2 assessment is not protected by the small-building growth caps. The present structure also exceeds the residential FAR shown for its zoning. That is a description of an existing prewar building, not a claim that its established apartment area is unlawful.

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 to date) cleared a median $1,448/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 2.5% 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 1-01428-0009). 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.

• 210 East 73rd Street — A close Eastgate peer for comparing the same development tradition across the street.
• 225 East 73rd Street — A nearby prewar cooperative in a taller structure with a larger inventory.
• 235 East 73rd Street — An Eastgate comparison with later construction and different upper-floor configurations.
• 220 East 73rd Street — Another prewar cooperative on the block for comparing layouts and building scale.
• 225 East 74th Street — A lower-rise prewar cooperative one block north.