- Year built
- 1962
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 146
- Floors
- 14
- Pets
- Dogs permitted up to 40 pounds for owners; subtenants may not keep dogs — confirm current rule
- Financing
- Up to roughly 80 percent reported — confirm against the offering plan
- Flip tax
- Not documented — confirm against the offering plan at contract
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,361
- Listing discount
- 3.8%
- Recorded sales
- 147
- On record
- 2003–2026
215 East 80th Street is the value-tier full-service condominium of Yorkville — a 14-story white-brick postwar building between Second and Third Avenues, converted from a rental to condominium ownership and run today with a full staff and amenity set at a carry that its own marketing describes as among the lowest common charges on the Upper East Side. That is the building's entire proposition: a doorman, a gym, a garage, a playroom, and a residents' lounge, for meaningfully less monthly than the corridor's amenity-heavy towers.
It is not an architectural statement — it is efficient postwar white brick, without balconies or a distinctive design — and it does not pretend to be. What it offers instead is the combination that a large segment of Yorkville buyers actually want: full-service living, condominium flexibility, and a low, predictable carry, in a well-located mid-block building steps from the neighborhood's shopping and transit.
For buyers, 215 East 80th is the sensible-money slot in the corridor: the amenities and the flexibility of a condominium without the premium carry, in a building whose value lives in its operating economics rather than its façade.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is classic white-brick postwar: a 14-story apartment house with a red-marble entrance surround under a marquee, consistent fenestration, and sidewalk landscaping, without balconies. The roughly 146 residences run from junior one-bedrooms through three-bedrooms, some convertible to four, blending, in the building's own framing, a boutique feel with the economies of a larger building. It was built around 1962–1963 as a rental and later converted; the offering plan and conversion year control on any specific unit. Because the building is a condominium, apartments are valued on a per-square-foot basis.
Building operations
215 East 80th Street runs as a full-service condominium: a 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, a fitness center (including a Peloton), a children's playroom, a residents' lounge and party room with a kitchen, an on-site garage, central laundry, a bike room, and additional private storage. The building is consistently cited for having among the lowest common charges on the Upper East Side. The offering plan, house rules, and financial statements are held in The Roebling Research Library and available to clients during diligence.
Recent sales
The building's resale market is a carry-and-value market. Buyers reach it wanting full-service amenities and condominium flexibility without the premium monthly cost of the corridor's amenity towers, and the low common charges are the headline that drives absorption. Because the building is architecturally plain, the pricing work is done by floor, layout, condition, and the carry math rather than by design cachet. The pet rule — dogs allowed for owners up to 40 pounds but not for subtenants — is a genuine screening item worth confirming early.
Recent closings 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 23, 2026 | 5F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 759 sf | $758,000 | $999/sf | -5.1% |
| May 20, 2026 | PHH | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,085 sf | $1,200,000 | $1,106/sf | off-mkt |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 6D | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,328 sf | $1,850,000 | $1,393/sf | off-mkt |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 5K | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,274 sf | $1,795,000 | $1,409/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 2D | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,324 sf | $1,750,000 | $1,322/sf | -2.5% |
| Nov 15, 2024 | 9H | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,338 sf | $1,500,000 | $1,121/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 28, 2024 | 9A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 884 sf | $1,500,000 | $1,697/sf | -9.0% |
| Aug 27, 2024 | 3A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 884 sf | $950,000 | $1,075/sf | -14.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,361/sf across 3 sales. Median listing discount 3.8% 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 1-01526-7502) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
The low carry is the point — verify it and underwrite it. The building's low common charges are its defining advantage; confirm the current figures and the reserve position for the specific unit. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator.
Confirm the pet rule and financing. Dogs are permitted for owners up to 40 pounds but not for subtenants, and financing is reported up to roughly 80 percent — verify both against the house rules and offering plan before offering.
Condominium flexibility applies. No co-op-style board approval, and pied-à-terre and sublet use are generally permitted. Confirm any transfer fee at contract. Run the Buyer Closing Cost Calculator.
Price to layout and condition. With a plain façade and no balconies, floor, layout, and finish do the pricing work. Use same-line comparables.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the carry. The low common charges are the building's strongest selling point — put the number front and center, because it is what differentiates this building from the amenity towers nearby.
Sell the full-service package at the price. A doorman, gym, garage, and lounge at this carry is the value story; market it plainly.
Anchor to the line. Same-line, same-condition history is the right comparable set; we maintain it.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 215 East 80th Street, also evaluate:
- The Cielo (450 East 83rd Street) — Perkins Eastman glass condominium in Yorkville; the design-and-finish step-up
- The Waterford (1776 Second Avenue) — full-service Yorkville condominium with a top-floor amenity club
- 389 East 89th Street — recent-conversion Yorkville condominium with a rooftop terrace
- 400 East 84th Street — Yorkville condominium of similar scale
- Hampton House (404 East 79th Street) — full-service Yorkville condominium with a rooftop pool
- 205 East 85th Street — Yorkville building nearby for buyers weighing options
The Roebling Team at 215 East 80th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass works Yorkville and the broader Upper East Side as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because condominium buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — the carry economics, amenity reality, and line-level pricing that generic listings gloss over — not neighborhood boilerplate.
If you're considering a transaction at 215 East 80th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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