The Charleston

The Charleston reads as a clean contemporary condominium of its era: a 22-story masonry-and-glass tower with regular fenestration and a restrained, durable envelope. The architecture prioritizes light, efficient layouts, and amenity space over ornament — the building's value was always in how it lives, not in its silhouette.

The 191 residences span studios through three-bedrooms, with the open kitchens, floor-to-ceiling windows, and hardwood floors typical of mid-2000s new construction. Higher floors and corner lines capture open city light and, from the upper reaches, partial skyline and river views over the low-rise stock toward the East River. The mix is broad by design, which keeps the building accessible to a wide range of buyers and keeps resales turning over steadily.

Recent sales

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,491/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 1.4% 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 1-00915-7501) 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.

The Charleston is a condominium, which is its central advantage. Financing is flexible, there is no co-op board admissions process — purchases clear a lighter condominium right-of-first-refusal — and pied-à-terre, investment, trust, and LLC purchases are customary, with resale and subletting materially freer than at a co-op. For first-time owners, part-time New Yorkers, and investors, that flexibility plus the amenity depth is the building's case.

Underwrite the full carrying picture. Common charges fund the doorman, the amenity floor, and building operations; real estate taxes complete the monthly figure. We help buyers model the all-in cost and weigh it against the co-op and rental alternatives nearby, where the trade-offs on flexibility and amenities differ.

The Charleston sells on flexibility and amenities. The condominium structure, the deep amenity floor, the roof deck, and the dog run are concrete, marketable differentiators — particularly to first-time buyers, dog owners, and pied-à-terre purchasers who value the freedom a condominium provides over a co-op's restrictions.

Price to the Murray Hill / Kips Bay condominium set, adjusted for floor, exposure, and renovation. A high-floor line with open light and an updated kitchen belongs at the top of the building's range; an original lower-floor studio sets the entry. Condominium closing mechanics — a right-of-first-refusal rather than a board process — are themselves a selling point to the flexibility-minded buyer this building attracts, and a clean, well-presented listing moves quickly in this corridor.

If you're considering The Charleston, also evaluate nearby Murray Hill and Kips Bay buildings:

• 222 East 35th Street — Murray Hill building nearby
• 160 East 38th Street — full-service Murray Hill building
• 144 East 36th Street — Murray Hill building
• 400 East 35th Street — Kips Bay riverfront building
• 34 East 35th Street (The Morgan) — new Murray Hill condominium

The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Gramercy, and the broader Midtown South condominium market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers at full-service condominiums deserve building-specific intelligence — the amenity set, the carrying-cost picture, and where each line sits against the corridor.

If you're weighing a purchase or sale at The Charleston, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point — we'll walk the building, the numbers, and the comparison set with you.