- Year built
- 1989
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 409
- Floors
- 23
- Amenities
- Full-time doorman and concierge; live-in superintendent; on-site management office; heated swimming pool; fitness center with sauna; tennis courts, now also striped for pickleball; landscaped grounds; children's play area; bicycle storage; garage parking; private outdoor space with every apartment
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditions
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,017
- floor-adjusted, 6 sales
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded sales
- 360
- On record
- 2004–2026
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Shore Towers is a large waterfront condominium in Astoria; establish its relative transaction volume from a defined, dated comparison. When it opened in 1989 it was among the first luxury buildings on the Queens side of the East River — a $74.7 million offering on a three-and-a-half-acre site, wedged between the Hell Gate railroad bridge and the RFK, with Astoria Park across the street. Its waterfront location and amenity program are features to compare against current alternatives; neither establishes transaction volume.
The design is unusual and it is why the building works. Rather than a tower on a podium, the sponsor built a broad stepped slab with two wings descending in height from a taller central mass. That geometry does what a tower cannot: it puts a very large share of the 409 apartments on the river rather than stacking a few premium lines above many interior ones. Roughly half the building faces the water, and every apartment has private outdoor space. Compare actual sales by exposure before assigning a view premium or judging its spread against a comparable tower.
The amenity package is the second structural advantage, and it is a genuine resort package rather than a marketing one: a heated pool, tennis courts now also striped for pickleball, a fitness center with sauna, landscaped grounds, garage parking, a live-in superintendent, a doorman and a concierge. Almost none of it exists elsewhere in Astoria at any price.
The third thing is ownership form. Astoria's for-sale stock is a mix of condominium infill, co-ops, row houses and small multifamily, and none of it dominates. In that market a large condominium with no flip tax identified in the reviewed records, leasing permitted with conditions and a right-of-first-refusal structure rather than a board interview is a different product; confirm LLC, trust, investment and pied-à-terre ownership rules in the declaration and bylaws.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises 23 stories over roughly 307,000 square feet across 409 residential units — an average of about 750 gross square feet per apartment, which fairly describes the inventory: studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms rather than large family apartments, with a smaller set of penthouse-level units at the top of the central mass. Every apartment has a balcony or terrace. The exposures that matter are west and southwest, over the river toward the Manhattan skyline and the two bridges; interior and east-facing lines look back over Astoria and the park. The base carries the non-residential units — the original plan offered ten medical facility units, and a professional and medical tenancy there has been part of the building since the beginning.
Because this is a condominium rather than a cooperative, apartments carry offering-plan square footage, so price per square foot is a real, documented metric here — unlike the co-op stock across the borough, where it is derived.
Building operations
Shore Towers runs a large staffed operation: full-time doorman and concierge coverage, a live-in superintendent, an on-site management office. The pool, tennis courts and grounds carry seasonal operating cost that a comparably priced Astoria condominium does not have, and the common charge should be read in that light rather than against a no-amenity building.
Two items belong at the top of any diligence list. The first is flood. The parcel is flagged in both the effective 2007 FEMA map and the 2015 preliminary map, and a waterfront building on the East River between two bridges has an exposure a lender will price and an insurer will underwrite. Request the master insurance certificate, current flood coverage and deductible, and the board's record of resiliency and mechanical-relocation work since 2012.
The second is the plan record. The offering plan on file dates to April 1988 and has been amended more than two dozen times, and the building as completed differs from it in both floor count and unit count. Read the current amended plan and the two most recent audited financial statements, and confirm reserve position, assessment history and whether any capital program beyond the completed lobby work is contemplated.
Policy framework
LLC, trust and foreign purchasers: Not documented; confirm in the declaration, bylaws and house rules. Purchases are subject to the board's right of first refusal.
Financing: Not documented; confirm in the declaration, bylaws and house rules. Lender requirements also apply, and on this site the lender's flood insurance requirement is part of it.
Pets: The September 2026 policy panel reports pets permitted without species or limits; confirm the current pet rules with management. Pied-à-terre: Current terms require confirmation with management.
Property taxes: With 421-a fully phased out, the tax line is a substantive part of carrying cost rather than a rounding item, and it varies unit by unit.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to managementRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Building Application FeePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $800 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Docs Prep FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount 150 per applicant/per adult occupant | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-In DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to managementRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Building Application FeePaid to the building | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant/adult occupant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to managementRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $225 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted with conditionsBoard approvalSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $210 per room a monthMedian of 27 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $1.23 per square foot a monthMedian of 20 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, pool, spa, garage, bike storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $20,373/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $4
- Modeled exposure split equally across 409 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed 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 inspector (QEWI) 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 — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs 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 data last refreshed September 2026.
Recent sales
Check the available same-line, same-exposure closings from the last twenty-four months before setting a price. A neighborhood average mixing condominium infill, co-ops and two-family houses needs adjustment for those differences.
Compare west and southwest river-facing lines with other exposures, adjusting for floor, outdoor space and renovation state; a durable premium requires dated sales evidence. Because the building is a condominium with documented plan square footage, dollars per square foot is the right register, which distinguishes Shore Towers from most of what it competes with in Queens. The amenity package and the full-assessment tax bill together make carrying cost the number that decides marginal buyers. The market figures below identify their reporting period and eligible sales; any separate full-year comparison should state its year and sample.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | 5E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 761 sf | $720,000 | $946/sf | -9.9% |
| May 29, 2026 | 4S | 1 BR · 1 BA · 623 sf | $699,500 | $1,123/sf | +0.1% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 1O | 2 BR · 2 BA · 860 sf | $660,000 | $767/sf | -5.7% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 6M | 1 BR · 1 BA · 625 sf | $650,000 | $1,040/sf | -4.3% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 17K | 913 sf | $995,000 | $1,090/sf | — |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 2F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 860 sf | $755,000 | $878/sf | +0.7% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 2E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 761 sf | $720,000 | $946/sf | -4.0% |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 3G | 2 BR · 2 BA · 886 sf | $660,000 | $745/sf | -5.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,017/sf (floor-adjusted) across 6 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 4.0% 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 4-00905-7501; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 Shore Towers, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 7 | $2,900 |
| 2 bedroom | 5 | $4,000 |
13 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.
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At the recent median sale of $720K (13 sales in the past 24 months, since October 22, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $28,477 to close, or 4.0% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $10,395
- Title insurance: $3,240
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $14,842
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 at Shore Towers
Underwrite the flood position first — master policy, coverage and deductible, lender requirement, post-2012 resiliency work. Having that record ready at first showing lets the buyer and lender evaluate coverage, deductibles, remaining exposure and any mitigation needs early, instead of late in diligence.
Read the current amended plan, not the 1988 original.
Buy the exposure. River frontage is broadly distributed; inspect the actual west and southwest outlooks and compare matched sales without assuming value retention.
Sellers: lead with the amenity package and the outdoor space. That combination does not exist anywhere else in Astoria.
Comparable buildings
- Kennedy House (110-11 Queens Boulevard) — the 405-unit Forest Hills cooperative with rooftop pool, gym and attended garage; the closest Queens peer on amenity depth and volume
- Lane Towers (107-40 Queens Boulevard) — Forest Hills doorman building over the 71st Avenue subway; transit rather than waterfront as the proposition
- One Brooklyn Bridge Park (360 Furman Street) — the outer-borough waterfront condominium comparison, at a higher price tier
- 2 Northside Piers — Williamsburg East River condominium with pool and full amenities
- Quay Tower (90 Furman Street) — Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront condominium; the trophy end of the outer-borough river market
More Astoria buildings
- 25-25 31st Avenue — 2022
- 30-63 38th Street — 2007 condominium
- 31-85 Crescent Street (The Crescent House) — 1960 co-op
- Anchor House, 31-10 28th Road — 2017 condominium
- Citiview Condo, 12-14 31st Avenue — 2004 condominium
- Crescent Tower, 23-22 30th Road — 1988 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Astoria.
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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