250 East 21st Street

Isaac & Stern's design is the building's signature. The limestone facade, the French and Juliette windows, and the mansard crown compose a graceful, European-inflected silhouette that distinguishes 250 East 21st from the glass towers of its generation and ties it visually to Gramercy's historic character. It is contemporary architecture written in the neighborhood's own vocabulary.

Inside, the 54 residences range from studios to four-bedrooms, with interiors by Paris Forino bringing a warm, refined finish program. Some homes include private outdoor patio space. Contemporary ceiling heights, oversized windows, open kitchens, and modern mechanical systems with in-unit laundry are standard. The broad unit mix means the building serves a wide range of buyers, while the larger and higher-floor homes — and those with private outdoor space — command the top of the range.

The amenity program is well-considered and generous for the building's scale. Residents have a 24-hour attended lobby, a fitness center with premium equipment, a residents' salon with a fireplace and billiards table, a landscaped yoga garden for a moment of calm, and two landscaped rooftop terraces with seating and Midtown skyline views, plus dedicated bicycle storage. The mix leans toward wellness and outdoor space — a deliberate fit for the building's tranquil, Gramercy-inspired design.

The location supplies the rest. Gramercy Park's gated green is steps away, with Madison Square Park, Union Square, and the Flatiron dining-and-retail districts all within an easy walk. The 6 train at 23rd Street and the broader downtown transit network put the rest of the city within a short ride, and the School of Visual Arts and the neighborhood's cafés and restaurants are immediately at hand. It is a calm, residential position with full convenience.

As a condominium, 250 East 21st Street has no co-op board admission: a purchase runs through the condominium's application and right-of-first-refusal process rather than a board interview. Confirm financing limits, subletting, and pied-à-terre, trust, LLC and investor purchase rules in the current declaration, bylaws and house rules. For buyers who want a design-forward Gramercy home without a co-op board, the building is purpose-built for it.

Pricing spans a wide band given the studio-to-four-bedroom mix, with the larger, higher, and outdoor-space homes commanding the top of the range. Comparable analysis belongs against the newest condominium inventory around Gramercy. The residences were offered under a condominium plan accepted for filing by the New York State Attorney General; we help buyers read the plan, benchmark the pricing, and structure the deal.

Recent sales

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,765/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 -1.8% over ask.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00901-7502; 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.

The architecture and the amenity package are the marketing core. The limestone-and-mansard envelope, the yoga garden, and the dual rooftop terraces are durable differentiators against both the older co-ops nearby and plainer glass condominiums. Benchmark to new-construction Gramercy condominiums, and lean on the building's broad unit range, which widens the buyer pool. Closing mechanics are condominium-standard — a right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board interview. As a recent, design-driven building with limited resale supply, a well-positioned home benefits from scarcity.

If you're considering 250 East 21st Street, also evaluate nearby Gramercy condominium inventory:

• 200 East 20th Street — new-construction Gramercy condominium nearby
• 150 East 23rd Street — ODA-designed Gramercy condominium
• 234 East 23rd Street — contemporary Gramercy condominium
• 230 East 20th Street — Gramercy building nearby
• 49 East 21st Street — pre-war loft condominium nearby