28 East 70th Street
28 East 70th Street, on the southeast corner of Madison Avenue · Upper East Side
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013847501 · BIN 1041317
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Full-time doorman, resident manager, porter, three elevators and resident storage
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28 East 70th Street is a small prewar condominium by Emery Roth, the architect of the Beresford and the San Remo, with eleven large residences. Its Madison Avenue corner provides two street frontages, while the fifteen-story height puts upper apartments above much of the surrounding townhouse fabric. The residential inventory includes full-floor homes, combined duplexes and terraced penthouses.
The building became a condominium in 1995. Its offering was accepted in June and became effective in November, under sponsor 28 East 70th Street Partners LP. Retail occupies the lower portion of the property, with the condominium homes above.
Architecture and unit composition
LPC identifies the original design as neo-Gothic, built in 1926–27. The building stands within the Upper East Side Historic District, so exterior changes remain subject to preservation review. A past application to enlarge an upper-floor window illustrates how even a single opening can require approval within the original façade composition.
Large full-floor layouts include homes of roughly 3,560 to 4,200 square feet, with combined duplexes exceeding 5,000 square feet. Some apartments have private elevator landings. The inventory also includes a smaller penthouse of approximately 2,867 square feet.
Private terraces occur at the upper levels. Some wrap around corners and create multiple outdoor exposures; access and terrace area vary by home. Central Park views are available from selected upper apartments, not from every residence.
Building operations
Full-time door service, a resident manager and a porter support a small number of homes. Three elevators serve the building, and storage is available to residents. The commercial component has a separate tax classification from the apartments, making the residential and retail cost allocations a meaningful part of ownership here.
Policy framework
Pets: Allowed — confirm with the managing agent.
Ownership through an LLC or trust: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Rentals: Permitted — confirm approval procedures and current limitations with the managing agent.
Building waiver fee: 1.5% on purchases — confirm the calculation and payer with the managing agent.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | PH1 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,867 sf | $8,250,000 | $2,878/sf | -16.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $2,878/sf across 1 sale.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01384-7501) 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.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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Comparable buildings
- 40 East 72nd Street — A small prewar condominium for a similarly limited residential inventory.
- Whitney Condos — A prewar condominium conversion with a small number of homes.
- The Viscaya — A taller condominium offering a useful comparison for upper-floor exposures.
- The Marquand — A larger prewar condominium conversion close to the park.
- The Parkville — A prewar condominium with a similarly small residential count and substantial vertical scale.
More Upper East Side buildings
- 27 East 65th Street — 1959 co-op
- 27 East 79th Street (27E79) — 2018 condominium by H. Thomas O'Hara Architects
- 27 East 95th Street (The Woodbury) — 1898
- 29 East 64th Street — 1922 co-op by George F. Pelham
- 30 East 72nd Street — 1926 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 30 East 76th Street — 1925 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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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