- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.6M
- Recent range
- $845K – $3M
- Listing discount
- 9.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 50
30 Sutton Place is a Rosario Candela building — and for a serious buyer of pre-war Manhattan, that single fact carries enormous weight. Candela is the most revered apartment-house architect of the pre-war era, the designer behind the city's most coveted Fifth and Park Avenue cooperatives, and a Candela building on Sutton Place is a rare and prized thing. Completed in 1928 as a fourteen-story cooperative, it brings Candela's gift for the gracious plan — the ceremonial entry, the well-zoned layout, the proportion that makes a room feel right — to the quiet, river-edged enclave of Sutton Place.
The building's case is the combination at the top of the pre-war market: Candela authorship, white-glove cooperative service, large and intelligently planned homes, and a tranquil address overlooking the East River. It is a building for buyers who understand that the pre-war plan and the architect's name are not decoration but the durable core of long-term value.
Architecture and unit composition
The signatures are Candela's: high ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, herringbone floors, large windows, and the carefully sequenced layouts — entry galleries opening to proportioned reception rooms, with private quarters set apart — that distinguish his work from the merely pre-war. Many homes take in views of the East River and the surrounding cityscape, the building's elevated, river-facing position giving its apartments light and outlook that the deeper Midtown blocks cannot.
The residences are a limited collection of large, gracious apartments — the building was conceived for spacious living rather than density, which keeps the community intimate and the homes substantial. Value here tracks the Candela plan as much as the square footage: a well-preserved, intelligently laid-out home with a working fireplace and river light is the building's most coveted product, and renovation level layers on top of that.
Building operations
30 Sutton Place operates as a white-glove cooperative with a 24-hour doorman and a resident superintendent. Residents have access to a fitness center, bike storage, and large basement storage, and — notably — the building is pet-friendly, which is not universal among pre-war Sutton co-ops and is a genuine draw for the buyers who care. It is run in the cooperative tradition: owner-occupied, meticulously maintained, and overseen by a board that manages admissions and house rules.
As a cooperative, purchases require board approval and a financial package, and the building's specific policies — on financing percentage, subletting, and pied-à-terre ownership — are set by its proprietary lease and house rules. We review the current rules and the co-op's financials with buyers before an offer goes in, so the board's posture is clear from the outset.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $4,002/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $6
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of purchase price (paid by Buyer)
- Sublet policy
- Not Allowed
- Notable fees
- Application Processing $450 (no financing) / $550 (financing); Background $100/applicant; Credit $75/applicant; Managing Agent Fee $900 ($1,000 estate); Recognition Agreement Fee $300; Max financing 50%; Corporate purchase/lease not allowed
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | 7C | 2 BR · 3 BA · 2,160 sf | $1,750,000 | $810/sf | -2.5% |
| May 8, 2025 | 14B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,500,000 | -9.1% | |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 13B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $845,000 | -8.6% | |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 2A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,575 sf | $2,950,000 | $1,146/sf | -17.9% |
| Jan 10, 2023 | 2B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,000 sf | $2,100,000 | $700/sf | -33.3% |
| Aug 18, 2022 | 1A | 2 BR · 3.5 BA | $1,625,000 | -5.8% | |
| Dec 22, 2021 | 10B | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,850,000 | off-mkt | |
| Dec 9, 2021 | 2CD | 2 BR · 3 BA | $2,500,000 | +4.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $810/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.7% 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 1-01370-0021) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a connoisseur's pre-war purchase. The value is in the Candela plan, the fireplaces, the herringbone floors, the proportion, and the river light — buyers should evaluate the specific layout closely, since the building's appeal rests on how well a given home preserves and exploits Candela's design. As a cooperative, plan for the board path: a financial package, a board interview, and financing and sublet policies set by the governing documents. The pet-friendly policy is a meaningful plus for many buyers. With so few homes and infrequent turnover, readiness matters. We help buyers assess the plan, read the financials and rules, and prepare a board package that clears.
What to know if you’re selling
Authorship and scarcity are the pitch. A Candela apartment on Sutton Place cannot be replicated and rarely comes to market — sellers should lead with the architect, the original plan and details, and any river view, then with the white-glove service and pet-friendly policy. Price against the Candela and top-tier pre-war comparable set, not against generic Sutton stock, and present the home's specific layout and light, which are its most defensible assets. With turnover this thin, a well-prepared listing benefits from real, structural scarcity, and a board-ready buyer is the key to a clean cooperative close.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 30 Sutton Place, also look at these Sutton Place and Midtown East cooperatives:
- 1 Sutton Place South — riverfront Sutton Place cooperative
- 2 Sutton Place South — pre-war Sutton Place South building
- 14 Sutton Place South — Sutton Place South cooperative
- 16 Sutton Place — Sutton Place pre-war cooperative
- 40 Sutton Place — the only condominium
- 419 East 57th Street — nearby pre-war cooperative
The Roebling Team at 30 Sutton Place
The Roebling Team at Compass works Sutton Place and the top-tier pre-war market closely — the Candela buildings, the board dynamics, and the premium that authorship and the gracious plan command. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers at a building like 30 Sutton Place deserve intelligence specific to it: the architecture, the plan, the co-op's posture, and where the value sits.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 30 Sutton Place, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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