303 East 60th Street (Evans View)
303 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10065
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1014357501 · BIN 1072231
- Year built
- 1986
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 157
- Floors
- 40
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Permitted under condominium rules
- Subletting
- Generally permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $895
- Listing discount
- 3.3%
- Recorded sales
- 24
- On record
- 2003–2025
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at Evans View would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
Evans View is a building most New Yorkers have seen without knowing its name. Rising as a slim, pitched-crown sliver on East 60th Street between First and Second Avenues — a block off the Manhattan approach to the Queensboro (Ed Koch) Bridge — it is one of the more legible pieces of 1980s residential architecture on the Upper East Side. Where most of the corridor's postwar and pre-war stock reads as flat-topped brick, Evans View announces itself: a narrow tower with a shaped crown, angled balconies, decorative metal railings, and color accents that place it squarely in the design language of its decade.
The building matters because it sits at a genuine seam in the Manhattan market. Addressed on East 60th Street in the low 10065 ZIP, it is technically Upper East Side — Lenox Hill by most listing conventions — but its daily geography is the Sutton/Midtown-East edge: the bridge, the First Avenue and Second Avenue retail spine, the Q and 4/5/6 at 63rd and 59th Streets, and the quick access east toward the river and west toward Bloomingdale's and the 59th Street shopping district. Buyers who want Upper East Side address and school-district framing, but the transit convenience and relative value of the far-east blocks, find that combination here.
Evans View is also, importantly, a condominium — not a co-op. On the Upper East Side, where the pre-war and postwar cooperative dominates, a full-service condo of this scale and vintage is a specific and sought-after product. It carries the flexibility condo buyers prize: pied-à-terre ownership, more permissive subletting, foreign-buyer acceptance, and a purchase process governed by the condominium declaration rather than a co-op board's discretionary approval. For a buyer weighing the East 60s, that structural distinction is often the deciding factor.
Architecture and unit composition
The tower was designed by Gruzen Samton Steinglass with Abraham Rothenberg for developer Aaron Green and completed in 1986. Its silhouette is the point: a genuine sliver footprint carried up roughly 40 stories to a pitched, shaped crown, with angled balconies and decorative metal railings breaking the facade and color accents — the blue mechanical-vent detailing among them — that reference the Memphis-school playfulness fashionable in mid-1980s design. It is not a quiet building, and it was not meant to be.
The 157 residences span a range of layouts typical of the vintage — studios and one- and two-bedroom homes predominate, with larger and higher-floor units gaining meaningful open-city and, from the upper floors on the right exposures, bridge and river sight lines. The sliver massing means many apartments enjoy light on multiple exposures and the outdoor space of an angled balcony. Because the building is set among lower-scale East 60s neighbors and near the open corridor of the bridge approach, upper-floor view permanence is comparatively durable for the location, though buyers should confirm exposure and sight lines unit by unit.
Building operations
Evans View operates as a full-service luxury condominium. The staff and amenity package is unusually complete for a building of its size: a full-time doorman and concierge, a fitness center with a swimming pool (a genuine rarity in East 60s buildings of this scale), a landscaped courtyard, a community/rooftop terrace, and a windowed laundry room. Pets are permitted under the house rules. There is no on-site parking garage — a factor for car-owning buyers, though commercial garages are plentiful in the immediate blocks.
As with any condominium of mid-1980s vintage, prudent due diligence includes review of the current building financials, reserve levels, any active or planned capital projects (facade, elevator, mechanical, and roof programs are the usual candidates at this age), and recent board minutes. A condo of this era is well past its warranty period; the relevant question for a buyer is how consistently the board has funded and executed capital maintenance, not whether such work will eventually be needed.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $60,090/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $32
- Modeled exposure split equally across 157 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2025–30. 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 record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Buyer credit check $150/applicant; processing $950 (+$250 if no broker); seller admin fee $425; condo lease processing $750; lease renewal $550
Recent sales
Evans View trades as an Upper East Side condominium, which frames its pricing in dollars-per-square-foot terms rather than the maintenance-and-flip-tax math of the surrounding co-op stock. That framing tends to favor the building on two fronts: condo flexibility supports a broader buyer pool (investors, pied-à-terre purchasers, and foreign buyers who are effectively screened out of most neighboring co-ops), and the amenity package — doorman, pool, fitness center, outdoor space — supports the price relative to more bare-bones nearby product.
Pricing within the building is driven by the usual variables: floor height, exposure, whether a unit captures open-city or bridge/river views, the presence and orientation of a balcony, and renovation condition. Higher floors and cleaner, turn-key interiors command the premium; lower-floor and dated units trade at a discount that renovation-minded buyers can sometimes exploit. Because layouts and conditions vary widely across 157 units, building-wide averages are a starting point, not a valuation — apartment-level comparable analysis is what actually prices a specific home here. We do not publish invented per-unit figures; current, verified comparables are available through the Roebling Research Library at the point of a specific transaction.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | 6B | 2 BR · 1,114 sf | $999,000 | $897/sf | off-mkt |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 38L | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,298 sf | $1,570,000 | $1,210/sf | -1.6% |
| Sep 3, 2024 | 27F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $750,000 | $1,000/sf | -11.8% |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 12B | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,114 sf | $1,150,000 | $1,032/sf | -8.0% |
| May 5, 2022 | 8B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,109 sf | $1,200,000 | $1,082/sf | -4.0% |
| Sep 17, 2021 | 7B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,114 sf | $1,272,150 | $1,142/sf | -14.9% |
| Mar 25, 2021 | 22F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 701 sf | $820,000 | $1,170/sf | -1.8% |
| Aug 17, 2017 | 8B | 2 BR · 1,109 sf | $1,385,000 | $1,249/sf | -3.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $895/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 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 3.3% 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 1-01435-7501). 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 Evans View, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 4 | $3,875 |
5 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease September 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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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What to know if you’re buying
The condo structure is the headline advantage. Pied-à-terre ownership, more permissive subletting, foreign-buyer acceptance, and a declaration-governed (not board-discretion) purchase process. If flexibility matters to you, this is a materially different product from the co-ops that surround it.
Confirm the specifics in writing. General condo flexibility is real, but sublet terms, any application requirements, and financing/down-payment norms are governed by the current declaration, bylaws, and house rules. We confirm the exact current terms against the offering plan and board documents at offer stage.
Buy the view and the exposure, not just the line. In a sliver tower with angled balconies, two units on the same stack can live very differently. Visit in person, at more than one time of day, and confirm light and sight lines for the specific apartment.
Underwrite the building's capital plan. At nearly 40 years old, the relevant diligence is the reserve fund, the assessment history, and any scheduled facade, elevator, or mechanical work. Review current financials and board minutes.
No garage on site. Plan for a commercial garage nearby if you keep a car.
Mind the mansion-tax thresholds. For larger two-bedroom and combined units, cliff thresholds can apply. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the condo advantage. In a corridor dominated by co-ops, "full-service condominium, pied-à-terre and sublet friendly, pool and fitness on site" is a genuine differentiator. The marketing should say so plainly.
Price at the apartment level. With 157 heterogeneous units, view, exposure, floor, balcony, and condition drive value more than any building average. Accurate comparable selection is the whole game.
Stage to the building's strength. Light, outdoor space, and views are what this tower offers that its neighbors often do not. Present them.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing is typical, versus the longer, board-gated timeline of the surrounding co-ops.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Evans View, also evaluate:
- 167 East 61st Street — full-service East 60s building a block north; a direct neighborhood comparable
- 430 East 58th Street — the Sutton/Midtown-East edge, similar bridge-adjacent geography
- 303 East 57th Street — a large full-service tower on the same seam, two blocks south
- 322 East 57th Street — East 57th Street alternative on the same corridor
- 118 East 60th Street — same-block-number building on the west end of East 60th Street
- 300 East 62nd Street — comparable full-service East 60s condominium product
More Upper East Side buildings
- 301 East 81st Street (Beckford House) — 2019 condominium by SLCE Architects
- The Corniche, 301 East 87th Street — 1973 co-op
- 302 East 96th Street (Vitre) — 2017 condominium by Karl Fischer Architects
- 303 East 77th Street (The Isis) — 2008 condominium by FXCollaborative (Fox & Fowle / FXFOWLE)
- 304 East 65th Street — 1986 condominium by Gruzen Samton Steinglass
- 305 East 61st Street (Archive Lofts) — 1900 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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