Cooperative · 1929

Woodstock Tower

312 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017

Buildings·Cooperative

312 East 42nd Street (Woodstock Tower)

312 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017

Murray Hill

BBL 1013340041 · BIN 1038656

DeveloperFred F. French Company

At a glance

Year built: 1929
Type: Cooperative
Units: About 459
Floors: 32
Landmark status: Not an individual landmark; in the Tudor City Historic District; NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
Subletting by shareholders: Permitted
Pied-à-terre: Permitted
Pets: Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
Flip tax: 1% of the purchase price, paid by the seller
Doorman: Full-time doorman

Woodstock Tower sales history: 540 recorded transfers

The Data Room

Every recorded sale at this building, 1997–2026

Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.

Studio median, 2023–2026: $335K; 44 qualifying sales
Recent range: $235K – $723K
Listing discount: 3.3%
Recorded transfers: 540

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312 East 42nd Street — Woodstock Tower — is the tallest building in Tudor City: a 32-story pre-war tower built in 1929 by the Fred F. French Company to a design by its chief architect, H. Douglas Ives. Like its neighbors Tudor Tower and Prospect Tower, it was conceived within the enclave's apartment-hotel framework — a legal and operational status that allowed the towers to rise above the era's standard height limits and produced the studio- and suite-heavy unit mix that still defines them. It converted to cooperative ownership in 1980 and sits within the Tudor City Historic District, designated a New York City landmark in 1988.

Tudor City is one of New York's quiet originals: the first large-scale residential skyscraper community in the world, planned on the bluff that rises above First Avenue between East 40th and 43rd Streets. The French Company's idea was radical for its day — a self-contained residential enclave in the middle of Midtown, set apart from the congestion below by its elevation and its own private gardens. Woodstock Tower stands at the height of that enclave, its stepped setback terraces opening to East River views, with the staircase down to the United Nations and the river esplanade steps away.

For buyers, Woodstock Tower offers an accessible entry into a protected Midtown co-op address with genuine architectural pedigree. Across roughly 459 apartments — most of them studios and one-bedroom "suites" — the building offers a range of smaller layouts; establish price points and liquidity from matched sales and marketing periods, with pets, pieds-à-terre, and subletting all permitted under the building's documented policies; confirm current conditions in the house rules.

Architecture and unit composition

Woodstock Tower is a 32-story Tudor Revival tower in red-brick masonry, with the Art Deco–inflected detailing, stepped setback terraces, limestone entrance, and two-story lobby that mark the most ambitious of the Tudor City towers. Built as an apartment hotel, it carries a studio- and suite-heavy unit mix — efficient small layouts conceived for the dense, walkable living the community was designed to offer, with a smaller number of combined and larger layouts.

The building's height is its distinguishing asset: the upper floors and the setback-terrace lines carry the best of the views — toward the East River, the United Nations, and the Midtown skyline — while the lower floors trade altitude for the quiet of the enclave. As with the other Tudor City towers, the apartments orient toward the parks and the south, east, and west, a fact rooted in the enclave's original siting above the old First Avenue industrial blocks.

Building operations

Woodstock Tower operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative. A 24-hour doorman and concierge staff the lobby, with a live-in superintendent on site. The building offers on-site laundry, a bike room, storage (by waitlist and fee), a fitness center (for a fee), and a courtyard.

The co-op's policies are accommodating by Manhattan standards. Pets are permitted. Pieds-à-terre are permitted. Subletting is permitted, along with parents purchasing for children and the customary co-op accommodations, though the board favors owner-occupants over pure investors. The board reviews financials and the purchase application in the standard co-op manner; the financing cap, the precise sublet terms, and any flip tax are confirmed with the managing agent during contract review.

Application and transaction fees

Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 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.

Flip tax (transfer fee on resale)

Terms: 1% of gross sales price by seller and collected by coop attorney office at time of closing
Rate: 1% of the purchase price
Paid by: Seller

Source: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026

Purchase

9 items

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $700	Refundable Non-refundable
Background Check FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $150	Refundable Non-refundable
Building Application Processing FeePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $100	Refundable Non-refundable
Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Move In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $300	Refundable Non-refundable
Move Out FeePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $300	Refundable Non-refundable
Alterations FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When Upon approval	Amount $750 for major alterations, $300 for minor alterations	Refundable Not stated
Closing FeeTo act as Transfer Agent and to conduct closingPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When At closing	Amount $600	Refundable Not stated

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move-In DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $250	Refundable Refundable

Sublet

11 items

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Building Processing FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $100	Refundable Non-refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $550	Refundable Non-refundable
Background Check FeePaid to management	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $150	Refundable Non-refundable
Move In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $300	Refundable Non-refundable
Move Out FeePaid to the building	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $300	Refundable Non-refundable
Sublet FeeRecurringPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When Upon approval	Amount 33% of monthly maintenance fee	Refundable Non-refundable

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move-In DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $250	Refundable Refundable
Move-Out DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $250	Refundable Refundable

Sublet renewal

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Building Processing FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $100	Refundable Non-refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $225	Refundable Non-refundable
Building Sublet FeeRecurringPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When Upon approval	Amount 33% of monthly maintenance fee	Refundable Non-refundable

Refinance

3 items

Management's “less refinance” schedule

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $250	Refundable Non-refundable

Management's “more refinance” schedule

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Background Check FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $150	Refundable Non-refundable
Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $400	Refundable Non-refundable

Ownership transfer

19 items

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $700	Refundable Non-refundable
Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $150 per applicant/adult applicant	Refundable Non-refundable
Move In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $300	Refundable Non-refundable
Move Out FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $300	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing FeeTo act as Transfer Agent and to conduct closingPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When At closing	Amount $600	Refundable Not stated
Flip TaxPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When At closing	Amount 1% of gross sales price by seller and collected by coop attorney office at time of closing.	Refundable Not stated

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move-In DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $250	Refundable Refundable

Transfer: trust

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Non-refundable
Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Closing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When At closing	Amount $500	Refundable Non-refundable

Transfer: estate

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $700	Refundable Non-refundable
Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $150 per applicant/adult applicant	Refundable Non-refundable
Move In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $300	Refundable Non-refundable
Move Out FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $300	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing FeeTo act as Transfer Agent and to conduct closingPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When At closing	Amount $600	Refundable Not stated
Flip TaxPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When At closing	Amount 1% of gross sales price by seller and collected by coop attorney office at time of closing.	Refundable Not stated

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move-In DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $250	Refundable 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.

Subletting by shareholders: PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Pied-à-terre ownership: PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile

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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer

Pets: Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
In-unit washer/dryer: Not verified

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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales

Maintenance, per room: $500 per room a monthMedian of 33 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance, per square foot: $2.77 per square foot a monthMedian of 13 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026

Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan 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, garden, 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

Carbon-penalty exposure

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Material — penalties in current period, escalating in 2030

2024–2029 annual penalty: $42,189/yr
2030–2034 annual penalty: $280,613/yr
Per unit / month range: $8 – $51; Modeled exposure split equally across 459 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.

Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.

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Facade safety — Local Law 11

Local Law 11 / FISP · last inspection 2020–25

Unsafe

What this means for you

The latest available filing classified the facade as Unsafe — conditions requiring prompt corrective action. The owner must install any public protection the inspector specifies (a sidewalk shed, construction fence or structural netting, depending on the condition) and make the repairs. Review the subsequent filings, the repair status, and the building’s board and financial materials — we pull the repair scope and funding picture for you.

Inspection history

2005–10

Safe

2010–15

SWARMP

2015–20

SWARMP

2020–25

Unsafe

2025–30

Due

Next report due

by Feb 2027

Assessed · 2005–10 to 2020–25

$4,000 in filing penalties

payment status not in the record

The three grades, in buyer terms

SafeLatest filing: Safe — no repairs required at that inspection.

SWARMPLatest filing: repairs are due by the deadline stated in the filing.

UnsafeLatest filing: unsafe conditions requiring corrective action.

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 October 2026.

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Recent sales

Woodstock Tower spans roughly 459 apartments with a studio- and suite-heavy mix; unit count alone does not establish the pace of turnover. Pricing tracks the pre-war Tudor City co-op market at its accessible end, read on a price-per-room basis: entry studios anchor the low tier, one-bedroom suites reach higher, and the upper-floor combined and setback-terrace layouts climb well above. Building-wide averages reflect the studio-heavy mix and are best read alongside apartment-level comparables — floor, exposure (the river and UN outlooks are the prize on the higher floors and the terrace lines), and renovation state drive value. Evaluate current board terms and recorded market activity before drawing conclusions about the buyer pool or liquidity.

Recent transfers 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 31, 2026	1718	1 BR · 415 sf	$440,000	$1,060/sf	-11.9%
Aug 13, 2026	707	1 BA	$385,000		-2.5%
Aug 11, 2026	512	1 BA · 360 sf	$300,000	$833/sf	-8.8%
Jul 23, 2026	1001	1 BR · 1 BA · 525 sf	$545,000	$1,038/sf	-8.4%
Jul 20, 2026	907	1 BA	$344,000		-1.4%
Jul 14, 2026	801	1 BR · 1 BA	$525,000		-1.9%
Jun 17, 2026	717	1 BA	$327,000		-2.4%
Jun 8, 2026	918	1 BR · 1 BA	$502,000		-3.5%

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,049/sf (recorded) across 4 sales. Median listing discount 3.0% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Other recent transfers

Date	Unit	Price
Mar 15, 2024	405	$293,000
Oct 4, 2017	813	$375,000
Dec 10, 2009	1709	$269,000
Dec 10, 2009	411	$172,000
Dec 9, 2009	2308	$305,000
Dec 9, 2009	1903	$320,000

View all 540 recorded transfers, sortable

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 1-01334-0041). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.

Rents · The Roebling Index

Closed rents at Woodstock Tower, last 36 months

$1,461median rent per room per month

Size	Leases	Median / month
Studio	30	$2,700
1 bedroom	10	$3,300

Also $92 per sq ft per year (11 leases that report square footage). 40 closed sublet 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.

For owners

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What would buying here cost?

At the recent median sale of $342K (26 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $10,050 to close, or 2.9% of the price.

Mansion tax: $0
No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $10,050

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 if you’re buying

The entry-price-plus-flexibility case is the core. Woodstock Tower offers accessible entry into a protected, landmarked Midtown co-op enclave, with a board posture that permits pets, pieds-à-terre, and subletting — terms that materially change both the carrying math and the exit options.

Understand the apartment-hotel legacy. The studio- and suite-heavy unit mix is a direct consequence of the building's 1929 apartment-hotel origins; confirm the line's exposure and layout, and whether a unit has been combined or renovated.

Height and exposure drive value. Upper-floor and setback-terrace apartments facing the East River and the United Nations carry the premium; lower floors trade altitude for quiet.

Confirm the board specifics during contract review. Pets, pieds-à-terre, and subletting are permitted, but confirm the financing cap, the sublet terms, and any flip tax with the managing agent.

The setting is the differentiator. The private gardens, the staircase to the United Nations, and the East River esplanade are steps away — a genuinely residential Midtown address at an accessible price.

What to know if you’re selling

Lead with the setting, the height, and the flexibility. The Tudor City gardens and historic-district protections are the emotional hooks; the river-view altitude and the pet, pied-à-terre, and sublet allowances are the rational ones, and together they widen the field of qualified buyers.

Position each apartment on exposure and condition. Higher-floor and terrace-line river-view homes should be benchmarked against the best comparable lines in the building and the surrounding Tudor City stock; renovated kitchens and baths command clear premiums in this studio-heavy inventory.

Closing schedule. Allow for board approval when setting the contract and closing dates.

Comparable buildings

If you're weighing 312 East 42nd Street, these nearby Tudor City and Midtown East co-ops and condos make a useful comparison set:

Tudor Tower (25 Tudor City Place) — the tall pre-war tower on the Tudor City spine
Prospect Tower (45 Tudor City Place) — the other tall Tudor City tower, crowned by the landmark rooftop sign
Hardwicke Hall (314 East 41st Street) — a Tudor City "Three H's" cooperative at the enclave's 41st Street edge
2 Tudor City Place — the postwar Tudor Gardens co-op at the enclave's southern edge
300 East 40th Street (The Churchill) — a nearby Murray Hill / Tudor City–edge condop

More Murray Hill buildings

273 Lexington Avenue — 1966 co-op
296 Lexington Avenue — co-op
301 East 40th Street (The Hamilton) — 1963 co-op by Philip Birnbaum & Associates
35 East 38th Street (Murray Hill) — 1961 condominium by Sylvan Bien
685 Second Avenue (The Hendrik House) — 1942 co-op
Nolen (609 Second Avenue) — condominium

The neighborhood

For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Murray Hill.

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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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