312 East 42nd Street (Woodstock Tower)
312 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017
Murray Hill
BBL 1013340041 · BIN 1038656
- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 459
- Floors
- 32
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Pets permitted
Every recorded sale at this building, 1997–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Studio median
- $335K
- Recent range
- $235K – $723K
- Listing discount
- 3.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 536
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 provides real liquidity and entry-level price points, with a board posture (pets, pieds-à-terre, and subletting all permitted) that is accommodating by Manhattan standards.
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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $42,189/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $229,938/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $8 – $42
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as Unsafe — conditions requiring corrective action, which under FISP means a protective sidewalk shed and 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.
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 →Recent sales
Because Woodstock Tower spans roughly 459 apartments, turnover is regular — several apartments typically change hands in a given year across the studio- and suite-heavy mix. 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. The accommodating board posture and the architectural pedigree tend to broaden the buyer pool and support liquidity.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | 717 | 1 BA | $327,000 | -2.4% | |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 918 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $502,000 | -3.5% | |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 705 | 1 BA | $340,000 | +0.0% | |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 2510 | 1 BA | $395,000 | +1.5% | |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 1606 | 1 BA | $290,000 | -3.3% | |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 411 | 1 BA | $300,000 | -3.2% | |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 1201 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 525 sf | $635,000 | $1,210/sf | -4.9% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 602 | 1 BA | $317,500 | -6.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,210/sf across 1 sale. 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 | 411 | $172,000 |
| Dec 10, 2009 | 1709 | $269,000 |
| Dec 9, 2009 | 1903 | $320,000 |
| Dec 9, 2009 | 2308 | $305,000 |
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) 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
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 timelines are co-op standard. Six to ten weeks from contract signing to closing, with board approval the gating step.
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
The neighborhood
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