315 East 70th Street
315 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
BBL 1014450007 · BIN 1044837
- Year built
- 1960
- Type
- Cooperative
- Floors
- 12
- Amenities
- Landscaped roof deck, on-site parking garage, upgraded central laundry, storage, bike room; elevators recently modernized per listing records
- Financing
- Not firmly documented in public records — verify current requirements at offer stage
- Land
- Owned by the building's owners
- The Roebling Team's building profile
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Dogs and cats
- Not permitted
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2002–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $729
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 2.4%
- Recorded sales
- 150
- On record
- 2002–2026
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 315 East 70th Street 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.
The most important fact about 315 East 70th Street is one most listing descriptions never mention: this building converted to cooperative ownership in 1986 as a leasehold — the apartment corporation owned the building but not the land under it — and then fixed the problem. City records show the fee passing through two intermediate owners after a 1985 bank deed before the apartment corporation itself took title by deed recorded in June 1992. Leasehold co-ops trade at structural discounts and carry rent-reset risk for decades; this cooperative bought its way out of that category more than thirty years ago. For buyers comparing post-war Lenox Hill stock, that history is documented in the offering plan and amendments on file in The Roebling Research Library. The 1992 land acquisition addresses the historic leasehold structure; it does not establish that current title, debt, capital or governance issues are absent.
The building itself is a 12-story, 125-unit white-brick co-op of the 1960 vintage that defines this part of Lenox Hill, with short stainless-steel pylons carrying porthole light fixtures along the sidewalk landscaping. It is nearly a twin of 310 East 70th Street across the street — a relationship that runs deeper than the facade, since the conversion-era amendments on file disclose that affiliates of this building's sponsor also held positions in the 310 East 70th cooperative.
The micro-location does quiet, durable work. East 70th Street is a tree-lined block within walking distance of the East Side's medical institutions — Weill Cornell, HSS, and Memorial Sloan Kettering anchor the employment base that keeps Lenox Hill rental and resale demand deep — and the Q at 69th Street and Second Avenue rewired the corridor's transit access when it opened, with the 6 at 68th/Lexington a few blocks west. A full-service building with a landscaped roof deck and its own garage, on this block, at post-war pricing, is a rational asset.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises 12 floors across a 175-foot lot front, with the consistent fenestration, canopy entrance, and stainless-steel marquee detailing typical of the better 1960 white-brick houses. The 125 apartments run from studios through two-bedrooms, with three-bedroom spreads created by combination — recent listing records show renovated units with wide-plank oak floors, recessed lighting, and crown moldings alongside original-condition estate stock. One ground-floor unit was carried on the certificate of occupancy as a doctor's office at conversion, with the sponsor obligated under the amendments to regularize its residential use — a familiar Lenox Hill pattern. Upper-floor south and north exposures over the low side-street context carry the light premiums.
Building operations
Full-service: 24-hour doorman and staff, live-in resident manager, on-site garage (roughly 3,900 square feet per city records), upgraded central laundry, storage, bike room, and a landscaped roof deck — an amenity many peer buildings of this vintage lack. The elevators have been modernized in recent cycles per listing records. The offering plan, amendments 1–34, and board-package materials are on file in The Roebling Research Library; current financial statements should be requested through the managing agent during diligence.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 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.
Purchase
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| credit check feePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $125.00 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Management Processing fee to purchase the shares of 315 East 70th Street Apartment Corp. | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Other Fees | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount Published separately by management | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Fees | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount Published separately by management | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When Upon approval | Amount $750 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When Upon approval | Amount $750 | Refundable Not stated |
Sublet
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublet FeeRecurring | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $50/Share per year | Refundable Not stated |
| credit check feePer applicant | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $125.00 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Management Administration Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-Out Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount $750 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-In Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When Upon approval | Amount $750 | Refundable Not stated |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refinance/ Home Equity Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
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
- Permitted with conditionsPlease be advised that shareholders who would like to sublet their apartment are required to submit a written request outlining the reason for their request with the submission of a sublet package. Please refer to the sublet application for the complete sublet policySource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Dogs and cats
- Not permittedSource: 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
- $591 per room a monthMedian of 15 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.26 per square foot a monthMedian of 9 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
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, garage, bike storage, laundry roomSource: 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
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $96,998/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $65
- Modeled exposure split equally across 124 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 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. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Allowed (written request required before submission)
- Policies and fees
- Management Processing $600; Credit Check $125/person; Sublet Fee $50/share per year; Move-In/Out deposit $750 each; closing fees via document
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | 8G | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $875,000 | $729/sf | -7.8% |
| May 27, 2026 | 6K | 1 BR · 1 BA | $715,000 | -8.2% | |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 9A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $920,000 | -4.2% | |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 6H | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf | $1,330,000 | $1,023/sf | -1.5% |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 2B | 1 BA · 450 sf | $335,000 | $744/sf | -4.3% |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 1F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $572,000 | $636/sf | -0.5% |
| Jan 29, 2025 | 1B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $410,000 | -8.8% | |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 5L | 1 BR · 1 BA | $840,000 | -1.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $729/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. 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 2.4% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2017 | 6H | $1,240,000 |
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 1-01445-0007). 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.
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At the recent median sale of $760K (11 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 25, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,400 to close, or 1.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,400
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 land question is answered — make your attorney confirm it anyway. The 1986 plan converted a leasehold; the 1992 deed put the land in the cooperative's hands per city records. Your attorney should verify the current fee position as standard diligence, but buyers should not price this building as a land-lease co-op. It is not one.
Read the conversion file. Thirty-four amendments are on file with us, documenting sponsor finances, the 1991 handover of board control, and the doctor's-office regularization. Few buildings this size have a paper trail this complete; use it.
The policy stack is thinly documented publicly. Financing limits, sublet rules, any flip tax, and the no-pets indication in listing records all need confirmation with the managing agent before offering. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator once terms are confirmed.
Garage and roof deck are the differentiators. Among 1960-vintage side-street co-ops between First and Second, on-site parking and a landscaped roof deck are far from standard. If either matters to you, the peer set narrows quickly.
Price the transit shift. The Q at 69th and Second materially changed this block's connectivity; older comparable sales predate it. Same-line history from before 2017 understates the location.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the clean structure. "Post-war co-op that owns its land, with garage and roof deck" is a stronger opening than square footage. Buyers' attorneys in this market screen for land-lease risk; surface the answer before they ask.
Position against the near-twin and the avenue stock. Your buyer is cross-shopping 310 East 70th and the surrounding white-brick set. Differentiate on the specifics — roof deck, garage, elevator modernization, renovation level — rather than on neighborhood generalities.
Condition spread is wide; price to it. Renovated units with new kitchens and oak floors clear at premiums; estate units clear when the ask reflects renovation math. Run the Renovation Cost Calculator before setting strategy.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 315 East 70th Street, also evaluate:
- 310 East 70th Street — the near-twin across the street, with shared conversion-era sponsor affiliations per the amendments on file
- 301 East 69th Street — full-service post-war co-op one block south
- 233 East 69th Street — comparable post-war co-op toward Second Avenue
- 360 East 72nd Street — larger full-service post-war co-op two blocks north
- 420 East 72nd Street — post-war co-op alternative east of First Avenue
- 220 East 73rd Street — comparable mid-block post-war co-op
- 200 East 74th Street — corner post-war co-op at Third Avenue; the step-up in scale
- 160 East 65th Street (The Phoenix) — the higher-amenity post-war alternative to the south
More Upper East Side buildings
- 311 East 87th Street — 1959 co-op
- 315 East 65th Street (Manhattan East) — 1962 co-op
- 315 East 68th Street — 1931 co-op by George and Edward Blum
- 315 East 72nd Street — 1958 co-op
- 320 East 72nd Street — 1930 co-op by Lafayette A. Goldstone
- 320 East 86th Street — 1925 condop
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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