317 East 57th Street
317 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022
Sutton Place
BBL 1013500011 · BIN 1040000
- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $906K
- Recent range
- $490K – $1.3M
- Listing discount
- 4.2%
- Recorded transfers
- 78
317 East 57th Street is a small pre-war cooperative on the Sutton Place stretch of East 57th, between First and Second Avenues — the quiet, low-key eastern edge of Midtown, a short walk from the East River Greenway, Sutton Place Park, and the neighborhood's everyday retail. Built in 1929 as a pre-war elevator building and held as a cooperative, it is a roughly 62-apartment, 15-story building that trades the way small Sutton co-ops do: quietly, apartment by apartment, with turnover that is measured rather than steady.
The building's appeal is exactly that character: a compact, pre-war, owner-occupied co-op in a residential enclave, at pricing that sits well below the trophy towers a few blocks west toward Billionaires' Row. For buyers who want a small, well-held pre-war co-op on a quiet block near the river — the opposite of a large new-development tower — 317 East 57th is that kind of building.
Architecture and unit composition
317 East 57th Street is a 1929 pre-war building: a brick elevator building of 15 stories, with the proportions, masonry, and layout logic of late-1920s Manhattan apartment construction rather than the efficiency and glazing of postwar or new construction. The small apartment count — roughly 62 homes — makes it a genuinely boutique building by Midtown East standards.
The apartment mix runs to the pre-war range of studios and one- and two-bedroom layouts, with the higher ceilings and hard-plaster construction typical of the vintage. In a building this size, individual apartment condition, line, and floor drive value more than any building-wide average; each trade is best read on its own.
Building operations
317 East 57th Street runs as a small pre-war Sutton Place cooperative with an elevator and a co-op service staffing model appropriate to its scale. Buildings of this size and vintage typically carry a leaner operation than the larger postwar co-ops nearby, with the building's specific staffing, amenities, and house rules best confirmed directly during due diligence.
As a cooperative, the ownership terms are the co-op ones: purchases run through a board admissions process, financing is subject to the building's requirements, and maintenance covers the building's operating costs and underlying expenses. Pre-war Sutton Place co-ops tend toward the restrictive end on subletting and pied-à-terre use; the building's specific policies and financial requirements should be confirmed before any offer, and we review them with buyers as part of a transaction.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
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.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | 11D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,250 sf | $1,280,000 | $1,024/sf | +0.1% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 2D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $890,000 | $742/sf | -1.0% |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 6A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,250,000 | -7.4% | |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 7C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $490,000 | +0.0% | |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 15B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $922,000 | -15.8% | |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 4A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,800 sf | $1,050,000 | $583/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 1B | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,300 sf | $600,000 | $462/sf | -14.2% |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 4B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $699,000 | -29.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $789/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 1.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2006 | 5E | $450,000 |
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 1-01350-0011) 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
Underwrite this as a small pre-war co-op. The board process, the building's financing and post-closing-liquidity requirements, and the sublet and pied-à-terre policies all matter to your path — confirm the current house rules and the building's operating and reserve position before you commit, since a boutique building's economics ride on a small number of shareholders. On the upside, the value is a quiet, pre-war, owner-occupied co-op on a residential Sutton block at pricing below the towers to the west. We help buyers read the board package requirements, assess a small building's financials, and benchmark to comparable Sutton Place co-ops.
What to know if you’re selling
In a small pre-war co-op, marketing is apartment-specific: with few in-building comparables, pricing leans on the building's own recent history and comparable small Sutton Place co-ops, and on presenting the individual apartment's condition, light, and layout well. Sellers should present the building's operations and financials transparently to a co-op-literate buyer pool and lean into the enclave's quiet, residential character — the scarcity of a boutique pre-war co-op on this block is part of the story.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 317 East 57th Street, also look at these Sutton Place and Midtown East buildings:
- 351 East 57th Street — postwar Sutton Place cooperative on the same block
- 110 East 57th Street — Midtown East building near the Sutton corridor
- 117 East 57th Street — David Kenneth Specter's 1975 Manhattan condominium
- 25 Sutton Place South — a 1959 Sutton Place cooperative
- 45 Sutton Place South — postwar Sutton Place cooperative on the river
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Midtown East — read The Roebling Team Guide to Midtown East.
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