325 East 45th Street
325 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017
Midtown East
BBL 1013387502 · BIN 1076276
- Year built
- 1977
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Restrictive
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2009
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,074
- Recorded sales
- 11
- On record
- 2004–2009
The Lausanne, the condominium at 325 East 45th Street, sits in Turtle Bay directly beside the United Nations, between First and Second Avenues — a quiet, diplomatic pocket of Midtown East a short walk from Grand Central and the East River. Erected in 1977 and converted to a condominium in 1980, it is a 30-story, roughly 165-unit full-service building marketed as The Lausanne, with a covered porte cochère entrance that is its signature architectural gesture. It trades as a for-sale condominium with an active resale market.
The building's argument is value: a full-service, garage-equipped condominium with genuinely modest common charges and taxes, in a permanent-feeling location beside the UN. That cost structure — combined with a pied-à-terre-friendly ownership culture — has long made The Lausanne a favored entry point for buyers who want a doorman condominium near Grand Central without new-development pricing. For pied-à-terre and value-focused buyers, the building is built to that brief.
Architecture and unit composition
The Lausanne is a late-1970s masonry high-rise: 30 stories, large picture windows, through-wall air conditioning, and no balconies, entered through a covered porte cochère that sets it apart from the flush-to-sidewalk inventory nearby. The 1980 conversion established the condominium; the building's bones and layouts are of its 1977 vintage.
The residences skew to studios and one-bedroom homes, with some larger layouts, in the efficient plans typical of the era. Floor and exposure — with the higher floors clearing the surrounding low- and mid-rise fabric for East River and cityscape light — drive the in-building pricing spread. The predominance of smaller apartments underpins the building's role as a pied-à-terre and value-buyer destination.
Building operations
The Lausanne runs as a full-service condominium: a 24-hour doorman, a live-in superintendent, the covered porte cochère, an on-site parking garage, a second-floor fitness center, a landscaped roof deck, a laundry room, and bike and private storage. The garage and porte cochère are meaningful amenities for the price band, and the building is known for keeping common charges and taxes low relative to the service level — a core part of its value case.
As a condominium, the ownership terms are the flexible ones buyers expect: financing latitude with no co-op-style cap, no board admissions process, and pied-à-terre ownership permitted and common. Subletting is permitted (short-term and transient use is not), and resale runs under condominium by-laws with a right-of-first-refusal. The building's pet policy is restrictive. Common-charge and tax specifics follow the offering plan; we review the current figures with buyers as part of any transaction.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $12,502/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $6
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials 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
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2009 | 19E | 552 sf | $605,000 | $1,096/sf |
| Apr 10, 2007 | 15B | 566 sf | $550,000 | $972/sf |
| Aug 28, 2006 | 19E | 552 sf | $555,000 | $1,005/sf |
| Dec 22, 2005 | 4A | 531 sf | $530,000 | $998/sf |
| Sep 6, 2005 | 4A | 531 sf | $530,000 | $998/sf |
| May 4, 2005 | 16A | 531 sf | $527,000 | $992/sf |
| Apr 20, 2005 | 9B | 565 sf | $380,000 | $673/sf |
| Apr 20, 2005 | 6B | 565 sf | $380,000 | $673/sf |
Market read. Most recent trades (2009) cleared a median $1,074/sf across 1 sale.
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 1-01338-7502) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
The variables that move price here are floor and exposure — the higher floors clearing the surrounding fabric for East River and skyline light carry the premium. The value case rests on the building's low common charges and taxes, so model the full carry and confirm the current figures. As a condominium, the purchase path is light — no board approval, flexible financing, pied-à-terre ownership permitted — which is much of the building's appeal; note the restrictive pet policy if that matters to you. We help buyers value floor and exposure, read the offering plan, and benchmark price per square foot against the Turtle Bay set.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the value proposition that defines the building: a full-service, garage-equipped condominium with low common charges and taxes, beside the UN, in flexible condominium form. Sellers should benchmark to recent in-building resales and comparable Midtown East condominiums, present the carrying-cost advantage clearly to the pied-à-terre and value-focused buyers the building attracts, and market higher-floor apartments on their light and views. The building's /sales history and comparable Turtle Bay condominiums are the right pricing frame.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Lausanne, also look at these Turtle Bay and Midtown East buildings:
- 300 East 40th Street — Midtown East condominium
- 250 East 40th Street — Midtown East full-service building
- 145 East 48th Street — a 1986 full-service condominium
- 160 East 38th Street — Murray Hill condominium
- 110 East 57th Street — Midtown East building
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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