325 East 79th Street
325 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075
Yorkville, Upper East Side
BBL 1015420014 · BIN 1049250
- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 83
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $973K
- Recent range
- $550K – $2.1M
- Listing discount
- 3.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 68
325 East 79th Street is a 1929 pre-war cooperative in the heart of Yorkville — a 16-story, 83-apartment building from the last full year before the Depression reset Manhattan's residential construction calendar. It belongs to a particular and under-celebrated tier of Upper East Side housing: the substantial pre-war apartment houses built on the side streets east of Lexington, designed with the proportions and craftsmanship of the era but priced, then and now, below the Fifth, Park, and Madison Avenue addresses a few blocks west.
The Gothic-inspired entrance — pointed-arch motifs and carved stonework framing the door — is the building's signature gesture, the kind of period detail that distinguishes a 1929 pre-war from the white-brick post-war towers that later filled the Yorkville avenues. Inside, apartments carry the marks of the vintage and its renovations: custom built-ins, renovated baths, hardwood floors, and beamed ceilings.
What makes the building unusually livable is the operation. This is a genuinely full-service cooperative — a full-time doorman and elevator operator, a live-in superintendent, and a professional staff — paired with an amenity package broader than most pre-war buildings its size: a windowed fitness center, a landscaped garden patio, a common roof deck, central laundry, two bike rooms, and private storage. The building also runs an accommodating policy posture: pets are welcome, pied-à-terres and co-purchasing are permitted, and the board allows financing up to 65%.
Yorkville positioning is the building's defining commercial fact. The block sits between First and Second Avenues, a short walk from the Second Avenue subway (Q train at 72nd, 86th, and 96th Streets), the East River esplanade, Carl Schurz Park, and the Yorkville retail corridor of grocers, cafés, and restaurants along First, Second, and Third Avenues. Buyers find real pre-war architecture and full-service operation at per-square-foot pricing well below the central Upper East Side.
Architecture and unit composition
The building's 83 apartments are distributed across 16 stories, a density that reads as a substantial pre-war elevator building rather than a boutique house. Configurations span the range typical of a 1929 apartment building of this scale — one-bedrooms through two- and three-bedroom layouts, with the larger and higher-floor apartments commanding the building's premium.
Pre-war signatures run through the residences: solid masonry construction, hardwood floors, beamed ceilings, plaster detail, and ceiling heights more generous than the post-war norm. Many apartments have been renovated with custom built-ins and updated baths, so configuration, exposure, floor altitude, and renovation history all matter substantially to value.
Exposures divide between the 79th Street frontage and interior and rear orientations. Higher floors gain light and, on certain lines, partial open views toward the river to the east.
Building operations
325 East 79th Street operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative. The building staffs a full-time doorman, a full-time elevator operator, a live-in superintendent, and a professional support staff. The amenity roster includes a windowed fitness center, a landscaped garden patio, a common roof deck, a central laundry room, two bike rooms, and private storage (typically waitlisted).
The board's policy posture is comparatively accommodating for the corridor: pets are welcome, pied-à-terre purchases and co-purchasing are permitted, and the cooperative allows financing up to 65% of the purchase price. That combination — full service, a deep amenity set, and flexible board rules — is the building's distinguishing operational strength.
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 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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- None stated; buyer capital contribution to reserve fund = 15 months' maintenance
- Sublet policy
- Allowed only under extreme hardship; limited to 2 years over duration of ownership; minimum 1 year. Corporate sublet fee = 3 months' maintenance if applicable
- Notable fees
- Max financing 70% of purchase price; co-op transfer fee per transfer agent schedule
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | 3E | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,050,000 | -8.7% | |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 14A | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,425,000 | -4.7% | |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 16D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $856,750 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,240 sf | $960,000 | $774/sf | -2.9% |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 3B | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,131,000 | -0.8% | |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 6C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $985,000 | -10.4% | |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 3D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,000 sf | $550,000 | $550/sf | -3.3% |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 5C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $960,000 | -0.5% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $765/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 2.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2005 | 7D | $195,000 |
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 1-01542-0014) 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
You are buying genuine pre-war at a Yorkville price. The 1929 vintage delivers masonry construction, beamed ceilings, and period proportions at a per-square-foot level the prime avenues to the west cannot match.
The amenity set and board rules are the edge. Full-time doorman, a windowed gym, garden, roof deck, and bike and storage rooms, plus a board that welcomes pets, pied-à-terres, and co-purchasers and allows 65% financing — an unusually flexible package for a pre-war co-op.
Condition varies apartment to apartment. In a building of this age, two units on the same line can differ enormously. Underwrite the specific apartment, not the building average.
Board approval follows mid-tier Upper East Side norms. A clean financial profile, demonstrated reserves, and primary-residence intent strengthen a package — though the building's pied-à-terre allowance opens it to a wider buyer pool than the prime avenues.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the full-service, full-amenity story. The full-time doorman, the windowed gym, the garden and roof deck, and the flexible board rules — pets, pied-à-terres, 65% financing — are headline selling points that distinguish this building from the post-war towers nearby.
Price to the apartment. Floor altitude, exposure, layout, and renovation history drive value more than building-wide averages in a property this large and varied.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Plan for roughly 6–10 weeks from signed contract to closing, subject to board scheduling.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 325 East 79th Street, also evaluate:
- 308 East 79th Street — adjacent Yorkville pre-war/elevator peer
- 515 East 79th Street — nearby East 79th Street cooperative
- 201 East 80th Street — nearby Yorkville elevator co-op
- 200 East 83rd Street — comparable Yorkville full-service building
- 535 East 86th Street — larger Yorkville co-op for scale comparison
The neighborhood
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