325 East 79th Street

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.

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.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $741/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.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01542-0014). 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.

You are buying genuine pre-war at a Yorkville price. The 1929 vintage delivers masonry construction, beamed ceilings, and period proportions ; compare matched closed-sale prices per square foot with the avenues to the west using consistent measurements rather than assuming a fixed ranking.

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.

Confirm the board's requirements. Confirm the building's current financing, liquidity and occupancy requirements from its governing documents and application instructions; the building permits pied-à-terre purchases.

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.

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 building; confirm ownership and purchase requirements
• 200 East 83rd Street — comparable Yorkville full-service building
• 535 East 86th Street — larger Yorkville co-op for scale comparison