- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $746
- Listing discount
- 6.7%
- Recorded sales
- 25
- On record
- 2003–2026
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Sutton House at 333 East 57th Street is a small, gracious pre-war cooperative with a cultural pedigree few buildings can match. Completed in 1928 to a design by Cox & Holden, its interiors were the work of Dorothy Draper — the most influential American decorator of her era, whose bold, theatrical style helped define mid-century glamour. That design heritage gave the building an identity from the start, and it has carried it ever since.
It is also a literary address. The building was the longtime home of the American novelist E.L. Doctorow, and in recognition it has been designated a New York State Literary Landmark by the American Library Association — an unusual distinction that adds to the building's character. At just 35 residences over 15 stories, Sutton House is intimate by design, the kind of quiet, well-staffed cooperative that trades on service, provenance, and the calm of its near-Sutton location.
For buyers, the appeal is a pre-war home with real history, white-glove staffing, a landscaped garden and roof deck, and a board that welcomes pets — all on a residential block steps from Sutton Place and the East River.
Architecture and unit composition
Sutton House presents as a dignified 1928 elevator cooperative, its proportions and detailing rooted in the pre-war tradition, with Dorothy Draper's hand in the building's original common spaces. The building's enduring appeal lies as much in atmosphere as in ornament — a small, well-kept house with a strong sense of identity.
The 35 residences are predominantly gracious one- and two-bedroom homes with the pre-war hallmarks buyers seek: entry foyers, good ceiling heights, large windows, and generous closets, many enhanced by decades of careful renovation. With only a handful of apartments per floor, the building feels private and quiet, and the cohesive scale keeps the cooperative's culture tight-knit. Light and outlook improve with floor, and the upper homes enjoy the building's best exposures.
Building operations
Sutton House runs as a white-glove cooperative with a 24-hour doorman and a live-in superintendent. Its signature amenity is the meticulously landscaped Roman garden — a rare private outdoor retreat — complemented by a roof deck with city views, large basement storage, and bicycle storage. The building is pet-friendly.
As a cooperative, purchases are subject to board approval, and buyers should plan for a board package and interview; subletting, pied-à-terre, and financing policies follow the building's house rules and proprietary lease. The maintenance reflects the full-service staffing and the building's carefully tended common spaces. The location — a residential block between First and Second Avenues, steps from Sutton Place, the East River, and the 57th Street retail corridor — is a durable part of the appeal.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified 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. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 3% of the Purchase Price
- Sublet policy
- Sublease Fee 2 months of annual maintenance for every year of sublease; sublet renewal Sublease Fee 20% of sublease rent billed monthly
- Notable fees
- Application Processing Fee $725 (buyer); Closing Fee $775; Move In/Out Fee $1,000 each
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | 4F | 1 BR · 2 BA | $889,000 | -0.7% | |
| Jul 11, 2025 | 6A | 5 BR · 4 BA · 3,000 sf | $2,450,000 | $817/sf | -2.0% |
| Apr 11, 2025 | 12A | 5 BR · 4 BA · 3,000 sf | $2,310,000 | $770/sf | -3.1% |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 2A | 3 BR · 4 BA | $2,328,000 | -6.7% | |
| Dec 22, 2021 | 15B | 3 BR · 4 BA · 3,175 sf | $2,500,000 | $787/sf | -9.1% |
| Oct 13, 2021 | 11B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,000 sf | $2,600,000 | $867/sf | +23.8% |
| Jul 1, 2021 | 4 | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,665,000 | -7.4% | |
| Feb 16, 2021 | 1F | 1.5 BA · 900 sf | $399,000 | $443/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $746/sf across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 6.7% 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.
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 1-01350-0014) 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
This is a small pre-war cooperative, so plan for a board package and interview, and confirm the building's current rules on financing, subletting, and pieds-à-terre as part of your offer. The building is pet-friendly, which matters to many buyers. Focus diligence on floor and light, layout flow and ceiling height, the quality and age of any renovation, and the building's financials and reserve position — in a 35-unit cooperative, per-unit operating costs and capital planning deserve close attention. Weigh the maintenance against the white-glove service and the tended common spaces, particularly the Roman garden, which is a genuine differentiator. The near-Sutton location and the building's quiet, literary identity are assets that hold value.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the building's distinct identity: a 1928 cooperative with Dorothy Draper design heritage, a Roman garden, white-glove service, and a literary-landmark history, all on a coveted near-Sutton block. These are differentiators that set a sale here apart from larger, more anonymous buildings. Benchmark to comparable Sutton and Beekman pre-war cooperatives, and stage to the home's pre-war character and light. A clean, well-prepared board package and a clear renovation history will smooth the cooperative approval process and support the price.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Sutton House, also evaluate these Sutton Place and East 57th Street pre-war and full-service peers:
- 430 East 57th Street — McKim, Mead & White pre-war cooperative nearby
- 444 East 57th Street — pre-war cooperative on the far East 57th stretch
- 411 East 57th Street — full-service building near Sutton Place
- 322 East 57th Street — pre-war cooperative nearby
- 303 East 57th Street — established East 57th Street co-op
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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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