335 East 51st Street (The Senate East)
335 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022
BBL 1013447501 · BIN 1039682
- Year built
- 1963
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 97
- Floors
- 14
- Pets
- To be confirmed at offer stage
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,063
- Listing discount
- 2.0%
- Recorded sales
- 72
- On record
- 2004–2026
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The Senate East is a full-service postwar condominium in Turtle Bay, one of the increasingly uncommon Midtown East buildings of its class to offer a full-service parking garage on site. Built in 1963 and converted to a condominium in 1984, the 14-story tower is architecturally modest — pink/beige brick, consistent fenestration, a two-step-down entrance — but it delivers the operational package that matters most to Midtown East buyers: 24-hour doorman coverage, a live-in superintendent, on-site parking, and a well-run condominium structure.
For buyers, the appeal is value: a full-service condominium with parking, near the United Nations and steps from the Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street transit hub, at a price point below the corridor's newer inventory. The condominium form provides the flexibility — pied-à-terre use, investment ownership, subletting — that the neighborhood's co-op stock does not.
Architecture and unit composition
The 14-story tower is a mid-century postwar building faced in pink/beige brick, with consistent fenestration and a two-step-down entrance. Its architecture is functional rather than expressive — the value proposition is service and location, not design.
The condominium holds 97 residential units. The building is a value-oriented Midtown East condominium.
Building operations
335 East 51st Street operates as a full-service condominium with a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, an elevator, a full-service parking garage, resident storage, central laundry, and garden/outdoor entertainment space. There is no roof deck, no fitness center, and no balconies. The on-site garage is a meaningful differentiator in a corridor where parking is scarce. Buyers should confirm current pet and house-rule specifics during due diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $3,234/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $52,330/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $3 – $45
- Modeled exposure split equally across 97 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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
- Seller Transfer Fee 1% of sales price (at closing)
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Notable fees
- Buyer processing $550; admin $350; move-in & move-out $500 each + $500 deposits each; closing $700; background $125/applicant
Recent sales
The building trades as a value-oriented full-service Midtown East condominium, with the on-site garage, doorman coverage, and UN/transit proximity supporting demand. It appeals to end users and pied-à-terre buyers seeking full service and parking at an accessible price.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
Recent closings 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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | 5C | 1 BA · 370 sf | $465,000 | $1,257/sf | +0.0% |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 3H | 1 BA · 553 sf | $485,000 | $877/sf | -11.0% |
| Mar 24, 2026 | 9D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 679 sf | $725,000 | $1,068/sf | -3.2% |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 6D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 679 sf | $685,000 | $1,009/sf | -3.4% |
| May 13, 2025 | 6G | 1 BA · 432 sf | $490,000 | $1,134/sf | -2.0% |
| May 5, 2025 | 9D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 677 sf | $500,000 | $739/sf | -10.2% |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 12D | 583 sf | $600,000 | $1,029/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 5, 2024 | 10G | 422 sf | $495,000 | $1,173/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,063/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 sales. 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 2.0% 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.
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 1-01344-7501). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Closed rents at The Senate East, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 5 | $2,975 |
5 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
At the recent median sale of $500K (8 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $22,225 to close, or 4.4% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $6,750
- Title insurance: $2,250
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $13,225
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
On-site parking is a real differentiator. The full-service garage is scarce in this corridor — a genuine value if you own a car.
Condo flexibility applies. Pied-à-terre use, investment ownership, and subletting are all workable under the declaration.
Confirm the house rules. Pet and other policy specifics should be verified directly at offer stage.
Value pricing reflects modest architecture. You're buying service and location, not design — price accordingly.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with parking and service. The garage and full-time doorman are the building's strongest selling points.
Price to the closed comps. Asking prices run above recent closings — realistic positioning moves units.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 335 East 51st Street, also evaluate:
- 240 East 46th Street — postwar Turtle Bay condo with cantilevered terraces
- 303 East 57th Street — full-service Midtown condo
- 100 East 53rd Street — Foster + Partners luxury Midtown East condo
- 685 Second Avenue (The Hendrik House) — 1942 Murray Hill prewar co-op
More Midtown East buildings
- 325 East 45th Street — 1977 condominium
- 326 East 49th Street — 1962 condominium
- 333 East 43rd Street (The Manor) — 1927 co-op
- 342 East 53rd Street — 1958 co-op
- 343 East 50th Street (M at Beekman) — 1900 condominium
- 345 East 52nd Street — 1959 co-op by Leo Stillman
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Midtown East — read The Roebling Team Guide to Midtown East.
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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