345 East 52nd Street
345 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
BBL 1013450017 · BIN 1039794
- Year built
- 1959
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 100
- Floors
- 14
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Permitted (cats and dogs)
- Subletting
- Board approval required — confirm current terms
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Studio median
- $375K
- Recent range
- $360K – $1.4M
- Listing discount
- 3.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 122
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 345 East 52nd Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
345 East 52nd Street is a full-service post-war cooperative in Turtle Bay, on East 52nd Street between First and Second Avenues, a block from the Beekman Place enclave and close to Sutton Place. Completed in 1959 to a design by Leo Stillman and later converted to cooperative ownership, the 14-story red-brick building has operated since as a well-run, non-trophy co-op with a genuine full-service program.
The building's standout is its roof: a landscaped garden with 360-degree views spanning the Chrysler Building and the East River. The location is quiet and residential — the East Fifties between First and Second Avenues offer a calmer register than the busier Midtown blocks to the west — while keeping the E, M, and 6 trains at Lexington and 53rd within a short walk, along with the amenity density of Midtown East and the river esplanade to the east.
For buyers, 345 East 52nd offers the combination that makes post-war co-ops attractive: full building services, moderate carrying costs, a private roof garden with exceptional views, and a practical, well-managed operation rather than a trophy address.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises 14 stories in a post-war red-brick envelope, with bay-window lines, a large entrance marquee, and a stepped-up entry. The apartment count falls in the range of roughly 100 to 124 residences; the mix runs from studios through one- and two-bedroom layouts, with a number of side-by-side combination apartments across the building.
Interiors are post-war in bones — efficient layouts, central air conditioning, generally solid room proportions — with renovation quality varying apartment to apartment and driving much of the pricing spread within the building. There are no private balconies; the building's shared outdoor amenity is the roof garden.
Building operations
345 East 52nd Street is a full-service building: 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, a full-service parking garage (typically by waitlist), a landscaped roof garden with 360-degree views, central laundry, a bicycle room, and resident storage. The cooperative permits financing up to 75 percent (25 percent minimum down). The building is pet-friendly, and pied-à-terre use is considered case-by-case. Buyers should confirm the current maintenance schedule, the flip tax if any, the sublet policy, any assessments, the reserve position, and recent capital work during due diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $19,029/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $14
- Modeled exposure split equally across 116 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 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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- None stated; seller transfer fee $850; NY State transfer tax $0.05 per share
- Sublet policy
- Allowed; sublet fee 25% of monthly maintenance
- Notable fees
- Buyer application processing $700; bed bug inspection $500; interview fee $100; max financing 75% of appraised value
Recent sales
As a cooperative, 345 East 52nd is read on a price-per-room basis; many apartments trade without a published square footage, and per-room comparison is the more reliable measure. Pricing is consistent with a well-run, non-trophy Turtle Bay co-op, with studios at the entry end, one-bedrooms above them, and larger combination apartments at the top, each set by floor, exposure, and condition.
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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | 7B | 1 BA · 525 sf | $410,000 | $781/sf | +6.5% |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 2C | 1 BA | $375,000 | -3.6% | |
| May 13, 2026 | 12A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $990,000 | -0.5% | |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 12F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $680,000 | -2.9% | |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 10CD | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,195,000 | +0.0% | |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 11D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,570 sf | $995,000 | $634/sf | -9.1% |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 7A | 1 BA · 500 sf | $425,000 | $850/sf | -8.6% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 1A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 959 sf | $895,000 | $933/sf | -3.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $784/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 3.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2009 | 9B | $239,000 |
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 1-01345-0017). 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.
Closed rents at 345 East 52nd Street, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | $3,400 |
3 closed sublet leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease December 2025. Based on few leases. 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 $895K (12 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,906 to close, or 1.3% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,906
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
Understand the co-op economics. Financing to 75 percent is permitted; confirm the maintenance schedule, any flip tax, and any assessments, and model the full carry.
Condition drives price. Renovation quality is a primary variable within the building. Inspect kitchens, baths, and mechanicals and price against comparable condition.
The roof garden is a genuine amenity. The 360-degree views are the building's signature; factor that shared amenity into value.
Board approval applies. As a cooperative, purchases require board approval. Prepare a complete, well-documented board package.
Confirm sublet and pied-à-terre terms. If flexibility matters to you, confirm the current sublet framework and pied-à-terre stance with the board before you commit.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the roof and the quiet. The 360-degree roof garden and the calm Turtle Bay setting are the headline for the buyer pool.
Presentation matters. Because condition drives the pricing spread, staging and preparation materially affect outcome.
Price per room against the right comps. Comparable analysis should weight floor, exposure, and condition.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 345 East 52nd Street, also evaluate:
- Midtown East — the broader corridor's cooperative and condominium market
- Sutton Place — the adjacent East Fifties enclave's cooperative tradition
More Midtown East buildings
- 335 East 51st Street (The Senate East) — 1963 condominium
- 342 East 53rd Street — 1958 co-op
- 343 East 50th Street (M at Beekman) — 1900 condominium
- 349 East 49th Street (Beekman Court) — 1940 co-op by Jacob M. Felson
- 351 East 51st Street — 2000 condominium
- 351 East 57th Street — co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Midtown East — read The Roebling Team Guide to Midtown East.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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