- Year built
- 1927
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Sutton Hall is an intimate pre-war cooperative on East 57th Street near the foot of Sutton Place — roughly thirty-two residences in a fifteen-story building, one of a small group of "garden plan" cooperatives that K. P. Walker and the Garden Plan Company built in the East 50s and 70s in the late 1920s. The garden-plan formula is the building's heritage and its selling point: thoughtfully laid-out apartments with beamed ceilings of roughly 92 inches, large windows, and a design sensibility associated with the celebrated decorator Dorothy Draper, who is credited with shaping the building's interiors.
For buyers, Sutton Hall offers a quieter, more discreet version of the East Side pre-war ideal — a boutique cooperative with semi-private landings, a full-time staff, and two roof terraces, on a far-East-Side block near the river. It is the kind of building people stay in for decades: small enough to feel personal, well-run, and rich in the pre-war character that makes Sutton Place one of Manhattan's most enduring residential pockets.
Building operations
Sutton Hall runs as a full-service cooperative: a 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, central laundry, private storage, and the two rooftop terraces that distinguish it from most buildings its size. As a co-op, purchases are reviewed by the board and clear through a board package and interview, with financing and sublet policy set by the board in the manner customary for established East Side cooperatives. The garden roof and the river-view deck are the building's signature shared amenities — outdoor space at this quality is rare in a boutique pre-war co-op.
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 facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
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 →Recent sales
With only about thirty-two residences, turnover at Sutton Hall is thin — a small handful of resales in a typical year, and stretches with nothing available. Pricing reflects the Sutton Place pre-war cooperative tier: the combination of garden-plan layouts, beamed ceilings, full-service operation, and the two roof terraces supports solid value, with the larger and renovated homes commanding the premiums. Because so few homes change hands, a single well-presented listing can anchor the building's pricing. The auto-generated sales record reflects recorded transfers as they post.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a boutique garden-plan co-op on the edge of Sutton Place. Expect the cooperative process — a board package and interview — and let us help you assemble a strong application. The product to study is the layout: garden-plan apartments are prized for their livability, and the larger and renovated homes are the scarce, premium inventory; semi-private landings add privacy throughout. The two roof terraces are a genuine differentiator for a building this size. The trade-off for the co-op process is the character and the value — pre-war proportions, real outdoor amenity, and an intimate community near the river. We help buyers weigh Sutton Hall against the area's other pre-war cooperatives.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the heritage and the roof. A garden-plan cooperative with beamed ceilings, a Dorothy Draper interior pedigree, and two landscaped roof terraces is a distinctive story — and the intimate, well-run character is exactly what the Sutton Place buyer is looking for. Present the layout and any renovation — garden-plan livability and a thoughtful update both command premiums. Benchmark to the Sutton Place pre-war cooperative tier, and prepare the buyer for the board process early so the package moves cleanly. With roughly thirty-two homes and few resales, a well-presented apartment competes against very limited supply.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing Sutton Hall, also evaluate the far East Side's other pre-war cooperatives:
- 320 East 57th Street — pre-war co-op on the same block
- 322 East 57th Street — pre-war cooperative nearby
- 333 East 57th Street — full-service co-op on East 57th
- 410 East 57th Street — Sutton-area cooperative
- 425 East 58th Street — full-service building near Sutton Place
- 444 East 57th Street — pre-war Sutton-area co-op
The Roebling Team at Sutton Hall
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Sutton Place and the far East Side — the garden-plan cooperatives, the pre-war classics, and the boutique buildings near the river. We publish this profile because Sutton Place buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence: how a garden-plan co-op like Sutton Hall trades, what the roof terraces and the larger layouts are worth, and how to position a resale against the area's pre-war cooperative inventory.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at Sutton Hall, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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