39 East 75th Street
39 East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021
BBL 1013900027 · BIN 1041696
- Year built
- 1880
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 12
- Floors
- 4
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper East Side Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Maximum financing
- 65% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- Tiered or formula; see fees
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median, 2026
- $3.2M
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $895K – $3.3M
- Listing discount
- -0.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 9
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39 East 75th Street places duplex and triplex apartments inside former nineteenth-century houses. The multilevel plans preserve the vertical organization associated with townhouse living, while an elevator, shared laundry and a superintendent serve the cooperative as a whole. The building stands just east of Madison Avenue.
Thom & Wilson designed the houses in the neo-Grec style, and the cooperative conversion dates to 1977. Their residential reuse predates the Upper East Side Historic District's designation in 1981. The current building contains twelve residences, including smaller homes as well as larger arrangements spanning several levels.
The planted common roof provides an outdoor area for shareholders beyond the individual apartments. Garden-facing rooms at the rear look into the block, while the street-facing rooms overlook East 75th Street. The two exposures create different settings within the same converted-house footprint.
Architecture and unit composition
Duplexes and triplexes divide living rooms and bedrooms across internal levels. An elevator ride to the apartment entrance does not remove the stairs within these homes. The amount of circulation space and the location of bedrooms are consequential differences between the compact apartments and larger multilevel plans.
Lower triplex layouts include living rooms oriented toward the rear garden areas and bedrooms on the levels above. Upper multilevel homes occupy different portions of the original houses. The mix includes one-bedroom apartments and larger two- and three-bedroom configurations, with substantial variation in their internal arrangement.
Tall windows and the proportions of the former houses remain part of the interiors. Renovations have changed kitchens, baths and room divisions over time, and some homes have their own washer and dryer. The common laundry remains available in the basement.
Building operations
The full-time superintendent and video intercom support the building's entry and daily maintenance. The elevator serves a small group of apartments, and the shared planted roof adds a maintained outdoor space at the top of the building.
These common facilities belong to a cooperative with twelve residences. Lift upkeep, roof work and staffing expenses are therefore spread across a small shareholder base. The building's historic-district status also governs work affecting its protected exterior.
Policy framework
Financing: Up to 65% — confirm with the managing agent.
Flip tax: 2% — confirm the payer and current terms with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre ownership: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Pets: Permitted with board approval — confirm with the managing agent.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of July 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
- Terms
- Equal to 2%
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
Purchase
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Power of Attorney FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $250 per POA | Refundable Not stated |
| Power of Attorney FeePer applicant | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $250 per POA | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $1,250 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
Sublet
3 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $100 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Sublease FeeRecurring | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount Equal to 50% of the monthly maintenance per month | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 65% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $608 per room a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2026 | 1W | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,340,500 | +12.3% |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 1E | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,975,000 | +0.8% |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 3W | 1 BR · 1 BA | $895,000 | +0.0% |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 2E | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,800,000 | -16.3% |
| Jun 21, 2012 | 1W | 3 BR | $2,424,000 | +10.4% |
| Mar 2, 2005 | 4E | 2 BR | $1,505,000 | +11.5% |
| Nov 23, 2004 | 1E | 3 BR | $1,897,059 | -4.9% |
| May 10, 2004 | 1E | 3 BR | $1,775,000 | -11.0% |
Market read. Median listing discount -0.4% over ask.
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 1-01390-0027). 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.
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At the recent median sale of $2.98M (3 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 35% down would pay about $51,738 to close, or 1.7% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $37,188
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $14,550
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage at the building's 65% financing limit.
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Comparable buildings
- 820 Park Avenue — A nearby cooperative designed around vertically arranged residences, with a substantially taller building form.
- 800 Park Avenue — A small prewar cooperative whose principal homes occupy full floors, offering a different circulation pattern from duplexes and triplexes.
- 103 East 75th Street — A purpose-built cooperative on the same street with simplex and duplex layouts and a larger service operation.
- 112 East 74th Street — A prewar elevator cooperative with two apartments per floor and staffed lobby service.
- 188 East 75th Street — A nearby elevator cooperative with superintendent service and a larger apartment count in a purpose-built residential structure.
More Upper East Side buildings
- 36 East 72nd Street — 1927 co-op by Pennington & Lewis
- 37 East 67th Street — co-op
- 38 East 85th Street — 1925 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 40 East 61st Street — 1927 condominium by Kenneth Franzheim
- 40 East 66th Street (Upper East Side) — 1929 condominium by Rosario Candela
- 40 East 72nd Street — 1930 condominium by Schwartz & Gross
The neighborhood
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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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