4 East 72nd Street
4 East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013860064 · BIN 1041377
- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 18
- Floors
- 15
- Flip tax
- A flip tax applies; confirm the rate at the offer stage.
- Subletting
- Not permitted — an owner-occupancy building.
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted.
- Washer / dryer
- Permitted in-unit.
- Pets
- Permitted, subject to Board approval.
- Co-purchasing
- Not permitted. Parents purchasing for children not permitted.
- Guarantors
- Not permitted.
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2024
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 4BR+ median
- $8.4M
- Recent range
- $8.2M – $8.6M
- Listing discount
- 7.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 16
4 East 72nd Street is one of the most architecturally refined boutique cross-street cooperatives in Lenox Hill — a 1929 commission by F. Burrell Hoffman, Jr., the architect best-known for Vizcaya (the James Deering estate in Miami, 1916, in collaboration with Paul Chalfin). That Hoffman / Vizcaya pedigree is the building's most unusual credential: a Mediterranean-revival country-house designer turning his hand to a Manhattan limestone luxury apartment house. The 18-unit boutique configuration he produced runs to roughly one full-floor or near-full-floor unit per floor, with select duplexes. And the building wears its distinction on the street, in a gilded ironwork facade that Hill & Lawrence's HLRES summary describes as "an exquisitely detailed façade with wrought-iron window grilles, arched double-height windows, Art Deco friezes, and a balustraded roofline. The delicate ironwork, much of it with gilded accents, and fine limestone masonry comprise one of the most refined residential façades in the city."
Harold Stanley, co-founder of Morgan Stanley, lived at 4 East 72nd Street.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $24,282/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $101
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.
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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 3% of gross proceeds due from Seller (grossed up if paid by Buyer)
- Sublet policy
- Not Allowed
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Notable fees
- Managing Agent Fee $900 (individual) / $1000 (estate); financing not allowed; purchase as a trust not permitted
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2024 | 4A | 4 BR · 4 BA | $8,200,000 | -2.4% |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 12 | 5 BR · 5.5 BA | $15,978,950 | -4.9% |
| Jun 28, 2019 | MAIS | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | $7,000,000 | -2.8% |
| Apr 10, 2019 | 13 | 6 BR · 7 BA | $16,750,000 | -16.3% |
| Jun 11, 2018 | 9 | 6 BR | $15,000,000 | -14.3% |
| Jun 13, 2017 | PH | 4 BR | $13,995,000 | +0.0% |
| Dec 14, 2015 | 7A | 4 BR | $10,150,000 | -11.7% |
| Jan 7, 2011 | 5 | 4 BR | $5,825,000 | -10.4% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2006): a median $1,766/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2024. Median listing discount 2.8% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
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 1-01386-0064) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
The F. Burrell Hoffman, Jr. / Vizcaya architectural pedigree is real institutional context. Hoffman's Mediterranean-revival country-house reputation makes 4 East 72nd a uniquely distinguished Manhattan limestone luxury apartment commission.
The 18-unit boutique configuration is at the smallest scale of institutional Lenox Hill cooperative inventory.
The gilded ironwork facade is structurally distinguishing. HLRES characterizes it as "one of the most refined residential façades in the city."
The Harold Stanley / Morgan Stanley founder resident anchor is real institutional context.
The mid-block East 72nd placement is on one of the three most architecturally distinguished Lenox Hill cross-streets.
Plan for institutional board review standards consistent with boutique trophy UES cooperatives.
Comparable buildings
- 2 East 70th Street — Candela / Walker & Gillette 1927-28; nearby Lenox Hill peer
- 1 East 66th Street — Candela 1947; nearby Fifth Avenue peer
- 45 East 66th Street — Harde & Short 1906-08; nearby UES peer
- 19 East 72nd Street — same-block Lenox Hill peer
- 810 Fifth Avenue — Carpenter 1926; nearby Fifth Avenue peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
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