Bridge Tower Place (401 East 60th Street)
401 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022
- Year built
- 2000
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 218
- Floors
- 38
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Permitted under condominium rules
- Financing
- Condominium — minimum 10% down; no co-op-style financing cap
- Flip tax
- None documented; confirm any current transfer fee at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,181
- Listing discount
- 3.8%
- Recorded sales
- 237
- On record
- 2003–2026
Bridge Tower Place is the modern full-service condominium at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge — a 38-story Costas Kondylis tower, completed in 2000, with a David Rockwell lobby and, unusually for a tower of its era, prewar-scale layouts capped at four apartments per floor. It rises at First Avenue and 60th, overlooking the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and the East River, and pairs open bridge-and-river views with a design that borrows a prewar building's sense of space rather than a glass slab's density.
Its position in the market is defined by that combination — modern construction and amenity, prewar-scaled floor plates, and a marquee lobby — inside the condominium structure. Every unit carries an in-unit washer/dryer, herringbone floors, solid-core doors, and floor-to-ceiling windows; many carry terraces; and the four-per-floor tower layout gives residences the light and cross-exposure a denser plan can't. As a condominium, it offers pied-à-terre and investment use, subletting, and financing without a co-op board's income and reserve thresholds — flexibility that, combined with the views and the amenity plant, has kept it in steady demand.
The location is the northeast corner of First and 60th, between the Lenox Hill and Sutton neighborhoods — steps from Bloomingdale's, Whole Foods, the Bridgemarket complex beneath the bridge, and immediate access to the FDR and the 59th Street Bridge, with the Lexington–59th Street subway complex a short walk west.
Architecture and unit composition
Costas Kondylis designed a modern tower on a deliberately prewar scale: the tower floors carry no more than four apartments each, giving the residences the light, the corner exposures, and the sense of space that a denser plan sacrifices. David Rockwell's lobby — anchored by a silver-tinted lacewood wall — gives the arrival a designed, hospitality quality. Apartments carry herringbone-patterned hardwood floors, solid-core wood doors, floor-to-ceiling windows with river and bridge views, marble baths with double sinks and deep tubs, and gourmet kitchens with high-end cabinetry and fittings; a washer/dryer is standard in every unit, and many homes have terraces.
The 218 residences run from one-bedrooms through large five-bedroom homes, with the upper floors and the river-facing lines carrying the strongest views over the bridge and the East River. Because floor, line, and exposure drive value so heavily in a tower of this height, same-line, same-floor comparables — not blended per-foot averages — are the correct analytical unit.
Building operations
Bridge Tower Place operates as a full-service condominium: 24-hour doorman and concierge, a live-in superintendent, a fitness center with an adjoining private outdoor sun terrace, a landscaped roof garden, a children's playroom, an on-site full-service parking garage, a bike room, resident storage, and central laundry (with washer/dryer in every unit). Common charges reflect the staffing and the amenity plant a tower of this scale requires. Buyers should confirm the specific unit's carry, and review the reserve position and any active assessment during diligence — and, for a 2000-built high-rise, the engineering reports and any façade or mechanical capital work.
Recent sales
Bridge Tower Place trades as a modern, view-driven, full-service condominium where floor altitude, river and bridge exposure, and terrace access drive value as much as the apartment itself. Pricing runs unit-by-unit: upper floors and river-facing lines carry premiums, and the large five-bedroom and terraced homes trade on their own comparable set. The condominium structure and the in-unit laundry widen the buyer pool relative to the surrounding co-ops. Recorded sales auto-populate from public records; unit-level history and current same-line comparables are maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence. Same-line, same-floor comparables — not building averages across a 38-story tower — are the correct basis.
Recent closings 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 | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | 5I | 689 sf | $770,000 | $1,118/sf | off-mkt |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 6I | 1 BR · 1 BA · 689 sf | $775,000 | $1,125/sf | -0.9% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 6N | 1 BA · 575 sf | $670,000 | $1,165/sf | -2.2% |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 6M | 5 BR · 1 BA | $669,678 | +1.2% | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 10H | 1 BR · 1 BA · 733 sf | $855,000 | $1,166/sf | -0.9% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 8G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 725 sf | $820,000 | $1,131/sf | -1.5% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 4I | 1 BR · 1 BA · 700 sf | $925,000 | $1,321/sf | -4.6% |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 3L | 1 BR · 1 BA · 735 sf | $890,000 | $1,211/sf | -1.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,181/sf across 6 sales. Median listing discount 3.8% 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 22, 2022 | 3I | $905,000 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | 8P | $518,000 |
| Sep 2, 2008 | 29A | $2,495,000 |
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 1-01455-7501) 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; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
Buy the view and the floor. The Queensboro Bridge and East River sightlines are the value — upper floors and river-facing lines carry real premiums. Use same-line, same-floor comparables, not a tower average.
Condo flexibility is real. Pied-à-terre and investment use, subletting, and financing without a co-op board's thresholds are all available; minimum down payment is 10%, and the building is pet-friendly. Every unit has an in-unit washer/dryer.
Value the layouts. The four-per-floor tower plan delivers light and cross-exposure a denser building can't. Weigh the specific apartment's orientation and terrace access.
Diligence the tower. For a 2000-built high-rise, review the current engineering reports, board minutes, reserve study, and any façade or mechanical capital program. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the views and the lobby. The bridge-and-river sightlines and the David Rockwell lobby are the marketing headline. Show the views at their best hours.
Price by floor and line. In a 38-story tower, exposure and altitude segment the market. Terraced and river-facing units trade on their own set.
Sell the flexibility and the layouts. In-unit laundry, prewar-scale floor plans, and condominium sublet flexibility — a combination the eastern co-ops can't match.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing; foreign and investor buyers are welcome under the declaration.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Bridge Tower Place, also evaluate:
- 300 East 59th Street — full-service tower one block south near the 59th Street corridor; the closest peer
- 303 East 57th Street — full-service tower to the south; comparable amenity depth
- Trump Palace (200 East 69th) — tall view-driven Lenox Hill condominium; the height alternative to the north
- Bristol Plaza (200 East 65th) — 50-story full-service condominium with a glass-enclosed pool; the amenity-tower alternative
- The Oxford (422 East 72nd) — amenity-heavy condominium to the north; the courtyard alternative
- Manhattan House (200 East 66th) — the landmarked postwar-to-condominium benchmark; the architectural alternative
The Roebling Team at Bridge Tower Place
The Roebling Team at Compass works Lenox Hill, the Sutton area, and the broader Upper East Side as a core practice area, including the corridor's modern view-driven condominiums. We publish this profile because a 38-story tower prices by floor, exposure, and terrace access — not by a blended average — and because buyers and sellers here deserve the same-line analysis and the tower-specific diligence that generic descriptions miss.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at Bridge Tower Place, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring same-line comparable analysis, the full carrying-cost picture, and the diligence priorities specific to a 2000-built condominium.
The neighborhood
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