Bridge Tower Place (401 East 60th Street)
401 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1014557501 · BIN 1045271
- 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 (floor-adjusted)
- $1,169
- Listing discount
- 2.7%
- Recorded sales
- 248
- On record
- 2003–2026
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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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $104,909/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $40
- Modeled exposure split equally across 218 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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2025–30. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Buyer non-refundable processing fee $950 (addl $250 if no broker); condo application fee $500; seller admin fee $425
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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4ABC | 5 BR · 5 BA · 3,500 sf | $3,500,000 | $1,000/sf | -4.8% |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 24C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,108 sf | $1,360,000 | $1,227/sf | -27.6% |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 4H | 1 BR · 1 BA · 733 sf | $799,000 | $1,090/sf | -3.2% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,169/sf (floor-adjusted) across 9 sales. 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 2.7% 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.
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). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Closed rents at Bridge Tower Place, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 4 | $3,600 |
| 1 bedroom | 4 | $5,100 |
| 2 bedroom | 11 | $7,000 |
| 3 bedroom | 2 | $10,747 |
21 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease September 2026. 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 $878K (32 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $32,617 to close, or 3.7% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $12,669
- Title insurance: $3,949
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $16,000
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
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
More Upper East Side buildings
- The Laurel (400 East 67th Street) — 2008 condominium by Costas Kondylis & Partners
- The Strathmore (400 East 84th Street) — 1994 condop by Costas Kondylis & Partners
- 401 East 84th Street (The Dunhill) — new-construction condominium by Liebman & Liebman
- Gracie Towne House (401 East 89th Street) — 1960 condop by Philip Birnbaum & Associates
- The Amherst (401 East 74th Street) — 1962 co-op
- 402 East 74th Street — 1937 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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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