404 East 79th Street (Hampton House)
404 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075
BBL 1014737501 · BIN 1072689
- Year built
- 1985
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 208
- Floors
- 31
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet-friendly under condominium rules
- Flip tax
- Not documented — confirm against the offering plan at contract
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)
- $1,283
- Listing discount
- 2.2%
- Recorded sales
- 193
- On record
- 2003–2026
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Hampton House is one of Yorkville's investor-friendly full-service condominiums — a 31-to-32-story tower built as a condominium in 1985 by The Goodstein Organization on the First Avenue corner of East 79th Street. Its defining features are a rooftop health club with a glass-enclosed indoor lap pool — a genuine rarity — and an unusually permissive ownership framework: unlimited subletting, pieds-à-terre welcome, and guarantors and co-purchasers allowed. That combination makes it a rare thing in the corridor: a full-service building where investment and flexible use are not just tolerated but built into the rules.
The building is a product of its era — a 1980s masonry high-rise distinguished by a double-height, curved skylit entrance whose form is echoed at the top for the rooftop club, with balconies and oversized windows on most apartments. Its inventory skews to studios and one-bedrooms, which, paired with the unlimited-sublet policy, has made it a durable choice for investors and pied-à-terre buyers as much as for owner-occupants.
For buyers, Hampton House offers a rooftop pool, a full amenity set, and maximum flexibility at accessible Yorkville pricing — the trade being the far-east First Avenue address and the smaller-unit-heavy mix.
Architecture and unit composition
The tower rises 31 to 32 stories in masonry, its small frontage marked by a double-height curved skylit entrance and a two-story lobby, with the same curved form reprised at the rooftop health club. The roughly 208 apartments — about 79 studios and 100 one-bedrooms, with the remainder larger — carry balconies, oversized windows, and hardwood floors, with open north, south, and east city views. Sources differ modestly on the completion year, floor count, and exact unit total; the offering plan controls on any specific apartment. Because the building is a condominium, apartments are valued on a per-square-foot basis.
Building operations
Hampton House runs as a full-service condominium: 24-hour doorman and concierge, a live-in resident manager, an on-site parking garage accessed directly through the lobby, and a rooftop health club with a glass-enclosed indoor lap pool, jacuzzi, two saunas, and a fitness center, plus a roof deck with skyline views, central laundry, private storage, and a bike room. One floor carries ground-level retail. The offering plan, house rules, and financial statements are held in The Roebling Research Library and available to clients during diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $83,457/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $33
- Modeled exposure split equally across 208 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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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 2020–25. 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
- Sublet policy
- Allowed
- Notable fees
- Buyer contribution fee $500; move-in/out fees $1,000 each; processing fee $500; credit check $250/person (all payable to FSR directly)
Recent sales
Hampton House's resale market is a flexibility-and-amenity market. The unlimited-sublet policy is the differentiator — it draws investors and pied-à-terre buyers alongside owner-occupants and keeps the building liquid — while the rooftop pool and full-service staff give it amenity depth few accessible Yorkville buildings match. High-floor, balconied, view-facing units command the premium; lower-floor inventory trades closer to the neighborhood average. The permissive framework is a genuine selling point and should anchor the marketing to the right buyer pool.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | 11B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 680 sf | $865,000 | $1,272/sf | +0.7% |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 19F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 680 sf | $890,000 | $1,309/sf | +0.6% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 28FG | 4 BR · 2 BA · 1,800 sf | $2,250,000 | $1,250/sf | +0.0% |
| May 19, 2025 | 21B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 680 sf | $895,000 | $1,316/sf | -4.3% |
| Oct 11, 2024 | 30H | 1,827 sf | $2,300,000 | $1,259/sf | off-mkt |
| Oct 11, 2024 | PH31H | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,095 sf | $2,300,000 | $1,098/sf | -16.4% |
| Sep 18, 2024 | 4A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,115 sf | $1,400,000 | $1,256/sf | -6.7% |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 12B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 650 sf | $849,000 | $1,306/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,283/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 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 2.2% 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 1-01473-7501). 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 Hampton House, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 16 | $4,450 |
| 2 bedroom | 4 | $7,625 |
20 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease August 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 $2.25M (6 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $94,384 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $28,125
- Mortgage recording tax: $32,484
- Title insurance: $10,125
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $23,650
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
The sublet policy is the standout — confirm it. Unlimited subletting, plus pieds-à-terre, guarantors, and co-purchasers, make this one of the corridor's most investor-friendly buildings. Verify the current terms in writing at contract, since the value proposition depends on them.
Underwrite the carry. The rooftop pool and health club run through common charges. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator on the specific unit, and if you're buying to rent, model the rental math against the carry.
Price to floor and balcony. High-floor, balconied, view-facing units are a different product from lower-floor ones. Use same-line comparables. Run the Buyer Closing Cost Calculator.
Weigh the location and unit mix. The far-east address and the studio-heavy stock are the trade for the pricing and flexibility — a feature for investors, a consideration for family buyers.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with flexibility and the pool. The unlimited-sublet policy and the glass-enclosed rooftop lap pool are the differentiators — market them, especially to the investor and pied-à-terre pool this building attracts.
Sell the amenity depth. The rooftop health club, the garage, and the two-story lobby set it apart from amenity-light Yorkville stock.
Anchor to the line. Balconied, high-floor lines carry premiums the average obscures. Same-line history — which we maintain — is the right anchor.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 404 East 79th Street, also evaluate:
- The Seville (300 East 77th Street) — Robert A.M. Stern condominium with an indoor pool, two blocks south
- The Cielo (450 East 83rd Street) — Perkins Eastman glass condominium in Yorkville
- The Impala (404 East 76th Street) — Michael Graves condominium with a landscaped courtyard
- The Waterford (1776 Second Avenue) — full-service Yorkville condominium with a top-floor amenity club
- 215 East 80th Street — postwar Yorkville condominium; the lower-carry alternative
- Belaire (524 East 72nd Street) — full-service condominium with a heated pool near the East River
More Upper East Side buildings
- River East Plaza (402 East 90th Street) — condominium
- 404 East 66th Street — 1960 condominium
- 404 East 76th Street (The Impala) — 2000 condominium
- The York Gate (405 East 63rd Street) — 1958 co-op
- 407 East 91st Street — 1901 co-op
- 408 East 79th Street (The Arcadia) — 2005 condominium by Costas Kondylis & Partners
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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