410 East 57th Street

Schwartz & Gross built for permanence and proportion, and 410 East 57th reflects it: a substantial masonry apartment house with the deep walls, high ceilings, and gracious room layouts that define the era. Fifteen stories give upper-floor apartments real light and, on the higher and east-facing homes, views toward the East River and the surrounding cityscape.

The roughly 77 residences span the typical pre-war range — from one-bedroom homes to larger family-sized apartments — many retaining classic details such as entry galleries, separated living and sleeping zones, and hardwood floors, frequently updated with renovated kitchens and baths. The relatively low unit count for the building's size translates into larger average homes and a more intimate co-op community. Value tracks floor, exposure, river view, layout, and renovation level.

410 East 57th operates as a white-glove cooperative with a notably full staffing model: a full-time doorman, an elevator operator, and a live-in resident manager. Residents have access to a fitness room, a landscaped garden, central laundry, and storage — an amenity set, and especially the attended-elevator service, that places the building firmly in the white-glove tier. It is run in the cooperative tradition: owner-occupied, carefully maintained, and overseen by a board that manages admissions and house rules.

As a cooperative, purchases require board approval and a financial package, and the building's specific policies — on financing percentage, subletting, pets, and pied-à-terre ownership — are governed by its proprietary lease and house rules. We review the current rules and the co-op's financials with buyers before an offer goes in.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $776/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 6.4% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01368-0042) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.

This is a classic pre-war co-op purchase, so the apartment and the board are the focus. On the apartment, weigh floor, exposure (an east-facing river view is a real premium here), layout, and renovation level. On the building, plan for the co-op path: a board package, financials, and an interview, with financing and sublet policies set by the governing documents. The white-glove staffing — including the elevator operator — and the larger average home size are genuine value drivers. We help buyers assess the home, read the financials and rules, and prepare a clean board package.

Lead with the Schwartz & Gross pre-war pedigree, the white-glove service, and the quiet Sutton Place address a step from the river. Buyers in this corridor want pre-war substance, attended service, and calm — exactly what the building offers. Sellers do best by presenting the home at its best, pricing against recent in-building and comparable Sutton Place sales, and preparing buyers for the board process early so an accepted offer clears cleanly. River-view and well-renovated homes should be marketed on those points, which are the building's scarcest assets.

If you're considering 410 East 57th Street, also look at these Sutton Place and Midtown East buildings:

• 419 East 57th Street — pre-war Sutton Place cooperative across the street
• 411 East 57th Street — Sutton-area cooperative
• 444 East 57th Street — Sutton Place cooperative
• 2 Sutton Place South — riverfront Sutton Place cooperative
• 14 Sutton Place South — Sutton Place South pre-war building
• 35 Sutton Place — Sutton Place cooperative

The Roebling Team at Compass works Sutton Place and Midtown East closely — the pre-war cooperatives, the white-glove staffing tiers, and the value of a calm river-edge address minutes from Midtown. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers at white-glove pre-war co-ops deserve building-specific intelligence: the architecture, the co-op's posture, the staffing and amenity set, and where pricing sits against the real comparable set.

If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 410 East 57th, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.