The Southgate
414 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
BBL 1013630040 · BIN 1040144
- Year built
- 1931
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median, 2023–2026
- $650K
- 3 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $390K – $1.5M
- Listing discount
- 5.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 117
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The Southgate is one of the most pedigreed pre-war addresses in Beekman — part of a celebrated cooperative development built in 1931 by Bing & Bing, the brothers whose name is synonymous with the best apartment construction of the era, and designed by Emery Roth, perhaps the defining residential architect of pre-war New York. The Southgate comprises a small cluster of buildings: four arranged around a cul-de-sac on East 52nd Street, with another a block south on East 51st Street, near the East River.
That development pedigree shows. The buildings are clad in a richly textured reddish-salmon brick, detailed with Art Deco flourishes, and built to the generous standard Bing & Bing and Roth set across their portfolio — high ceilings, gracious layouts, and, in some homes, the sunken living rooms that were a hallmark of the firm's design. The cul-de-sac setting gives the development an unusual sense of seclusion and quiet for Midtown East.
For buyers, the appeal is classic pre-war quality with practical advantages: full-service staffing, a private garden, an all-utilities-included maintenance, and the calm of a near-river enclave just minutes from Midtown.
Architecture and unit composition
The Southgate's architecture is the work of two of the era's masters. Emery Roth's design pairs the reddish-salmon brick with restrained Art Deco detailing, and the buildings' arrangement around a cul-de-sac creates a courtyard-like enclave rare in this part of the city. It is dignified, warm, and unmistakably of its moment.
The 84 residences at 414 East 52nd Street carry the pre-war qualities buyers prize — high ceilings, well-proportioned rooms, large windows, entry foyers, and abundant closets, with some homes featuring the signature sunken living rooms of the Bing & Bing–Roth collaboration. Layouts range across the building, and the cul-de-sac orientation means many homes look onto the development's quiet center or the garden rather than open street. Light and outlook improve with floor.
Building operations
The Southgate runs as a full-service cooperative with a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, and an on-site resident manager. A meticulously landscaped garden serves the development, and the building offers a laundry room, basement storage, and bicycle storage. A notable practical feature: the monthly maintenance includes all utilities, simplifying ownership costs and adding predictability.
As a cooperative, purchases are subject to board approval, and buyers should plan for a board package and interview; financing, subletting, and pied-à-terre policies follow the building's house rules and proprietary lease. The all-inclusive maintenance reflects the full-service staffing and the utilities coverage. The Beekman location — a quiet cul-de-sac near the East River, minutes from Midtown's transit and the 57th Street corridor — is a durable part of the appeal.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $781 per room a monthMedian of 11 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Garden, bike storage, storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) 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 — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs 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 data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | 10E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $575,000 | -8.6% | |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 5D | 1 BA · 660 sf | $480,000 | $727/sf | -6.8% |
| May 20, 2025 | 8A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,250,000 | -3.5% | |
| May 12, 2025 | 11A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,490,000 | -3.9% | |
| Mar 26, 2025 | PHA | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,225,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 6A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $997,500 | -5.0% | |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 9C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,325 sf | $973,000 | $734/sf | -2.7% |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 6E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $679,000 | -16.7% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $742/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.0% 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 1-01363-0040). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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At the recent median sale of $1.24M (6 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $25,566 to close, or 2.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $12,375
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $13,191
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
This is a pre-war cooperative, so plan for a board package and interview, and confirm the building's rules on financing, subletting, and pieds-à-terre as part of your offer. The all-utilities-included maintenance is a genuine convenience — factor it into your cost comparison, since it bundles expenses that are separate at most buildings. Focus diligence on floor and light, layout flow and ceiling height, the presence of period features, and the age of kitchens, baths, and systems. Review the development's financials and reserve position, and weigh the maintenance against the full-service staffing and utilities it covers. The cul-de-sac setting and near-river calm are assets that hold value.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the building's pedigree and setting: an Emery Roth–designed, Bing & Bing–built 1931 cooperative on a secluded Beekman cul-de-sac, with salmon-brick Art Deco character, a private garden, and an all-utilities maintenance. These are real differentiators. Benchmark to comparable Beekman and Sutton pre-war cooperatives, stage to the home's pre-war character and any signature features, and present renovation history clearly. A clean, well-prepared board package will smooth the cooperative approval process and support the price.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Southgate, also evaluate these Beekman, Sutton, and East 50s pre-war and full-service peers:
- 410 East 52nd Street — Southgate sibling on the same cul-de-sac
- 415 East 52nd Street — full-service building on the block
- 430 East 57th Street — McKim, Mead & White pre-war cooperative nearby
- 138 East 50th Street — Midtown East elevator building
- 135 East 54th Street — Midtown East building to the west
More Sutton Place buildings
- 410 East 57th Street — 1929 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- Southgate, 410 East 52nd Street — 1931 co-op by Emery Roth
- 411 East 57th Street — 1959 co-op by SLCE Architects
- 415 East 52nd Street (Sutton House) — 1956 co-op
- St. James Tower, 415 East 54th Street — 1983 condominium by Emery Roth & Sons
- 418 East 59th Street — 1988 condop
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Sutton Place — read The Roebling Team Guide to Sutton Place.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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