The Oxford (422 East 72nd Street)

Emery Roth & Sons designed a postwar luxury tower whose defining move is the setback: the building steps back roughly 65 feet from the street behind a cobblestone courtyard garden, entered through a gated court and reached by a covered glass walkway into a double-height glass lobby. The forecourt gives the tower a formal, private approach that separates it from the street-line entrances of its neighbors.

The roughly 199 residences — reduced from an original count near 204 by owner combinations — run from one-bedrooms through large three- and four-bedroom homes, with several full-floor and duplex family layouts assembled over the years, including a duplex approaching 6,000 square feet. Apartments carry oversized herringbone floors, marble baths with soaking tubs and separate showers, walls of windows with open city and river light, and many with balconies or terraces; a number have wood-burning fireplaces, and dual elevator banks serve the tower. 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.

The Oxford operates as a full-service, amenity-heavy condominium: 24-hour doorman and concierge, a live-in resident manager, and a full-floor (~9,500 sf) health club with a gym and yoga room, a heated indoor pool, sauna and massage rooms, a landscaped roof and sun deck, an indoor basketball court, a catering kitchen, a children's playroom and outdoor playground, a bike room, central laundry, and an on-site valet parking garage reached by elevator. Common charges reflect the staffing and the amenity plant a building of this scale requires — a full-floor club and an indoor pool are capital-intensive to maintain. Buyers should confirm the specific unit's carry, and review the reserve position and any active assessment during diligence.

Recent sales

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,291/sf across 4 sales. Median listing discount 4.3% 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 1-01466-7501) 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.

The amenity plant is the value — and the carry. The full-floor health club, indoor pool, and basketball court are the reason to be here, and they carry cost. Confirm the current common charge on the specific unit, the reserve position, and any assessment, and decide whether the program justifies the carry. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator.

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%. Cats and dogs are permitted under building rules.

Buy the floor and the exposure. Higher floors and open-view lines carry the light and the river sightlines. Price the specific line, not the tower average.

Weigh the far-east location. East 72nd between First and York is quiet and residential, a short walk to the Second Avenue subway. That calm is a feature for some buyers and a trade-off for those who want the retail density of the Lexington and Third Avenue spines.

Lead with the courtyard and the club. The cobblestone forecourt, the covered glass arrival, and the full-floor health club with an indoor pool are the marketing headline — a private-house approach and a resort-grade amenity floor in one building.

Price by floor and line. In a 44-story tower, altitude and exposure segment the market. The large combined and duplex homes trade on their own set.

Sell the flexibility. The condominium's pied-à-terre and sublet freedom is a combination the eastern co-ops can't match — market it to primary buyers and investors alike.

Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing; foreign and investor buyers are welcome under the declaration.

If you're considering The Oxford, also evaluate:

• 515 East 72nd Street — the East River amenity condominium on the same street; the closest lifestyle-building like-for-like
• Bristol Plaza (200 East 65th) — 50-story full-service condominium with a glass-enclosed pool; the amenity-tower alternative
• Trump Palace (200 East 69th) — the tall view-driven Lenox Hill condominium nearby; the height alternative
• Manhattan House (200 East 66th) — the landmarked postwar-to-condominium benchmark; the architectural alternative
• 255 East 77th Street — new-development condominium; the newer-construction price ceiling
• 340 East 64th Street — full-service condominium to the south; a value-oriented peer

The Roebling Team at Compass works Lenox Hill and the broader Upper East Side as a core practice area, including the corridor's amenity-heavy condominiums. We publish this profile because a 44-story tower with a full-floor club and an indoor pool demands unit-level, cost-aware analysis — the floor, the line, and the carry math, not a blended building average.

If you're considering a purchase or sale at The Oxford, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring same-line comparables, the full carrying-cost picture, and the diligence priorities specific to an amenity-heavy condominium.