425 East 51st Street (Beekman Hill House)
425 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022
- Year built
- 1930
Beekman Hill House at 425 East 51st Street is a 1930 boutique prewar cooperative at the foot of the Beekman Place enclave. The structural identity rests on three features.
First, the boutique 64-unit configuration — small enough to support operational intimacy and prewar shareholder discretion. Second, the flexible policy framework — cats and dogs both allowed (one of the more flexible in the corridor); 20% minimum down (notably permissive). Third, the landscaped terrace and common courtyard garden — uncommon amenity features for a boutique East 51st prewar.
The building's location — adjacent to the famous Beekman Place enclave and the FDR pedestrian footbridge that the city installed in compensation for residents losing waterfront access during the FDR Drive's mid-century construction — anchors the urban context.
Recent sales
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2024 | 4D (1 BR) | $640,000 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 2D (1 BR) | $570,000 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 3C (2 BR) | $585,000 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | 3C (2 BR) | $995,000 |
| Recent average | — | $833/sf |
What to know if you’re buying
The cats-and-dogs-allowed policy is structurally distinguishing for a Beekman boutique prewar.
The 20% minimum-down requirement is notably permissive. Materially expands the buyer pool relative to the typical Beekman/Sutton prewar cooperative profile.
The landscaped terrace and common courtyard garden are real amenity features for a 64-unit prewar.
The no-full-time-doorman configuration is operationally distinctive. Porter on duty 8 a.m. to midnight; live-in superintendent.
The Beekman Place enclave adjacency and the FDR pedestrian footbridge anchor the urban setting.
Architect attribution should be verified at NYC Department of Buildings. Public-source policy and architectural depth is thinner than peer Sutton/Beekman trophy cooperatives.
Comparable buildings
- 1 Beekman Place — Sloan & Robertson 1929; nearby Beekman trophy peer
- 45 Sutton Place South — Resnick & Green 1958; nearby Sutton Place peer
- 2 Sutton Place South — Emery Roth & Sons 1938; nearby Sutton Place peer
- 400 East 56th Street (Plaza 400) — Birnbaum 1968; nearby Sutton Place peer
- 870 United Nations Plaza — Harrison & Abramovitz 1966; nearby UN Plaza peer
The Roebling Team at Beekman Hill House
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (building 6856); Corcoran 973; HL Realty 309029; Homes.com; RealtyHop; Howard Hanna NYC; Brown Harris Stevens unit pages; NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.