433 East 57th Street
433 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022
Sutton Place
BBL 1013690012 · BIN 1040539
- Year built
- 1927
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $995K
- Recent range
- $550K – $1.6M
- Listing discount
- 3.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 56
433 East 57th Street is a 1927 pre-war cooperative in the heart of Sutton Place — the quiet, river-facing enclave at the eastern end of 57th Street that has been one of Manhattan's most discreetly prestigious addresses for a century. Built in the same wave of late-1920s construction that gave Sutton Place its character, it sits among a row of distinguished pre-war co-ops near the East River, sharing the neighborhood's hallmarks: substantial masonry, gracious layouts, and full-service staffing.
For buyers, the case is the neighborhood and the era. Sutton Place is prized precisely for what it isn't — it is residential, calm, and removed from the bustle of Midtown just a few blocks west, while remaining minutes from the 57th Street shopping corridor and the East River esplanade. 433 offers a genuine pre-war co-op in that setting at a scale (62 apartments across sixteen stories) that keeps the building intimate and well-run.
Architecture and unit composition
433 is a sixteen-story pre-war building from 1927, designed in the dignified masonry idiom that defines Sutton Place — solid brick construction with the restrained detailing typical of the period's quality apartment houses. The building's position near the river gives many of its upper-floor apartments open light and, on the best exposures, glimpses toward the East River.
The 62 apartments are pre-war in plan and proportion — high ceilings, hardwood floors, generous closets, and the formal room separations of late-1920s construction — across a range of layouts from intimate homes to larger family-sized residences. As with any pre-war co-op, condition varies apartment to apartment, with renovated and higher-floor homes carrying the best light and the premium. The combination of pre-war bones and a quiet river-adjacent setting is the building's enduring draw.
Building operations
433 East 57th runs as a full-service cooperative: a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, central laundry, and resident storage. As a co-op, ownership is by shares with proprietary lease, and purchases clear through the cooperative's board with a package and interview; buyers should review the building's financing, sublet, pied-à-terre, and pet policies as part of due diligence. The full-service staffing and intimate scale make for the kind of well-managed, low-key building that Sutton Place buyers consistently seek.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | 2A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $960,000 | -3.9% | |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 2C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $725,000 | +0.0% | |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 3B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,425,000 | -18.6% | |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 7D | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $550,000 | -8.2% | |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 4D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $565,000 | -2.4% | |
| May 28, 2024 | 11C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $645,000 | off-mkt | |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 11B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,365 sf | $1,040,000 | $762/sf | +5.1% |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 15CD | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,595,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $740/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 3.8% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2004 | 6B | $1,150,000 |
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 1-01369-0012) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a co-op, so the purchase runs through a board package and interview, and the building's financing, sublet, and pied-à-terre policies will shape who can buy — review those early. Within the building, floor, light, and condition drive price; the higher floors near the river carry the best light and the premium. The neighborhood is the long-term anchor: Sutton Place offers a residential calm that is rare this close to Midtown, with the East River esplanade, the 57th Street corridor, the Bridgemarket retail under the Queensboro Bridge, and First/Second Avenue transit all within reach. For buyers who want genuine pre-war character in a quiet, established enclave, 433 is a strong candidate.
What to know if you’re selling
A resale here markets on the pre-war architecture, the full-service staffing, the intimate scale, and the prized Sutton Place setting near the river. Benchmark to other pre-war Sutton and Beekman co-ops. Present the apartment to its board-package strengths — clean financials, a realistic financing picture, and a layout that reads as classic pre-war — and lean into the light and the neighborhood calm. Co-op closing timelines run on the board calendar, so packaging and pricing that move the home to contract efficiently matter.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 433 East 57th Street, also evaluate these Sutton Place, Beekman, and Midtown East pre-war peers:
- 345 East 57th Street — Schwartz & Gross pre-war Sutton cooperative nearby
- 424 East 52nd Street — Emery Roth / Bing & Bing Southgate cooperative
- 1 Sutton Place South — Cross & Cross's 1927 Sutton Place cooperative
- 1 Beekman Place — Beekman pre-war cooperative
- 2 Beekman Place — Beekman pre-war cooperative
- 110 East 57th Street — a 1957 white-glove Midtown East cooperative
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Sutton Place — read The Roebling Team Guide to Sutton Place.
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