450 East 83rd Street (The Cielo)
450 East 83rd Street, New York, NY 10028
Yorkville, Upper East Side
BBL 1015627501 · BIN 1087459
- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 120
- Floors
- 27
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pets permitted under condominium rules
- Flip tax
- None reported — confirm against the offering plan at contract
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,503
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded sales
- 235
- On record
- 2006–2026
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The Cielo is the modern glass answer to Yorkville's older brick stock — a 27-story Perkins Eastman condominium completed in 2006 by J.D. Carlisle Development, on the York Avenue corner of East 83rd Street. Where the neighborhood's mid-century white-brick towers trade on price and location, the Cielo trades on light: 10- and 11-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glass, and a finish package — Bulthaup kitchens, Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, limestone baths — that was pitched at the top of the 2006 Yorkville market and still reads as new-construction rather than postwar.
It is also one of the neighborhood's more deliberately designed buildings. The developer commissioned Richard Haas — the muralist behind some of New York's best-known architectural trompe-l'oeil — for a large painted wall facing the tower across East 83rd Street, and the lobby carries a rotating fine-art program. That is unusual for a residential building of this scale, and it signals the posture: this was built as a design object, not a commodity condo.
For buyers, the Cielo occupies a specific slot. It is a full-service, pet-friendly, pied-à-terre-friendly condominium with the flexibility the ownership form implies — but it sits deep in Yorkville near the East River rather than on a prime avenue, which is exactly why its per-foot pricing undercuts the Lenox Hill and Carnegie Hill new-construction it competes against on finish quality.
Architecture and unit composition
Perkins Eastman's design steps a light curtainwall tower back from a five-story masonry base, with corner windows and vertical piers organizing the glass. The apartments run from studios through three-bedroom penthouses; ceilings reach 10 to 11 feet, and the glass exposure is the point — north, south, and east light with open Yorkville and, from upper floors, East River sight lines.
Interiors were specified at the high end of 2006 new construction: Bulthaup kitchens with Pietra Cardosa counters and Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Miele appliances; primary baths in Villefort limestone with Waterworks fixtures; and in-unit washer/dryers. Roughly 120 residences sit above about 18,000 square feet of commercial space at the base, including medical office use.
Sources differ modestly on the building's exact size — the condominium record and city data support roughly 120 residences and 27 stories, while some earlier accounts cite a higher original unit count; treat the offering plan's schedule as controlling on the specific unit.
Building operations
The Cielo runs as a full-service condominium: 24-hour doorman and concierge, a live-in resident manager, a windowed fitness center, an on-site parking garage, a children's playroom and stroller room, a bike room, cold storage, and private storage available for purchase. In-unit washer/dryers are standard, and the building carries central air. The offering plan, current house rules, and financial statements are held in The Roebling Research Library and available to clients during diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $88,787/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $62
- Modeled exposure split equally across 120 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →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.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2010–15 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 record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
The Cielo's resale market is a design-and-condition market. Buyers who reach this building have usually already priced the older Yorkville white-brick towers and want the glass, the ceiling heights, and the finish level — so turn-key, high-floor, light-filled units command the building's premium, while lower-floor and dated units sit closer to neighborhood averages. The York Avenue-corner location is the honest trade: the building delivers new-construction quality at a discount to prime-avenue new development, and pricing should be read against that comparison rather than against Lenox Hill trophy inventory.
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | 18A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,581 sf | $2,550,000 | $1,613/sf | -3.8% |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 6B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,420 sf | $2,350,000 | $1,655/sf | -18.8% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 8E | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,618 sf | $2,350,000 | $1,452/sf | -2.1% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 14D | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 1,950 sf | $3,150,000 | $1,615/sf | -12.5% |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 23B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 1,866 sf | $3,112,500 | $1,668/sf | -2.6% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 3A | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,064 sf | $1,067,000 | $1,003/sf | -2.9% |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 16C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,527 sf | $2,075,000 | $1,359/sf | -3.5% |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 10B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,420 sf | $1,870,000 | $1,317/sf | -0.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,503/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 4.0% 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 1-01562-7501). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Closed rents at The Cielo, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 3 bedroom | 3 | $15,000 |
5 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2025. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
At the recent median sale of $2.35M (8 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $97,888 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $29,375
- Mortgage recording tax: $33,928
- Title insurance: $10,575
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $24,010
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 condominium-flexible. Pied-à-terre, investment, and sublet use are permitted under the declaration, financing is unrestricted by any co-op-style cap, and closings run on condo timelines. Confirm the current house-rules posture in writing at contract.
Underwrite the carry on the specific unit. Common charges and property taxes vary meaningfully by line and size. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator on the exact apartment before offering.
Price to light and floor. The building's value is in ceiling height, glass, and exposure — a high-floor, open-exposure unit is a materially different product from a low-floor one at the same address. Use same-line comparables, not the building average.
Confirm the fee stack. A flip tax is not reported here, but transfer and closing costs should be confirmed against the offering plan. Run the Buyer Closing Cost Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Sell the design story. Perkins Eastman, the Richard Haas mural, the lobby art program, and the finish package are documented, differentiating assets — lead with them, because they are what separate this building from the brick towers a buyer will have just seen.
Stage to the glass. The apartments photograph and show best in daylight; the ceiling heights and exposure are the product. Market them as such.
Anchor price to the line. High-floor and open-exposure units carry premiums the building average hides. Same-line history — which we maintain — is the right anchor.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 450 East 83rd Street, also evaluate:
- 215 East 80th Street — postwar Yorkville condominium; the value alternative at lower carry
- The Impala (404 East 76th Street) — Michael Graves postwar-era condominium with a courtyard and full amenity package
- The Metropolitan (181 East 90th Street) — Philip Johnson condominium in Carnegie Hill; the design-forward peer
- The Chatham (181 East 65th Street) — Robert A.M. Stern condominium; the Lenox Hill step-up
- 400 East 84th Street — Yorkville condominium of similar scale
- The Kent (200 East 95th Street) — newer luxury condominium at the northern edge of the corridor
More Upper East Side buildings
- The Gregory House (440 East 79th Street) — 1956 co-op
- 444 East 87th Street — 1905 co-op
- 446 East 86th Street — 1959 co-op
- 455 Main Street (Riverwalk Place) — 2004 condominium by SLCE Architects
- The Channel Club (455 East 86th Street) — 1986 condominium
- 460 East 79th Street — 1960 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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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