50 East 72nd Street
50 East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021
BBL 1013867501 · BIN 1041379
- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 48
- Floors
- 15
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper East Side Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,499
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 4.8%
- Recorded sales
- 72
- On record
- 2003–2026
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50 East 72nd Street is one of relatively few prewar UES cross-street buildings that operates under the condominium policy framework — a 1928 prewar building condo-converted from rental in 1985. It is precisely that prewar architectural plus condominium policy framework combination that makes it structurally rare among UES cross-street inventory, pairing period architecture with the ownership latitude of a condominium. The architecture itself dates to a 1928 Candela-era vintage at the height of the prewar construction cycle, expressed in a three-story limestone base, fluted columns flanking the canopied entrance, and wrought-iron balconies on the third floor. All of it sits on an East 72nd Lenox Hill cross-street location counted among the three most architecturally distinguished Lenox Hill cross-streets.
The buyer who wants 1928 prewar bones but cannot or will not transact under cooperative board review is a meaningful segment of the high-end UES buyer pool; 50 East 72nd is one of the cleanest expressions of that segment's preferred address.
Architecture and building operations
50 East 72nd is an attractive brown-brick 15-story prewar building erected in 1928 — the height of the Candela-era construction cycle. The building has a three-story limestone base with fluted columns flanking its canopied entrance and wrought-iron balconies on the third floor, and a cornice and two stringcourses.
The 1985 condominium conversion is structurally important — most prewar Lenox Hill buildings of this vintage converted to cooperative rather than condominium ownership, and 50 East 72nd is one of relatively few prewar UES cross-street buildings that operates under the more permissive condominium policy framework.
Operations: full-service prewar building; doorman.
Policy framework — condominium structure
As a condominium, 50 East 72nd offers a meaningfully different policy framework from its prewar coop neighbors on the same East 72nd block:
- Type: Condominium
- Pets: Permitted
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted (condominium standard)
- Financing maximum: Standard condominium-tier (typically 80% to 90% lender-driven)
- Flip tax: None typical
- Subletting: Permitted under the declaration
- Trust ownership: Permitted
- LLC ownership: Permitted (routine)
- Foreign buyer: Permitted (routine)
- Right of first refusal: Standard condominium ROFR; rarely exercised
- Closing timeline: 30 to 45 days condominium-standard
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background Report FeeConditional · Per applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant (additional $75 for criminal check if required by the Board) | Refundable Not stated |
| Processing Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $600 ($650 without a Broker) | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Post Closing Documents Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Document Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $650 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $600 ($650 without a Broker) | Refundable Not stated |
| Background Report FeeConditional · Per applicant | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant (additional $75 for criminal check if required by the Board) | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease Renewal Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $833 per room a monthMedian of 6 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $3.06 per square foot a monthMedian of 5 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.76 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.20 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $31,360/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $54
- Modeled exposure split equally across 48 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer 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 — 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 2005–10 to 2025–30. 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 September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | 10B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,645 sf | $2,465,000 | $1,498/sf | -8.7% |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 1D | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 650 sf | $999,000 | $1,537/sf | -8.8% |
| May 28, 2025 | 10B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,607 sf | $2,465,000 | $1,534/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 5C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,250 sf | $1,999,999 | $1,600/sf | -0.0% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 10B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,800 sf | $2,399,000 | $1,333/sf | -12.8% |
| Aug 17, 2023 | 3C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,250 sf | $1,895,000 | $1,516/sf | +0.0% |
| Dec 20, 2022 | 2B | 2 BR · 4 BA · 1,650 sf | $2,200,000 | $1,333/sf | -4.1% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 2D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf | $1,275,000 | $1,500/sf | -5.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,499/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. 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 4.8% 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.
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 1-01386-7501). 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 50 East 72nd Street, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedroom | 6 | $9,125 |
7 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $2.4M (7 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $99,605 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $29,988
- Mortgage recording tax: $34,636
- Title insurance: $10,796
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $24,186
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
The condominium structure is the structural differentiator. Materially more permissive than the prewar Lenox Hill cooperative inventory on financing, pied-à-terre, sublets, foreign buyers, and LLC ownership.
The 1928 prewar architecture. Three-story limestone base, fluted columns flanking the canopied entrance, wrought-iron balconies on the third floor.
The East 72nd Lenox Hill cross-street location is structurally distinguishing.
The 1985 condo conversion was a structurally rare path — most peer 1928 buildings converted to cooperative ownership.
For buyers who want prewar architectural bones but condominium transactional flexibility, 50 East 72nd is one of the cleanest structural answers in the UES.
Closing timelines are condominium-standard. Plan for 30 to 45 days from contract through ROFR waiver to closing.
Comparable buildings
- 4 East 72nd Street — Hoffman 1929; same-block Lenox Hill peer (cooperative)
- 19 East 72nd Street — same-block Lenox Hill peer
- 2 East 70th Street — Candela / Walker & Gillette 1927-28; nearby Lenox Hill peer
- 14 East 75th Street — Schwartz & Gross 1928-29; nearby Lenox Hill peer
- 1 East 66th Street — Candela 1947; nearby Lenox Hill peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
More Upper East Side buildings
- 48 East 83rd Street — 1920 co-op
- 49 East 86th Street — 1930 co-op
- 49 East 96th Street — 1939 co-op
- 50 East 79th Street — 1958 co-op
- 50 East 89th Street (Park Regis) — 1974 co-op by Emery Roth & Sons
- 51 East 78th Street — 1893 co-op
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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